Removing Cosmetic "enhancements"

[djr81]

Can anyone help by offering a known good method of removing the stupid wind deflector/rain deflector things on top of the front windows on a Skyline? I am not so much worried about the things themselves as by the goo that holds them to the bodywork.

Edited February 14, 2007 by djr81

[WogsRus]

it they are similar to teh R33, there are 4 tabs, with plastick stude, remove the studs, then use some fishing line to cut away the double sided tape.

The cleaning up of the tape is a beatch, it took me 2 months to get it all off. and i am about to put mine back on again.

[Donnan]

Mine were really easy to remove. Unclip the metal brackets first then just peel them off. The tape holding mine on was still very flexible, so i just cut it as i went making sure that nothing got near the car itself.

As for the remaining tape, it just rubbed off without any fuss. Used my fingers without any solvents at all. Total time was about 15-20min each side.

Car looks cleaner and the road noise has reduced dramatically (I think the seal was pretty shagged).

Good luck!

[DECIM8]

im going to tint mine, I rekon leave them on .. can use them as rain deflectors and reduces the crap wiring sound when doing freeway driving with windows open!!

[Ant97GTR]

Djr...as others have said....undo/remove the tabs and then remove the plastic. All i did on my 33 was pull the plastic off which left the dbl sided tape stuck to the bodywork. Used a bit of shellite on a piece of cloth and the tape and goo came right off without a fuss.

[djr81]

Djr...as others have said....undo/remove the tabs and then remove the plastic. All i did on my 33 was pull the plastic off which left the dbl sided tape stuck to the bodywork. Used a bit of shellite on a piece of cloth and the tape and goo came right off without a fuss.

Cheers Ant. You up for the SES Short circuit on the long weekend?

[Ant97GTR]

Cheers Ant. You up for the SES Short circuit on the long weekend?

Unfort mate I'm not going to be here for it....I move back to vic at the end of the month. I was super keen on doing barb in the R so am doing the no-speed limits thing on the 1st.