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Captain Corsa
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Registered: 13th Feb 04
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18th Feb 04 at 15:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i want to remove the door strips from the doors and rear quarter panels on my star silver corsa C.

how is this done? and is it easy?

any tips, info?
Fraser Young
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Registered: 26th Dec 02
Location: Dundee City Drives: 58 Impreza WRX
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18th Feb 04 at 15:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Piss easy, heat them up an they jus peel off...
Then give a clean underneath them to get rid of any residual sticky crap..
Captain Corsa
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18th Feb 04 at 16:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
did it leave any shitty marks? my car is silver same as yours.
its a Y reg, so im wondering if they will leave marks behind??
and will a hairdryer be enough to heat them up.
Fraser Young
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18th Feb 04 at 16:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No marks on mine at all, but was done soon after bought it (52) plate, I dont think you'll have any problems though...
Yeah, hairdryer is good!
Fraser Young
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18th Feb 04 at 16:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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CorsaLad16v
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18th Feb 04 at 17:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
when sum1 ran into the side of mine last year sumtime it ragged the rear rub strip off the car, mine had a slight discolouration and mine is a silver C too on a 51 plate
Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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18th Feb 04 at 17:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've known lots of people's corsa C's to be cloudy under the lacquer where the strip was
Captain Corsa
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18th Feb 04 at 17:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bugger
Noonster
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18th Feb 04 at 18:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine came of really easy and looks fine
dazz25
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Registered: 18th Dec 02
Location: Cheshire Drives: Corsa C SXi
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18th Feb 04 at 18:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I just pulled mine off! Really easy!

Mine is silver 52 plate and it looks fine!
Captain Corsa
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18th Feb 04 at 18:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
will give it a go.

if it all goes wrong - is it expensive to get new ones and throw them back on?? (sprayed of course)
kev_corsa
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18th Feb 04 at 18:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nope, £4.08 for the rear quater panel mouldings and £8.05 for the door mouldings (+ VAT)

 
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