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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 01:30 AM
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Removed Protective Door Strips On LS

Well it was a nice warm day here in WNY so I went for it. I just ripped them right off and then removed the remaining white glue stripe with my fingers and cleaned it up with goo gone. 30 minutes tops. I think it looks way better/ way cleaner without them. Like the SS doors. Feedback?





You can also see the little smoothlocks lock covers in the last pic.
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 09:26 AM
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I like the looks of it without, it does look a little more like the '06 SS (non-SC) and makes the body look a little cleaner. I'd considered taking mine off but I figure living in an apartment building with random people parking around me I'd be better off leaving them on for that added protection just in case.

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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 01:37 PM
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i debated whether or not to take mine off

still unsure
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 02:02 PM
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nice cant wait to do mine and shave the emblems
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by detrini
Well it was a nice warm day here in WNY so I went for it. I just ripped them right off and then removed the remaining white glue stripe with my fingers and cleaned it up with goo gone. 30 minutes tops. I think it looks way better/ way cleaner without them. Like the SS doors. Feedback?


You can also see the little smoothlocks lock covers in the last pic.
Having had been in the paint and body buisness before I'll let you know that you'll want to buff the lines that your molding was on or you will see "ghost" marks where the molding was when your car get's dusty. Use a light rubbing compound like Finesse-It II buy it at paint supply stores. Looks tight much cleaner looking than with.
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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HOT! I think that looks really good without the side moulding
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 06:21 PM
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Nice job I like the wheels
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 06:37 PM
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That car is starting to look like an SS man!
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 09:27 PM
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Looks great. I think i might go outside right now at 9:30 pm to do it now.
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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 11:49 PM
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Thanks for the feedback, I almost frogot to mention I ripped the rear bowtie off also. I had delayed this because I thought the space would be left to empty without but man was I ever wrong. The ass end looks great without that big gold piece of crap! Sorry if I ever doubted any of you on that one.
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 11:21 AM
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rear bowtie is first thing i did, hell i didnt even have it for 3 days before that was gone
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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I AM RIPPED!!!


So i decided to take off my driver side door modeling when im noticing that it has sticky stuff raised up on the outline of the door modeling. I then go for it and take the front sticky crap off and relized that it wasnt the damn sticky sutff but freacking PAINT! . I guess when i brought my damn car in to get fixed that f***ing guy didnt take off the door modeling and painted aroung the f***ing things. So now I have an indent of where the DAMN modeling used to be instead of that clean look which was the whole F'n point of this. Sorry for the blanked out words but i am flamming. ( not the gay way). So does anybody here have any suggustions on how to get rid of the indent look? or isit permenent since it was all repainted around that and not those spots.


PLEASE HELP ME.

Edit: not modeling but you get the picture. im too mad to type or fix my grammer.
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 06:34 PM
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MUCH BETTER!

Now just ditch the headlight covers!!
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 09:10 PM
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Looks much better. i did it to my blue LS like 2 months ago. and took of the chevy sign off the back the car last night probly going to take the lettering coblat LS sign off the back tomarrow.
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