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26th January 2023, 11:38 AM
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I took mine out today and had no problem releasing the switch from the mounting plate.
I did it by pressing in the retaining catch tips from the outside with a small plastic tool, rather then pulling on the loops. I'm sending it in using Royal Mail's collection service which is currently no extra charge! I then looked at cleaning the plate, mines a beige one so shows markings and chips. I tested on the lower part near the screw; my "go to" chemicals for cleaning plastics, Meths and Isopropanol, both also soften and dissolve the paint! They work well, so if you're very careful, gentle and quick might get away with them. I used white spirit in the end, fairly effective, just need to find something to fill in the chips which show primer/plastic that is near-white in contrast. A raid on SWMBO's nail varnish stocks might prove useful?
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!  Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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26th January 2023, 11:44 AM
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It would probably be possible to strip the soft-touch stuff and repaint in conventional colour-matched aerosol with a matt or satin lacquer. As far as I know, no one has yet successfully replicated the original soft-touch finish though as aerosols create significant orange peel.
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26th January 2023, 02:57 PM
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I have some bad chips on the mounting door insert which I want to address. I found that the closest match in colour and mattness (for those with a "Twist" interior) was Halfords Camouflage Spray Paint - Khaki ultra matt. Today I tried it on a plastic surface and its looks good - not exact but very close and has the right matt look. Its too cold to spray paint even in the garage today but I'll try it out on the insert and post some piccies. (Its certainly better than the scratched item and, being isolated from other similar coloured items, will be be hard to see any difference)
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind.
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26th January 2023, 03:01 PM
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David, I've just touched in my scratches with a tiny thin brush using grey car primer! Actually hid them surprisingly well.
Depending on the damage, try spraying into a small cup/cap and collecting the paint as liquid then using a fine brush to fill in, rather than spraying the whole thing.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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26th January 2023, 03:20 PM
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Andrew, I thought yours was Twist too? I have thought about the spray/touch up method and used it elsewhere (wheel centre caps to be precise) so that might be a method Ill try first
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind.
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26th January 2023, 03:37 PM
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I'll find the right colour eventually and go over them, but it's surprisingly unnoticeable back in situ.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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#7
26th January 2023, 05:03 PM
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The grey boxes are the same shade...
If the contrast between twist and primer is small enough, in a small area, the brain just fills in the difference
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