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Adam Underwood
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Victoria
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Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 12:40 pm, by:  Adam Underwood (Adam_underwood) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi,

Just wanted to know how i should go about removing the wind deflectors along the edge of the window. The previous owner of the car pulled the deflector off around the sunroof and wrecked the paint (I will respray the roof in the future). I belive it is glued on and also has little brackets, how do i go about removing this without killing the paint?

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Jeff Harper
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NSW
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Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 12:59 pm, by:  Jeff Harper (Jeffh) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

use dental floss to saw off the double sided tape and then prepsol to remove the remaining gunk.
Peter Nitschke
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South Australia
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Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 02:47 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The side deflectors are clipped on and sealed with sticky stuff. The clips aren't a problem, they are just pushed in under the rubber seal. More to locate the deflector as it's the sticky that actually holds them in place.
Ben Evans
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Qld
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Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 03:14 pm, by:  Ben Evans (Sbyder) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

maybe use a hair dryer to heat up the gue?
but make sure it doesnt get hot enough to melt the plastic.
Adam Underwood
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Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 03:46 pm, by:  Adam Underwood (Adam_underwood) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yea i think it might be the same glue as in the headlights which means it will be a pain to get off the paint after. Is this something i should have done professionally so if the paint is damaged they can fix it :-)
Jeff Harper
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Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 04:23 pm, by:  Jeff Harper (Jeffh) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Unless the previous owner changed the factory adhesive setup it is double sided glued foam.

As I said, use dental floss and leave the fancy theories at home.

You cannot damage the paint with my method, it's tried and proven by the pro's for removing such items.
Brett Moloney
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Queensland
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Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 04:28 pm, by:  Brett Moloney (Lxsv8) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Try eucolyptus oil spray this worked for me. I removed mine a week ago. Took about 1/2 hour each side and a couple of blisters but good to finally see the wrap around chrome around the windows!
Mike Triggs
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Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 10:27 pm, by:  Mike Triggs (Mikeandimah) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I used fishing line on mine, worked a treat, very similar to Jeff's dental floss of course. I cleaned up with Brasso, as I lacked Prepsol:-) We were keeping them just moving to another car.
Ian Johnston
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South Australia
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Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 10:58 am, by:  Ian Johnston (Ted) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Has anyone got a photo of these deflectors, and where can we get them, price?
Michael Bagshaw
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Victoria
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Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 11:25 am, by:  Michael Bagshaw (Bajor1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I believe that Jeff has some on f1kits.com:
http://www.f1kits.com/proddetail.asp?prod=windvisor
Adam Underwood
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Victoria
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Monday, December 12, 2005 - 03:12 pm, by:  Adam Underwood (Adam_underwood) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

when i take them off i will be selling them too you can have them for $100 plus postage.

This is what they look like on the car

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Adam Underwood
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Monday, December 12, 2005 - 03:30 pm, by:  Adam Underwood (Adam_underwood) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks for the advice Jeff I used dental floss to start sawing off the double sided tape and it works great i will take the whole thing off tonight after i get some prepsol to remove the leftover tape.

I think I will use fishing wire because my floss keeps on breaking but i will miss the minty fresh scent of my Oral B Minty fresh floss.

Also Ian remember Jeffs deflectors on F1 Kits are brand new, mine are used so if your are after new ones please contact Jeff.

Thanks for the help guys
Adam Underwood
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Victoria
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Monday, December 12, 2005 - 04:56 pm, by:  Adam Underwood (Adam_underwood) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have run fishing wire along the seal to take off the deflectors but i cant get the clips out of the seal i dont want to force them without knowing exactly how to remove them.

Also i used a citrus cleaner to get rid of the excess tape and its very hard to get off and not really doing the job, what is prepsol and where could i buy some. (Bunnings, supermarket?)
Daniel Lee
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Victoria
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Monday, December 12, 2005 - 08:29 pm, by:  Daniel Lee (Son_gokou) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'm interested in getting these Wind Deflectors, but once they are remove can they be put on another Soarer??
Adam Underwood
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Monday, December 12, 2005 - 10:06 pm, by:  Adam Underwood (Adam_underwood) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yea i guess it should be fine as long as the clips are still in tacked you could just clip it on and stick it with double sided tape from the hardware store.
Adam Underwood
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Monday, December 12, 2005 - 11:16 pm, by:  Adam Underwood (Adam_underwood) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yea it came out easy once i could get the right angle there is still a fair bit of gunk on the chrome what is pepsol ?
Peter Nitschke
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Monday, December 12, 2005 - 11:24 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Prepsol is a cleaning agent, should be available at hardware shops etc.
Adam Underwood
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 12:32 am, by:  Adam Underwood (Adam_underwood) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thanks Peter :-)
Morgan Cross
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 12:55 am, by:  Morgan Cross (Morgan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Daniel Lee wrote on Monday, December 12, 2005 - 08:29 pm:

m interested in getting these Wind Deflectors, but once they are remove can they be put on another Soarer??


I might be taking mine off, if I do it gently, I'll give em to ya if you want?
Daniel Lee
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 08:51 am, by:  Daniel Lee (Son_gokou) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That would be great Morgan!!

Let me know when you got them off
Mike Triggs
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 09:18 am, by:  Mike Triggs (Mikeandimah) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I moved the deflectors from the '95 to the '97. Bugger of a job to get the old tape off, I used Brasso in the end (should have gone to panelbeater's and bludged some Prepsol:-))

The worst part is getting the old tape out of the groove in the deflectors- I ended up using a sharp knife, but that put scratches on the inside of the groove which show from the outside. Prepsol might negate that.

Adam, do you have two little black foam triangles at the front? If so, save them, as they fill in the very front section and may prevent "wind whistle" at speed. They are stuck on with thin double-sided tape. I thought to cut some from foam but they are an odd shape, and I can't get dense black foam, only grey.

Apparently for refitting you need a good quality double-sided tape, not the stuff you buy at the hardware store. I got some from the panelbeater. I had had the B-pillar covers redone in gunmetal as they were daggy, and these had to be finished, naturally enough, before I could refit the deflectors.
Adam Underwood
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Victoria
V8

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 01:48 pm, by:  Adam Underwood (Adam_underwood) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yea i have the foam bits i kept them too but yea the excess tame it a bitch to get off, i still havnt taken it all of i will go get some prepsol today nothing else really works.

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