de-strip or not de-strip that is the question.

**bleep_ld** · 11-01-2003 14:18

was thinging about de-striping the mk2,

just want peoples opinions.

does anyone know if the strips can be removed from the bumpers too as i was thinking about removing these and making them flush.

any feedback would be greatly received.

**ScottsportUK** · 11-01-2003 14:23

the strips on the bumpers are part of the bumper!! unless its a GTE bumper??? you could attempt to flush them using filler tho?? try to grind them down first but be carefull not to go thru the bumper? and get the strips off

**bleep_ld** · 11-01-2003 14:30

ok if im gonna get rid of them then tips for removal would be good too.

**Orbital** · 11-01-2003 14:48

get a hair dryer to het up the glue and hopefully it wont take the paint with it

**AsTrA SiR** · 11-01-2003 23:36

I tried the 'boiling water method' and it didn't work properly the paint had already started to bubble and lift behind the rub strip so now it just looks a right mess cos it took half the paint off. mine was a h reg in average/good condition

gotta find summit to stick em back on with....

**whitie** · 12-01-2003 04:10

mine wer ****ed and im goin for a respray,
so off they came,and thers just gluey/foamy shite ther now

**ksarkaria** · 12-01-2003 20:23

iv de-stippes my doors and gte bumper, oh what fun it is! i wouldnt remove them from the doors unless ur gonna respray the doors/car

**The Rig** · 12-01-2003 20:59

i destripped mine,drivers side looks sweet,passenger strip has left lines where they used to be and looks shat, also took the paint off

gonna buy some new ones and refit, not gm tho, too dear

**Davcohen** · 13-01-2003 00:12

i recommend that if u want to take em off pull em off slowly but u should know that there is alot of hand work envolved in gettin the crappy glue thats left behind looks quite good on my car i think apart from the fact that its a different shade of blue below where those strips were which can be fixed with a bit of t-cut and polish

**mavvmad** · 13-01-2003 06:54

GERREM OFF!

Just peel very slowly and carefully and you will be fine, again the hard effort comes when you try to get the glue off but the end result is well worth it.

**C6 KML** · 13-01-2003 09:02

Take them off !

Use petrol, your hands will be bitched after a while though !

**JohnnyDMonic** · 13-01-2003 10:25

No question, take them off - NOW!

**JayP** · 13-01-2003 18:45

take them off, just be careful. Getting the sticky shite off can be a pain, I tried everything, even some dodgy chemical stuff and it didn't really work, you might have to roll it off with fingers (after warm water treatment)

**Addz** · 14-01-2003 18:46

Are you on about the plastic bump strips?

Or the shitty silver tape stuff?

If the 2nd one, then you could try the above options, but i just waited for a warm day, then gently started peeling away. It gets well annoying after a while, coz just when you think you have a run, and ur gonna take a lot off, it snaps, and you have to get ya nails under it to start again (like selotape)(sp?).

With the glue gunk thats left, just use a bit of t-cut and elbow grease

Definately get em off, i think my astra looks much better without em.

BigKingy.

**Addz** · 14-01-2003 18:49

Originally posted by Davcohen
i recommend that if u want to take em off pull em off slowly but u should know that there is alot of hand work envolved in gettin the crappy glue thats left behind looks quite good on my car i think apart from the fact that its a different shade of blue below where those strips were which can be fixed with a bit of t-cut and polish

Did ya get yours off then dav?

BigKingy.

**bleep_ld** · 14-01-2003 20:23

gonna start of fri gents, car is booked in to have the carb rebuilt, rejetted and then a lovely k&n put on. then its being tunned.

then gonna start on the strips, finally start on the rust,my ice and some nice waxing.

bttt for anyone who wants to add

**Addz** · 14-01-2003 20:41

car is booked in to have the carb rebuilt, rejetted and then a lovely k&n put on

How much is that gonna cost mate?

BigKingy.

**ksarkaria** · 14-01-2003 21:29

looks better with both bumper and doors smoothed, heres mine:

**Davcohen** · 14-01-2003 21:56

yea got the strips off just need to do somethin about the 2 tone paint job i now have

**bleep_ld** · 15-01-2003 17:35

Originally posted by BigKingy
How much is that gonna cost mate?

BigKingy.

getting it done by a local garage who do loads of racing bits for jags.

40 for the k&n, 20, for the carb to stripped, rejetted, 10 for a breather filter(pipercross) plus 10 for lab..

thats realy good and whilst im there, there gonna swap my themostat and fix my blowing manifold for nothing...

by the way what ya got done to the mk 2 of yours.
??

**Addz** · 16-01-2003 12:20

by the way what ya got done to the mk 2 of yours.
?? [/B]

Nothing too drastic as of yet. Got some Cavalier 15inch GSi alloys on there which look good. Got loads of bits waiting to be sprayed up (sri boot spolier, boot handle, door handles, front grill, bumpers, scuttle panel, door mirrors) but just waiting for the weather to be right (or until someone offers to spray em for cheap!)

Soon i should have the sri steering wheel and remote central locking and leccys windows and leccy mirrors.

When i finally get the backlog of jobs sorted, ill then get a 32/34 weber carb and k&n air filter.

What colour is ur astra then mate?

BigKingy.

**bleep_ld** · 17-01-2003 06:55

Originally posted by BigKingy
Nothing too drastic as of yet. Got some Cavalier 15inch GSi alloys on there which look good. Got loads of bits waiting to be sprayed up (sri boot spolier, boot handle, door handles, front grill, bumpers, scuttle panel, door mirrors) but just waiting for the weather to be right (or until someone offers to spray em for cheap!)

Soon i should have the sri steering wheel and remote central locking and leccys windows and leccy mirrors.

When i finally get the backlog of jobs sorted, ill then get a 32/34 weber carb and k&n air filter.

What colour is ur astra then mate?

BigKingy.

yeh i was thinking about getting a new carb somit with lots of grunt but was not sure what would fit a mk2 head..
ive got a lots of jobs building up that i need to do when its fine.
luckly it was a nice day yesterday, so i washed the car, waxed it and tcutted it looks great now. also used some enginer degreasent and cleaned the whole engine. didnt like that ... car wouldnt start for 4hrs oops.... heheh its all fine now.

my car it white. yuck !!!!!!

im off to the scrappy this morning to pull a sxi apart. there is a minter in there but has had an engine blown plus all the elecs. body work is rusty. but its got a huge zorst on it which the guy said i can have the whole unit for £5 if i take it off. had a look yesterday and its mint....

wish us luck !!!

**Crash Test Mark** · 17-01-2003 07:35

Originally posted by AsTrA SiR
I tried the 'boiling water method' and it didn't work properly the paint had already started to bubble and lift behind the rub strip so now it just looks a right mess cos it took half the paint off. mine was a h reg in average/good condition gotta find summit to stick em back on with....

Mk 2 Astra paint was possibly not the best. I have removed all glued on trim from my Mk 3 and it was so easy. I used a length of fishing wire, to separate the trim from the foam and then used a hair dryer and a soft cloth, and finished off with T Cut and then polish.
I asked the whole family to tell me what the difference was, and they all said, "Don't know" - Still I like it better.
Question is : Should I tell insurance company about modification !

**Addz** · 17-01-2003 14:47

im off to the scrappy this morning to pull a sxi apart. there is a minter in there but has had an engine blown plus all the elecs. body work is rusty. but its got a huge zorst on it which the guy said i can have the whole unit for £5 if i take it off. had a look yesterday and its mint....

damn! if i knew you were going i would have asked you to grab the rear wiper relay for me, coz i want an intermittant rear wiper.

Nevermind, might get one off Reece.

Hope you get what ya want!

Post all ya goodies you got on here, might be able to help you fit some as ive 'upgraded' most of my merit.

BigKingy.

**bleep_ld** · 17-01-2003 15:12

Originally posted by BigKingy
damn! if i knew you were going i would have asked you to grab the rear wiper relay for me, coz i want an intermittant rear wiper.

Nevermind, might get one off Reece.

Hope you get what ya want!

Post all ya goodies you got on here, might be able to help you fit some as ive 'upgraded' most of my merit.

BigKingy.

k&n is on, carb rejetted and setup for sports (tune), zorst of the sri is in the but and needs to be cleaned. got the dash and wheel to fit.

erm thats it.
was thinking about the elec mirrors and windows but found that the elecs are buggered on these.
i can get any bits you need of the car, just let us know what you need bud and will sort it out (if it fits in my pocket). there is also a gte in there buts its virtually been stripped of all the good bits

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