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    Repainting P1 V70 Roof rails

    Hi everyone,

    Just fitted some roof rails from ebay over the weekend. Unfortunately they don't look as neat as I would like, has anyone successfully repainted their roof rails in either the same colour or a different colour?? Wasn't sure what they would look like in either body colour (turquoise), a dark matt silver, or the original grey/black.

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    Hi Stu, nice idea but they might stand out abit as no resprayer will ever get a perfect match because your paint fades. Also what about the risk of scratching and peeling? I wouldn't bother. Roof rails are roof rails and they are meant to be dark gray, so why not leave them dark gray?

    you could try Maguires trim detailer. I use it and it makes my rails darker and look much better....worth ago before you shell out for a respray.
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    I turned mine black with kiwi shoe polish. It took about 20 layers coz of the surface, but they look pukka now....

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    Fair enough, just one of those late night what ifs!!

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    How about going chrome?? Like the new range of Audi estates. Looks pretty good on the Audi's!
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