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Hey guys,

I am debating removing my door ding guard strips because I think they look kind of cheezy (I have a 99 SVT Contour). I was wondering if anyone could post pics of their cars with them removed.

I was also wondering, is there point where it is too late to do it. If I take mine off will the paint be less faded then the rest of the car? I feel my cars paint is in good shape but it does spend all its time outside.

Comments and suggestions welcome, thanks in advance.

I did my removal in the winter time on a 95 contour GL, every side (except the driver side) came out perfect...i didnt use a hair drier, or anythign at first...just goof off at the end after i peeled most of the stuff off.

the only reason the drivers side left a streak was because the previous owner had been in a fender bender.... and it had been repainted at that side

all my doors turned out bad, but i have a 96. most 99's turn out fine (and it looks great) at night, mine doesn't look to bad. i'm gonna borrow a buffer sometime and see if i can fix it. (clay bar and rubbing compound won't help it, though rubbing compound does make it slightly better)

Do it. It makes the car look so much better. Pics are in my sig.

I have been thinking about doing it on my stique! But it seems the more I think about it, the more convienced I am that I shouldn't. I am scared of the racing strip syndrome, but more over... I actually like them. Some cars that I have seen look sort of plain without them, but then others look really good. I will just have to see a few for myself in person and see what I think then.

The only real reason I started think about taking them off was right after buying the car. They can be a pain in the rump to clean around. Now that I have a buffer, they are even harder to buff around. Hell, when was the last time you heard of someone buffing the bottom of their wing everytime they buff their car. Then I started coming here and found out everyone really likes doing it anyway. So I went outside one Saturday morning and was going to do it... and I sat there looking at the car, and I sat there, and sat there! You get the picture! I just could not bring myself to do it.

P.S. About the buffing the wing deal... No I am not talking about a situation where the wing was off anyway or by hand either. And yes, it was meant as an example!

DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!

i did mine while it was on blocks for a month (great insurance) and it looks so much better, i just peeled them off, took a hair dryer and a plastic spatula and got the glue off, then i took goo gone and got the little stuff off. do it though, it'll look real nice.

do it, i think it's only a big risk with pre98's. newer, less risk. Just peel up part of one (or whole thing) and see if you have a stripe or not. if you need to stick it back down, just buy some adhesive tape.

go for it, u wont regret it

they should just eleminate the search option all together cause it doesnt really matter nobody uses it it just takes up bandwidth.

yeah, but the new one sorta sucks. before i did it, i actually posted a poll to get what people think about it, so i understand. and i don't mind helping, though this topic does come up atleast twice a month.