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door strips or not?

Postby ginsters » Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:25 pm

ive whiped them off now im thinking i should get some new ones?im having a real hrad time removing the glue even with a heat gun

opinios please ye or na????


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Re: door strips or not?

Postby al zheimers » Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:26 pm

Leave them off, I think it looks mucho betta :)
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Re: door strips or not?

Postby g-man » Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:28 pm

off :!:
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Re: door strips or not?

Postby Kent Discos » Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:46 pm

is that the same van?! :lol:

only joking mate, looks well without the strips on there, and the clean and alloys make it look top notch!
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Re: door strips or not?

Postby ginsters » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:05 pm

im still not sure ...if i could get the glue off it would help!

lol ye same van!the first pic is when i had it at 50,000 miles it had a 3 stage polish by a mate and its only been washed since then 95,000 miles ago :shock: needles to say hes doing anything i buy again

just seen these on the bay might have a go..
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unfortunately the doors aint as great as the caddy

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Re: door strips or not?

Postby stephenferguson » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:11 pm

Am sure them strips just stick on top of your old ones? Personally i would leave them off.
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Re: door strips or not?

Postby ginsters » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:22 pm

Sorry wrong link I ment the side runners I think crom bump strips look naff
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unfortunately the doors aint as great as the caddy

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Re: door strips or not?

Postby Lee.D » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:50 pm

he fella looks better off i pealed off mine and it seems the lad how had the van befor has had it resprayed up to the plasicks so i had to put them back on :(

as for geting the glue off try tar & glue shud lift it off no bother if you carnt get hold of any take it to a local valeter and ask the to dab a bit on!! :wink: :wink:
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Re: door strips or not?

Postby ceedee » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:34 pm

I think off, will be doing mine so let me know what you used to get the glue off :)
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Re: door strips or not?

Postby matthew2riches » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:35 pm

Off looks better :D
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Re: door strips or not?

Postby Mylee » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:52 pm

Red is best 8)















Oh, and bump strips off
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Re: door strips or not?

Postby al zheimers » Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:22 am

I think you have your answer Mr Ginster :)
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Re: door strips or not?

Postby ginsters » Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:22 pm

That's me told.....found some grim cleaner I'm my bike sawag and the glues fell off! Resault and now I've just done the chrome bits up frot to brighten it up
the red ones go faster...

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vantunner remap and all the other jazz

unfortunately the doors aint as great as the caddy

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Re: door strips or not?

Postby Honey monster » Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:01 pm

Was that you in halfords this afternoon,Omg that van shines. Looks very nice mate,What happend to your rear bumper,Did it run away because of the glare it was getting off that shiny paint :lol: :lol:
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Re: door strips or not?

Postby ginsters » Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:38 pm

ye that was me,stalker! lol had an alercation on the fellyn by pass have a look at the connect v m3 thread....bought some new ones off the bay



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