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andy_s_1
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10th Feb 05 at 13:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i think they need a good clean under, but i chnt find a way to get them off + i want to spray them, the weird thing is the haynes doesnt mention them :S anyone know?
Greasemonkey
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10th Feb 05 at 13:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They are metal, so be carful choosing ya primer, think they just pull off dude, dont bend em though
stevenford_uk
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10th Feb 05 at 13:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i would also like to know how to remove them, so free bump.
come on peeps, someone must know how to remove them
andy_s_1
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10th Feb 05 at 15:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
oh, they feel plastic, thanks for letting me know
1600power
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10th Feb 05 at 15:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they are plastic arent they?!
AdiSRI
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10th Feb 05 at 15:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no the roof rails are metal, they need etch primer or paint wont stick at all. Bodyshops hate oing them there a bitch supposibly, i wouldnt attempt to paint them myself.
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10th Feb 05 at 16:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
itll be because the etch primer is very thin.... pain to spray
Will94
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10th Feb 05 at 18:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
woulda thought normal primer would be fine? as long as the metal is clean and keyed?
AdiSRI
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10th Feb 05 at 23:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nope, as the rails are treated with some strange stuff that normal primer refuses to stick to properly...

galvanised and something else i believe i was told...
stevenford_uk
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11th Feb 05 at 14:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
that dont matter to me bout paint stickin, i wanna remove them totally
andy_s_1
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11th Feb 05 at 14:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
but what would you do with the big grooves in the roof?
stevenford_uk
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11th Feb 05 at 14:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
welder and fibreglass, with skimming of filler to smooth
AdiSRI
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11th Feb 05 at 15:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if u drive the car much / hard then the smoothed off rails WILL crack, thats y they are not smooth as std...

Its part of the cars design that the shell flexs along the line of the rails, smooth it and no more flex there = cracking metal.

Smooth roof is ok for a show car, but not if you want to drive it much.
stevenford_uk
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11th Feb 05 at 15:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i dont drive it hard, i would rather keep my lisence, thats why i am building my R1 or GSXR1000 go-kart with nitrous.
should run 8-9sec 1/4 miles
and the derv corsa for the road

[Edited on 11-02-2005 by stevenford_uk]

 
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