Monsoon shields free

[bradc]

My new VR-4 has those monsoon shield things stuck on the doors, if anyone wants them they can have them for free as long as they remove them and clear all the glue and sticky crap off the doors :)

[GroundControl]

My drivers door one is cracked... I'd be keen.

How hard are they to remove/reattach (without destroying them)?

[bradc]

I don't know how easy they are to remove without trying to destroy them, on my first VR-4 I just pulled them off and broke each of them in about 2 or 3 places. If I took more care I think it would be easy though.

The difficult part is probably going to be getting rid of all of the glue off the black door pillers :)

[Gly]

its easy to get them of without breaking them,

but im to lazy to clean off the glue ****. (its a pain in the ass to get off 10 year old trim tape)

ill take them off if you dont want them,

but i wouldnt clean off the tape.

[bradc]

tough then, you only get them for free if you clean off the tape - I hated doing that last time!

[Gly]

then they can stay on your car :P

[bradc]

not a prob, I'll rip them off at some point

[WildCards]

Just leave them on you homo!

[Gly]

Lol!

[bradc]

homo? nahh I like my cars with a clean look to them, to be honest I'm still thinking about removing the roof racks too :)

[pezza]

then they can stay on your car :P

LOL, I can relate to that.... getting them off was easy but that glue...

After 2 years of taking mine off there are still remnants of the adhesive on there.. Nightmare!

[HJM]

Just leave them on you homo!


No, take them off, they look rubbish - and the roof rails too :evilgrin:

J :)

[pezza]

No, take them off, they look rubbish - and the roof rails too :evilgrin:

J :)

Not trying to /STP or anything are you ? :evilgrin:

The saloon ones are better in terms of their size, shame the leggie ones weren't that kinda size.

[HJM]

Not trying to /STP or anything are you ? :evilgrin:


Moi :inquisiti

Not at all, I think they look ........ rubbish :happy:


J

[bradc]

thanks Jane :)

Pezza - on my facelift VR-4 I spent 4 hours one night in winter rubbing the door pillars with a cloth and meths, and I got it all off just fine :)

[Xeroid]

Turpentine will soften the glue and won't hurt the paint, just trickle some in along the top edge. Also will let you just let roll rub/roll the glue off in little soft balls, no problem. Good for removing tar as well....

[bradc]

I used that last time, it still took hours :) Thanks for the suggestion though.

[BraindG]

Pezza - on my facelift VR-4 I spent 4 hours one night in winter rubbing the door pillars with a cloth and meths, and I got it all off just fine :)

That involves elbow grease though, doesnt it? i which case.. pfffft. yeah, meh.. those sticky bits still on mine after taking them off :)

[bradc]

and that the obvious reason why I can't get rid of them :)

[d i c k i e s]

get rid off the rails bro.. if you want the clean look.

not if you gonna use the rails anyway.

[bradc]

I'm not too worried about the rails, I might use them at some point. In the mean time I'm just happy with the car :)

[Subaru ETA]

hot air gun does the trick! heat the monssons up (but not too much or they melt!) and the practically fall off with the glue in toe

[bradc]

I'll try that when I get the chance, thanks for the tip!

[Xeroid]

Careful on yr paint job with the hot air gun, keep it moving.

[Muppsy]

Brad, If I take you up on this offer, what do I get as a prize for making your black pillars look like they're off a bloody delorean? (and I don't mean gullwings):veryangry

[bradc]

As long as all the glue comes off, you get the shields as a prize :D

[detonate]

GC I'll help you, and by help, I mean I'll claim the passengers side one.
I took my old man to the pub on sunday for his bday, and he cracked mine up real good :(



So Brad, I think you have a deal

[bradc]

ok cool :) Are you coming to the coromandel meet Richard?

[detonate]

maaaaaaaaybe, not sure yet

[bradc]

ok, so when are you guys next free to come over? On the 10th?

[detonate]

Gc?????

[GroundControl]

hmmm..... yeah, I think the 10th is free - probably about the only day in December that is at the moment /pan

[bradc]

cool, lets make it the 10th. I'm in Karaka, I'll pm you my address and number.

[detonate]

:( I'll be up North for a mate's wedding that weekend.

You'll have to do it by yourself GC :P

Don't break my passenger side one pls /pan

[GroundControl]

:( I'll be up North for a mate's wedding that weekend.

You'll have to do it by yourself GC :P

Don't break my passenger side one pls /pan

:veryangry