my simple mod for the weekend
05-13-2009, 09:56 AM
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Racer
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I think it looks alot nicer now! 
I currently have BSM's on my black '03 Z and have been debating to take them off or not. I like the clean look, but on the same token they don't look half bad on the black. 
I guess the jury is still out until I see a few more Vettes in person with and without them to compare.
I currently have BSM's on my black '03 Z and have been debating to take them off or not. I like the clean look, but on the same token they don't look half bad on the black. I guess the jury is still out until I see a few more Vettes in person with and without them to compare.
BSM vs. spears. Give me BSM's any day. Those spears just look like cheap stick-ons to me.
05-13-2009, 05:26 PM
#52
Drifting
BSM Removal
decided to do something to the vette this weekend, no mater how simple...
I have seen several posts about BSM removal. I am not here to argue if BSM vs no BSM is better... it seems to have been done before...
since I picked up my 02' one of the things that I have been unsure about was if I liked the body side mouldings that came on the car...
I decided to spend some time in the garage sunday and take them off...
I used a heat gun, some very small string, some 3M adhesive remover, a shop towel, and my Meguiar's clay bar kit with a clay bar, quick detailer, and mirofiber towel
It was hard to believe how much the claybar removed, after the bsm was removed and the paint was cleaned with the adhasive remover...
above is what I started with, I did not like the look of the BSM's, espicially the way that the silver looked, it seemed to look a different shade compared to the body....(the camera catches this good
)
I started on the left front fender, to see how easy the bsm would come off and how easy it would clean up....
the left front fender turned out good, so i moved onto the left door....
the residue after removing the bsm......
pics after cleaning the residue from the left side, and using the clay bar.......
pics after the removal of the BSM's....
pics of the right side.... (yes i did that side too)
I have seen several posts about BSM removal. I am not here to argue if BSM vs no BSM is better... it seems to have been done before...
since I picked up my 02' one of the things that I have been unsure about was if I liked the body side mouldings that came on the car...
I decided to spend some time in the garage sunday and take them off...
I used a heat gun, some very small string, some 3M adhesive remover, a shop towel, and my Meguiar's clay bar kit with a clay bar, quick detailer, and mirofiber towel
It was hard to believe how much the claybar removed, after the bsm was removed and the paint was cleaned with the adhasive remover...
above is what I started with, I did not like the look of the BSM's, espicially the way that the silver looked, it seemed to look a different shade compared to the body....(the camera catches this good
)I started on the left front fender, to see how easy the bsm would come off and how easy it would clean up....
the left front fender turned out good, so i moved onto the left door....
the residue after removing the bsm......
pics after cleaning the residue from the left side, and using the clay bar.......
pics after the removal of the BSM's....
pics of the right side.... (yes i did that side too)
05-14-2009, 11:08 PM
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
I have been PRO-BSM since I got my car two years ago, I think they look very good and natural on a MY Z06, but now my opinion is starting to change.
To the OP, did you really think you could post anything about BSMs without it becoming a keep-or-remove discussion!
To the OP, did you really think you could post anything about BSMs without it becoming a keep-or-remove discussion!
