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    Hesitant if i should remove....

    Well i want to remove my side moldings but iv heard so much about bubbles and the warrenty not covering them..makes me hesitant on whether or not i should remove them or keep them on..id like it better if they were off though

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    since yours is a 2007 i doubt you will have any issues, just pull them off NICE AND SLOW. I pulled mine off my 2005 in late 2006 no issues.
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    that makes me fell better actually...thanks, i think i rip them bad boys off NICE AND SLOW on friday night when i get home from work lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tank View Post
    that makes me fell better actually...thanks, i think i rip them bad boys off NICE AND SLOW on friday night when i get home from work lol
    thats the key NICE AND SLOW!!!
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    I took mine off a couple a weeks ago. Here it is in the summer with them on and a few weeks ago with them off.



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    I took mine off too, no issues. Mines a 2005 and there was just a little of the glue left over, but I took care of that with some Goo Gone. Makes all the difference in the world without the side moldings on.

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    yup...as the others said..yours is an 07 so you'll be okay.


    Just use a heat gun to loosen the adhesive...then slowly pull them off. Took about 10 min. to do the whole car.

    I didn't use goo gone or anything on my car...I just buffed and waxed it afterwards and it took any left over residue off.

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    Mine is a 2006 and I had no issues when I pulled mine off. Make sure they are nice and warm so the adheasive comes off easy.

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    Mine is an early 2005 (04/04) and I took the easy way out.
    I had the body shop remove them and buff the car out, my car was in the shop after I was rear ended.
    Heck of a way to get your side strips removed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FloridaRT View Post
    Mine is an early 2005 (04/04) and I took the easy way out.
    I had the body shop remove them and buff the car out, my car was in the shop after I was rear ended.
    Heck of a way to get your side strips removed.

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    sorry bout the car hope no one was hurt, i think ima take them bad boys off on friday, i just use a hair dryer and fishing line i guess..right?

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    i used a hair dryer...but wasnt good enough...so maybe if you know somone with a hot air gun...and fishing line worked good just make sure u pull up and down cuz at a angle..it startes to just cut the adheavie part leavin all the goo and gunk on there...mine was an 05 i did have those like faded areas but a good wax and rubba dubb dubb did her good but i did the claybar first just in case...and i did have some bubbling in the paint..but i believe thats just expected in some of the 05's...i just took some a dent marker and filled her in until i get ready to paint her.....either way man good luck..it looks so much better
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    hair dryer and dental floss worked fine for me. fishing line would have been better. Mines a 05 and I had no issues with paint defects or bubbles. I used Goo Gone for glue clean up. You should be good to go.
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    Wait until it is hot outside and the car has sat in the sun for awhile and they will peel right off. I think folks get into trouble with bubbles and discolor from using a hair dryer and not being careful of the temperature or how close it is to the car. Took mine off 6 months after I got it and never looked back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Turbobuckeye View Post
    Wait until it is hot outside and the car has sat in the sun for awhile and they will peel right off. I think folks get into trouble with bubbles and discolor from using a hair dryer and not being careful of the temperature or how close it is to the car. Took mine off 6 months after I got it and never looked back.

    nope...bubbles are from the factory. It's only an issue on the 05s.



    Although if you aren't careful w/a heat gun you can make your own bubbles. Hair dryer doesn't get hot enough to do that though.

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