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Quick question to those in the know.

I want to remove my door protectors. Tried to do it with cheap fishing line but it always broke on me.

Anyways, is this the best and least stressful method AND what is the best way to clean off the glue/gunk underneath???

Thanks all

alessandro

The best (actually the onlu) way to safely remove the ding protectors is to pull them off and then rub the glue off with your fingers. I'm pretty sure this mod is still in the FAQ section.

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-Steve
www.sweetsvt.com
SweetSVT99@aol.com

After I got the molding started with the fish line, I used a razor blade to cut the double sided tape close to the molding (be very careful). Once I removed the moldings I used my thumb to kind of roll the remaining tape off. For the final touch I waxed the areas that the molding were. IMHO the look is very clean and a cheap appearance mod well worth doing.

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Mark Niedermier
1999 SVT T-Red
KKM/Eibach/B&M/no res.

I'd like to add more ding strips!
Perhaps a set at the same level as the door handles. Seems we get a lot of SUV door dings up there.
Where do you all live? And where do you park? I am envious.

Jeff in Atlanta - the city too busy to care



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95 SE, MTX, TC

3M makes a product that removes all trim held on by tape...suggest you go to a detailer and have them do it if it's on so tight. The product is a buffing type wheel that will not harm the paint.
here it is:Manufacturer 3M Mfg. Part # 07501 - 4 INCH STRIPE AND ADHESIVE REMOVAL DISC. REMOVES URETHANE ADHESIVE AND ARYLIC FOAM FROM BACK OF MOLDINGS AND DECORATIVE STRIPES WITH ADHESIVE.
Unit Price 12.31 SALE PRICE 9.85

and this:
Manufacturer 3M Mfg. Part # 08977
SIDE MOLDING AND EMBLEM REMOVAL TOOL KIT. INCLUDES 1 PINT OF 3M08979 TOOL LUBRICANT AND THE TOOL.
Unit Price 36.90 SALE PRICE 29.52

here is a www site to see these products: http://www.autobodysupply.net/catalog/default.asp?CategoryID=204



[This message has been edited by miesk5 (edited August 16, 2000).]

My car is a 95, and I didn't remove the strips until 2000. Man was that adhesive a pain. I held a rag against one end of the strip and poured hot water over it. After I held the hot rag there for a while, it just peeled the strip back with my hand and SLOWLY pulled the entire length of strip off the door. Then I methodicaly removed the adhesive with my thumb nails little by little.

A quick wax job on the doors after that and I was done. Total time........3.5 hours!! I love it though. It's like a totally different car to me now.

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95 Contour mtx V6
TH Fix/ Tru Rev Induction/ Leda Springs/ SHO shop front STB/ Dynomax Muffler/ Resonator removed/ Quaker State Synthetic Oil/ Removed Hood Liner/ Pioneer 8200 deck/ Debadgerized/ Kanueberized/ Richmond shift knob/ KKM pedals/ Lighted Moon Roof switch/ new cup holder/ Xenon "cool blue" headlights

dental floss works wonders on the 24v badges and the door ding guars

I removed mine this weekend in about 1 hr or less. great results! Does anyone know if the 24V badges have screw holes behind them?

98 E0

No screw holes for the badges.

On 98+ cars, the badges do have holes behind them.

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Louis Wang
Sugar Land, TX
1998 Black E0 #3826
http://web.wtez.net/tw57472