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Old 08-30-2015, 08:23 PM
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Love the look n how smooth n clean the body looks now ..
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Old 08-30-2015, 08:25 PM
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Much better! Congrats. Removed mine last year and have never looked back.
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Old 08-31-2015, 10:31 AM
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What technique did you use to take them off? I've thought about doing the same, just not sure how to tackle it. Thanks
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What technique did you use to take them off? I've thought about doing the same, just not sure how to tackle it. Thanks
I used a heat gun to soften up the double sided tape that holds them on and I used a 2 foot piece of fishing line to slip behind without scratching the paint ... in a saw type motion I went back n fourth cutting them away from the car without pulling on the molding n causing a crease .. I can easily get new tape n put them back on the car or sell if anyone wanted them .... as far as for chemicals I used goo gone to help soften the left over glue and I have a mild grade compound to get the aged caked up dirt and then a quick detail spray to make her pretty again .....
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Excellent! Thank you for the info.
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Old 08-31-2015, 09:53 PM
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Million billion times better
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Don't hate C5's with BSM's, but love 'em even more without!
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Don't hate C5's with BSM's, but love 'em even more without!
Yeah I feel the same way... they serve a purpose n look fine but I just feel the car looks so much cleaner without them ... I love this body style , I'd take another one in another color over a newer body style haha
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Why did you wait so long...
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Why did you wait so long...
Just bought the car last week
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I've always thought that our cars look better without the moulding.
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...It didn't take long for me to remove my BSM's once I got my 04. I love the look without them on !
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Just bought the car last week
The question is still valid! 7 days with BSM's is way too long!
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Looks better

But you know you just devalued your vette by a couple grand. Think of all those vintage vettes missing parts and how much less they're worth.
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...It didn't take long for me to remove my BSM's once I got my 04. I love the look without them on !
Nice ride .... yes it's Def worth taking the time to pull them off
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The question is still valid! 7 days with BSM's is way too long!
Lmaoo ur right I hesitated a bit to long
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Originally Posted by bluestreak63
Looks better

But you know you just devalued your vette by a couple grand. Think of all those vintage vettes missing parts and how much less they're worth.
That's all right there in a box on a shelf ready to go back on if Barrett Jackson needs them on lol
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