removed my side door moldings today
Aug 30, 2015 | 08:23 PM
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Aug 30, 2015 | 08:25 PM
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Aug 30, 2015 | 09:02 PM
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Nice...
Aug 30, 2015 | 10:01 PM
Melting Slicks
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Much better! Congrats. Removed mine last year and have never looked back.
Aug 31, 2015 | 10:31 AM
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How
What technique did you use to take them off? I've thought about doing the same, just not sure how to tackle it. Thanks
Aug 31, 2015 | 06:08 PM
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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 .....
Aug 31, 2015 | 08:27 PM
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Excellent! Thank you for the info.
Aug 31, 2015 | 09:53 PM
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Million billion times better
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Sep 1, 2015 | 08:43 AM
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Sep 1, 2015 | 10:57 AM
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Don't hate C5's with BSM's, but love 'em even more without!
Sep 2, 2015 | 09:19 AM
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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
Sep 2, 2015 | 09:59 AM
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Why did you wait so long...
Sep 2, 2015 | 11:50 AM
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Why did you wait so long...
Just bought the car last week
Sep 4, 2015 | 03:39 PM
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I've always thought that our cars look better without the moulding.
Sep 4, 2015 | 04:29 PM
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Sep 4, 2015 | 04:45 PM
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Just bought the car last week
The question is still valid! 7 days with BSM's is way too long!
Sep 4, 2015 | 05:02 PM
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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.
Sep 4, 2015 | 06:26 PM
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Nice ride .... yes it's Def worth taking the time to pull them off
Sep 4, 2015 | 06:28 PM
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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
Sep 4, 2015 | 06:30 PM
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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.
That's all right there in a box on a shelf ready to go back on if Barrett Jackson needs them on lol
