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Old 03-16-2006, 05:19 PM
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has anyone else had a problem with the black strip between the ttops fading really bad. any ideas on how to fix this problem. thanks
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Old 03-16-2006, 05:22 PM
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yeah mine looks like crap. it's got like the swirly rainbow waterspot stuff goin on. i'm going to repaint it when the car's repainted, not sure about a temporary fix though. i tried a claybar and it didn't really help.
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Old 03-16-2006, 06:15 PM
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Had the same prob to. Here my fix: get it painted. Along with every other plastic piece on the car.
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No, I zaino it like the rest of the car.
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i was thinking like a vinyl layover kind of like the layovers for the nosebird and transam on doorside, even thinking of model paint
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yeah mine looks like crap. it's got like the swirly rainbow waterspot stuff goin on. i'm going to repaint it when the car's repainted, not sure about a temporary fix though. i tried a claybar and it didn't really help.
same problem here..
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Old 03-16-2006, 08:46 PM
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I have spare one if you want for experimentation? I can sand paint and basecoat/clearcoat ti blk if you want too
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The previous owner had Armor Alled mine. I just cleaned/preped and waxed it like the rest of the car and it now looks just like the rest of the car.
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I just masked off the t-tops and painted it with a rattle can. Looks just fine believe it or not. Much better than the faded black.
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Nope, mine looks great. The black part on the outer edge of the t-tops (the part over the window) looks like **** though.
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I ordered one from the dealer and put it on.
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Mine looks fine. i wax it like the rest of the car though.
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