Zaino'd the car and took some pics at a local golf course. :cool: The next day I took a chance, and tore the vinyl off of the door frame. It wasn't that hard, but where it tore, it was hard to get started again. Slow and steady won the race.

If you own a black SS, taking off that hideous vinyl should be mandatory. Not too sure how it would look on other colors.

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Badass car :thumb:
Upload your pics in the gallery, those are so small
http://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/

would like to see closer look of the car w/o the vinyl

Your SS looks awesome. :thumb: I think any color would look better without the black vinyl...don't be surprized that in the third or fourth year of production it will no longer come with it. Did you use a hair dryer or heat gun to warm up the vinyl before removing it?

This is what it looks like on victory red
http://home.comcast.net/~dsc220/chop.jpg

what vinyl?

WOW i took teh vinyl of the first day look at some of my pics ull see, i think it looks better

what vinyl?

yea....what vinyl..?

Ok if you look at most cars you notice that the post thing by any of the side windows is black, its almsot neevr the color of the car, on the cobalt they put a vinyl over the side colomn of hte doors by teh window, The vinyl is black but inderneath is the color of the car

This is what it looks like on victory red
http://home.comcast.net/~dsc220/chop.jpg

Another awesome looking SS/SC. :cssNET:

would like to see closer look of the car w/o the vinyl
Check out the newest images in the gallery, I put the larger ones in there...

Over on *************, someone had the nerve to say that black is an ugly color....an '05 Red SS owner no less....for shame. I love all of the colors.

Ok if you look at most cars you notice that the post thing by any of the side windows is black, its almsot neevr the color of the car, on the cobalt they put a vinyl over the side colomn of hte doors by teh window, The vinyl is black but inderneath is the color of the car

Is there an adhesive residue left over after you peel it off? If so, what do you use to remove the residue? Is is called "Goo Gone"? Same stuff you would use to remove the badges off the paint as well??

Check out the newest images in the gallery, I put the larger ones in there...

Over on *************, someone had the nerve to say that black is an ugly color....an '05 Red SS owner no less....for shame. I love all of the colors.

Dude, looks sick!! How dark is the tint? Is it legal? You're making me regret changing my colour from black to blue on my order. I think blue is hot too though. Nice SC!! :cssNET:

oh sh!t..i didnt know that piece came off and it was just a vinyl, i think im going to leave it on anyway, b/c it would flow with the tint.

Dude, looks sick!! How dark is the tint? Is it legal? You're making me regret changing my colour from black to blue on my order. I think blue is hot too though. Nice SC!! :cssNET:


Don't know, but the dealer installed it. That is why I had to have it in black...the tint sold me. I need to get a higher res camera to take some better pics. Those are from an old 2 MP camera.

:nuts: i just pulled mine off my arrival blue ss look good underneath ill try an post some pics later

How did you take it off?...Just pull I sooo want to do this, I think the black looks rediculous and it gets fingerprints anyways :mad:

I used a hairdryer to head up the emblems then just peeled away. I used goo gone on the excess crap then washed and waxed the places the badges were so when it gets wet u cant see SS on the paint. Updated pics comming soon:)

OMG...i had no idea you could take the strip off the doors..i thought it was just part of the door lol..well my question is..how much do you think my dealer will charge me to put another pair of vinyls on the door frames when i go to trade in my car in 4 years? cuz i wanna take them off and btw im doing a 4 year smart-buy..i wonder if they would even notice 4 years from now? well neways how can i go about doing this? just pull it off basically? should i use "goo-gone" after or what? thanks