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OGX
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30th Oct 03 at 12:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
has anyone removed there rubber strips on the side of there cars? I've been priced £400 to get it done on my corsa c.
OFcorsa
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30th Oct 03 at 12:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fuck do you mean the bump strips? thats shocking!
OGX
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30th Oct 03 at 12:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How much should it cost anyways?
OFcorsa
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30th Oct 03 at 12:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think you'll find a lot of people do it themselves. or just leave them on there
OGX
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30th Oct 03 at 12:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
doesn't it leave holes when you remove the bump strips?
Ty_Harris
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30th Oct 03 at 12:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
diy - just heat them gently and they peel off. Bpdyshop should charge around £20 to do it for labour costs
Ty_Harris
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no holes, there just stuck on
Fraser Young
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30th Oct 03 at 12:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol 400 quid, or free... No contest really
OGX
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30th Oct 03 at 12:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
are you sure there is no holes? have you done it?
tay_lor
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30th Oct 03 at 12:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is it true that if u take em off on corsa b the paint is dodgy underneath? i wna do mine its a 99 reg.
OGX
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30th Oct 03 at 12:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I see you Fwaza esquire have got it done! was there any holes when you got your bump strips removed?
mike_1.2LS96
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30th Oct 03 at 12:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What do they look like without them (Corsa B)?

I find mine useful for not scratching my mams car lol
tay_lor
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30th Oct 03 at 12:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
am getin ma kit fitted soon so either take em of or spray em they look beta off wiv a kit, on if standard or suttle mods
tay_lor
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30th Oct 03 at 12:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
try this
Fraser Young
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30th Oct 03 at 12:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Theres no holes... they're jus stuck on with sticky shit... Wherebouts in EK ya from... I'm from Hamilton...
Cybermonkey
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30th Oct 03 at 13:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by tay_lor
try this


God thats fucking gorgeous
glasgow_corsa_c
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30th Oct 03 at 13:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
knight ryder > buy my corsa c

allready modified and ready to go
uprated
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30th Oct 03 at 13:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they dont even need heating up that much, a semi powerful hair dryer is all you need, i did mine with my mums salon style hairdryer and a plastic fingernail tool to get the edges up
R Lee
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30th Oct 03 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


£400!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tell me the garage was taking the piss.
Noonster
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30th Oct 03 at 14:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No holes.... nice and smooth see....
Did it my self with a hairdryer / hot water / my nails / and about 1hour of my time....

Also done the boot



[Edited on 30-10-2003 by Noonster19]
matt_jonesuk
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30th Oct 03 at 18:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
400 quid bit steep aint it took me all of 1 hour to de badge an de strip it
m-dot
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30th Oct 03 at 20:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
LMAO £400 hahahahahhahahahahahahah
TOMAS
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30th Oct 03 at 23:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£400!! Robbery! LOL nice car ^^^^^^^, im sure ive seen it before somewhere...
Kris TD
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30th Oct 03 at 23:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by tay_lor
is it true that if u take em off on corsa b the paint is dodgy underneath? i wna do mine its a 99 reg.


well i took em off my 1993 model last summer and there was no discolouration that didnt come off with t-cut, u can never tell they were ever there on mine.
CorsaLad16v
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30th Oct 03 at 23:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i got a corsa c, i went to a garage near me n asked if the paint underneath was a different colour after i take the rub strips off how much it wud be for them to spray it if i can't get them out. they sed £500.. so maybe thats what they meant with the £400 price

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