Lame question.. Side trims

[Jamie13SR]

Haven't got a clue about modifying so thought I'd make a start by ripping things off instead :twisted:

How do you take the side trims (apparantly stop damage when doors hit cars etc..) off? and leave a nice clean look?

Cheers!

Newbie J.

[locky]

Hi, first of all welcome 2 the site, ul get lotsa info here bout modifiying your nova!
As for the question in hand, all y need is hot water to remove the strips, the slower u peel it off the less foamy crap ul have left over under the strips, after that, use a bit of t-cut and a bit of polish.
if u have some foamy crap left over, the way i found to get it off is to get a knife, and wrap insulation tape around it, and scrape it off slowly. use more hot water to shift it a bit easier!

[Jamie13SR]

Thanks locky, just worried it might have been some nice damaging concreted in clips or sumet!

Don't worry I'll be back to the site quite a bit over the next few weeks - got holiday from uni and (I WILL) get loads of car mods for chrimbo. lol

New wheels finally on, with a little trimming of the arches - Went ott and bought 195/50s *ahem*.

Thx again.

[Nova-Flair]

if the car has been sprayed at some point watch out because it may still have the old paint job underneath the bumpstrips and u may have to get the area sprayed to match up.

[Chris LR]

Those things are great!

When I backed into that Vectra (so new it was unregistered) they made a really deep scratch in it costing ?200.

No damage to my car though! Cars arn't what they used to be.

[rysmee]

if its anything like mine was they are a bitch! best thing is heat gun, not too close to wreck your paint but just enough to warm up the strips and they come off lovely, then again if your unlucky like me you'll have half the bloody glue still on the car, and that takes more heat, alot of t cut and a very nice girlfriend to help you! which i didn't have. ( a nice one that is!)

[Jamie13SR]

oops, kinda already done the deed, and got tons of glue left over, back arch had tiny bit of paint which came off as well, shite!

So 2morrow out comes the sandpaper, filler, paint and a new partial paintjob! nevermind, will be worth it in the end.......

[carltoncrazy]

yet again we lose anther SR,
m8 hope u really wanted to do this!!,remeber if ya want em back its 200 quid coz ya cant stick th old ones on.
sadly chris is right,they are there for a reason,and as soon as ya prank ya car,or hit a car in a car park etc,ya gonna relise what ya done,
im kinda becoming a old fart becuase im into keep the SR orignal,chris has got the right idea,im rebuild to standard spec,
by the way if you SR was met blue,your gonna really regret doing that!!
no afence ment mate,but standard Sr are becoming rare

[Jamie13SR]

*gets out superglue*!!

[carltoncrazy]

nope coz it recks the point

[Jamie13SR]

nevermind it's started so may as well finish, taken 2 days but all is smooth, and ready to paint.. then gotta consider whether its worth the bother doing the other side! lol :?

:n00b:

[mikeoxford]

theres two sides to every coin

yes i would rip apart a nova, do it completely custom - not even off the shelf jobs,

and again, yes i am keeping my car modded to a degree that it is still an SR, but obviously different.

wanna keep my car at a point where its sublte enough to fit in, but add an agressive look :)

so!

dont be asking santa for superglue this chrsitmas! get him to order you a debadged smoothed tailgate :oops: ian wont like that now will he!!! :twisted:

[carltoncrazy]

get him to order you a debadged smoothed tailgate :oops: ian wont like that now will he!!! :twisted:
no ian wont,but if ya wanna go like that
least i havent attacted a aircraft wing to a nova,
ops i mean spoiler.
lol at agresssive nova.
oh dear.
mike i cant wait to meet u :twisted:
sorry but as soon as any one takes the sides strips off,then well i think there daft,
mike is aloud to be a prat,as well his mike,nuf sed,#
nah mikes ya safe bruv,
if ya need to know anything about the sr IM me,i`ve seem to broken everything on one,so know how to fix it all.
MIKE MY NOVA WILL BE NICER THAN YA`S.

[Chris LR]

Yes Carlton has got the idea. It cost me ?40 for the one on the door and ?12 for the one on the front wing. So including the back ones it will be ?160?

I go back to what a mechanic friend of mine has said, "Theres more skill in changing a set of spark plugs, than in sticking on a spoiler." Theres more performance too!

[mikeoxford]

:lol: @ ian!!!

my car is still an SR bud! subtle styling! that means yes i have kept original grey bumpers, not even gsi item on front!

yes i have grey rubbing trip

yes i have grey vinyl

yes i am sticking with the sr three spokes until i find the PERFECT alloys i want.

the car is well sublte - you like antons car dont ya? ud be daft not too!

now wait till u see me and dis my nova then :lol: hehehe

i feel a slap with a wet fish comin on!

safe ian!

c u soon m8 :)

lol nah - u wudnt slash me tyres would ya?! :lol:

[carltoncrazy]

nah - u wudnt slash me tyres would ya?! :lol:
worried r we mike,
i wont reply now,coz im fecking pissed,
but i jus dont like silly spoilers

[ollster]

so u reckon ive recked another standard example of the nova then ian?

http://www.novaload.net/features/viewfeature.php?ref=249

By the way the reason i got rid of the side strips, vynal etc. is because the stuff just harbours rust as soon as water get slightly underneath it.

I do agree that standard sr's look good but i think they only look right as mk1's with the orignial bumpers lights etc. The vynal etc just doesnt suit the mk2 IMO

[mikeoxford]

:lol: hehe at the end of the day a little banter is good, can u imagine it on here without!?

have a drink on me ian 8)

[Ste_Nova]

the grey looks fine on mk2 srs
http://mig.lathwood.co.uk/uploads/tg.jpg
http://mig.lathwood.co.uk/uploads/tt.jpg
http://mig.lathwood.co.uk/uploads/c48.jpg

[carltoncrazy]

oly i wasnt riping outa ya car,jesus dont take afence :roll:
but hope u see it from my veiw,there are less and less standard sr`s getinng left,
its up 2 u wot u do with ur car at the end of the day,
im just here to make u feelling fucking awlful bout removing em :lol:

[ollster]

lol i didnt take offecnce, was just asking your opinion. Personally when i had mine re-sprayed i had bought all of the vynal etc. to restore it back to original spec, but after seing wot lurks behind this stick on stuff i decided it was better to leave it off (got loadsa vocy mk2 vynal gathering dust). Also when i had taken it off i thought it looked a lot better.