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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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Ok so the bar that goes across the the roof of the car is faded and looks like crap. Is there anything I can do to fix it. Ive tried polishing it but its still not how I want it.

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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 11:50 PM
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i took mine off and painted it
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 12:11 AM
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powdercoated
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 12:13 AM
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throw up some pics!!!
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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paint it.
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 11:17 AM
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I have the same issue and I have polished it several times with marginal results. Is there anything that can make it look better w/o painting it?
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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no i dont think so i tried everything its just faded
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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took mine off and sanded then painted black and clear coated looks way better!
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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Cool thanks everyone! Ill go for it this weekend and try to post some before and after pics! Now lets test my painting skills! How hard is it to take off? I havent even really thought about trying to take that sob off.
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6 screws and u have to pull pretty good,there is sticky *** tape under it.
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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I kinda nugged it today just seeing how hard it is to get off... I felt like I was gunna break it and just gave up ha.
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pull on the sides... not the ends... its stuck with double sided tape.
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I've been trying to find the replacement rubber/plastic grommets at the ends of this piece but can't find it anywhere. Dealership says they've been disco'd. Classic Industries doesn't list them in the catalog. Anyone else been able to find them?
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maybe junkyard^^^
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue's_Z28
I've been trying to find the replacement rubber/plastic grommets at the ends of this piece but can't find it anywhere. Dealership says they've been disco'd. Classic Industries doesn't list them in the catalog. Anyone else been able to find them?
If you want to buy a new one I did see one on ebay a few days back! I'd rather just repaint it but I definitely saw one!
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