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Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:59 pm**

ive been screwing up my fingers lately trying to pick the strips of my gt with my nails can anyone tell me an easaier way?

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:17 pm**

I can't help but have been planning the same, what's underneath?

I mean does it leave any holes or is there just hardcore adhesive to get off, and if so, how do you get it off?

I'd rather not take one off to find i've messed the car up!

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:59 pm**

if we are talking about the bumper strips along the side of the car, they are stuck on with hardcore ahesieve! as for the arches, they have black headed rivets on the edge of the arch and hadcore adhieve!

i recently took the stip off my old blue mk3 polo, they are on there pritty tight! to aid in my work, i used a hair dryer which heated up the glue and made it loosen up! its still not an easy job if you don't want to damage the paintwork, luckily it didn't matter to me cause i was changing the door! i'd try leavering the bump strip off being extra careful not to damage the paint! then of course u'll be left with the remainder of the glue like this:

then its a case of, tar/bug remover, hard work and polish!

as i perviously said, be very careful not to damage the paint, light scratchs can be removed with T cut, but deep gouges are no good! try and protect the stuff you have already removed, and if you need to leaver onto it, try putting something under the leaver to prevent to touching the paint!

I hope that is of some help to you! if you need any more help, i'll try to help you out, and if i can't someone must be able to!

regards
Doug

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:30 pm**

i was talking about the red and silver strips that run under the windows dunno if all gt's have these as standard? the red strip was easier to take off but the silver 1's a bastard

i just dont want these cause i want my car to be simple it's black and im gonna get some black wheels for it make it look real sleek!

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:14 pm**

sorry bout getting the wrong end of the stick! but i'm still confused as to what you mean! could u take a picture?

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:17 pm**

i think he's talking about racing stripes

DON'T take them off!!! most people seem to think they add 30bhp to your car

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:14 pm**

yeh sorry about the confusion i ment the go faster stips here's some pics of them now ive finally figured how to load up my pics!
http://img5.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chrispolo4kh.jpg

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:24 pm**

looks like a nice looking car you got there mate, i agree about the stripes, they really ruin it...take those off and that'll be a sweet little car

Posted: **Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:47 pm**

i was bored so i did a chop of your car, maybe give you a few ideas...

(i wan't a black GT so badly

)

Posted: **Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:19 am**

warm them up with a hair dryer, should make them eaier to remove as the glue will soften.

Posted: **Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:28 am**

cheers for that chop adam that looks wicked i was thinkin about getting ats classics for it but wasnt sure if it would suite my car but i think i will now

Posted: **Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:12 pm**

hardhitter wrote:warm them up with a hair dryer, should make them eaier to remove as the glue will soften.

I can second that...it's the best way

Posted: **Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:35 pm**

Mk2Adam wrote: (i wan't a black GT so badly )

me too *starts preying*

Posted: **Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:00 pm**

yeh i was lucky to get mine i always wanted a black gt and its only done 63k

Posted: **Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:03 pm**

how much did you pay if you don't mind me asking?