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R50/53 Aero Kit rear bumper decal removal help.

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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 08:47 AM
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Aero Kit rear bumper decal removal help.

Hello everyone:
I need to figure out if I could go ahead and peel the fake decal from the rear aero bumper. It’s driving me crazy. I originally had the car without the decal but I recently took it to the dealer for a retouch and they went ahead and installed the decal. I am not mad, they are really nice at Morristown but I would like to get rid of it.
Any suggestions on how I could do this job in house?
I live in Manhattan so I really don’t want to go drive to Morristown and make an appointment for taking it off if I could do this myself.
Thanks in advance to everyone who might offer two cents of wisdom here!
 
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 09:10 AM
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Heat it with hair dryer that will soften the glue and peel it off.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by fdavid
Hello everyone:
I need to figure out if I could go ahead and peel the fake decal from the rear aero bumper. It’s driving me crazy. I originally had the car without the decal but I recently took it to the dealer for a retouch and they went ahead and installed the decal. I am not mad, they are really nice at Morristown but I would like to get rid of it.
Any suggestions on how I could do this job in house?
I live in Manhattan so I really don’t want to go drive to Morristown and make an appointment for taking it off if I could do this myself.
Thanks in advance to everyone who might offer two cents of wisdom here!
Yours is actually staying on? lol.

Maybe it's the fact that it was 115 degrees here for like 2 weeks straight, but mine peeled right off. The hard part was getting the WHOLE sticker off, it's snapping off chunks of sticker .
 
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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Yep, just peel that sucker off, even if it's bit by bit.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 03BRG
Heat it with hair dryer that will soften the glue and peel it off.
Yup, that'll do it
i'll say punch ou the hole and install real grille too

 
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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WD-40 is great for removing any adhesive left afterwards
 
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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So is lighter fluid! The ether in it disolves the glue and leaves nothing behind
 
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 11:05 AM
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thanks guys...lets see how it goes this weekend!
 
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