Side molding removal?
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Side molding removal?
I notice that most Corvettes come with the side moldings, not really a problem, but prefer the look without them. Has anyone removed them, and if so, what process is it? I mean just how difficult is it?
-Alex
-Alex
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That was actually the first thing I changed when I bought my car. I bought my car new but I had to buy from Dealer stock in order to get the 0% interest and I could not find one anywhere locally that didn't have them. They are easy to remove with a hair dryer and fishing line. One tip, when removing go slow, I went to fast with the fishing line and damaged the BSM. Alot of people on this forum like them and you can sell them if you don't damage them upon removal.
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Hair dryer and fishing line..I heated parts of the molding at a time, then sawed thru the glue behind it with fishing line(used gloves on my hands)..I moved very slow so I wouldn't damage the door..After it was off used WD40 to remove the excess glue on the door..Wash and Zaino and you'd never notice it was there!!
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My car came with no BSMs, I actually like how it "cuts" the door. I put a set on, then I took them back off.
The C6 has a better body line in the door.
I can't make up my mind if I like them on or off
The C6 has a better body line in the door.
I can't make up my mind if I like them on or off
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Not a criticism, just trying to help. More has been written about this than probably anything else on the forum. You can find pros and cons and methods and even at least one case where a forum member pulled on his BSM and peeled off a chunk of paint. When you get a Vette, if it has BSM's, just read all about removal before you start. Most report no bad after effects of removing them. ( except, of course, they lose some of their laminar downflow at high speeds)
