How do I remove the part that says sunfire in red on the trunk? Is it just held on by adhesive? Holes of any sort? Any tips on how to remove it would be greatly appreciated
woops I mean how do I remove the part that says "pontiac"
going to go ahead and say it adhesive. Seen many of them with that part of it gone.
M62, 42's, ZZP 3", ZZP S3 H/E
214whp 190wtq
You should swap to a shaved cav trunk. That would be the cleanest I think.
~Jeff
God I miss the Sedan (the one in the picture)
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Yep, it's just held on with double sided tape. Just pull the letters off with your fingers and than use some WD 40 to get rid of the leftover adhesive.
This is my actual car, taking better pictures tomorrow after work since its all cleaned up now.
Will be removing the pontiac emblem on tuesday
^remove door badging should be on the list as well!
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02_redbadged wrote:^remove door badging should be on the list as well!
And you're sure its only adhesive? No holes?
Adding heat very carefully can also help when removing badges, and also to help get underneath them fishing line can help.
Josh Barnhart wrote:02_redbadged wrote:^remove door badging should be on the list as well!
And you're sure its only adhesive? No holes?
100% positive its only adhesive! so are your door moldings!
listen to punkerest! fishing string is your friend! won't hurt your paint or your fingers!
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Josh Barnhart wrote:And you're sure its only adhesive? No holes? 02 redbadged wrote:100% positive its only adhesive! so are your door moldings!
listen to punkerest! fishing string is your friend! won't hurt your paint or your fingers!
Yep, it's just adhesive! Here are a couple pictures of my old Sedan with the moldings and badges removed:
Fishing line, a hair dryer and WD 40 are your best friends when removing badges and/or moldings from your Sunfire. Also, here's a great
how to for removing them. It's a major PITA and your fingers will hurt like hell for a few days, but it's all worth it in the end
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Also, I highly suggest doing a Cavalier trunk swap. It looks so much cleaner IMO:
J to envy, I've drooled over your sunfire for quite sometime on car domain, wasn't even thinking when I seen the name here lol. Thanks for the advice, your car was alot of inspiration so far. You nailed it on the head when you said your fingers will hurt, they sure did. As for the side moldings, there are not holes behind those either?? I'd love to remove those, although they have saved my car from quite a few dents from other peoples cars.
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Also my rear bumper is in need of a respray after backing up into multiple items, I'm considering shaving the sunfire out of the bumper for a flush look.
Are there any instructions for how to remove the rear window stoppers, I love the look of the windows being rolled all the way down. Not to mention the complaints I get from rear passengers when they realize they're far old enough to handle the responsibility of a rear window being all the way open lol.
Gardenmega wrote:For the window
Hope that is what you wanted
Sweet! Thanks! JBO has so much information, I just have trouble finding it all.
Lol i know, i just remembered seeing the how to and was like ill post it for you
Josh Barnhart wrote:J to envy, I've drooled over your sunfire for quite sometime on car domain, wasn't even thinking when I seen the name here lol. Thanks for the advice, your car was alot of inspiration so far. You nailed it on the head when you said your fingers will hurt, they sure did. As for the side moldings, there are not holes behind those either?? I'd love to remove those, although they have saved my car from quite a few dents from other peoples cars.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad my Sedan has inspired you. I miss it every day
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If you decide to remove the side moldings, your fingers will
really hurt, but like I said, it's all worth it in the end. I guarantee you there are no holes behind the side moldings. It's held on with two strips of double sided tape, one along the top and one along the bottom.
Josh Barnhart wrote:no edit button:
Also my rear bumper is in need of a respray after backing up into multiple items, I'm considering shaving the sunfire out of the bumper for a flush look.
Are there any instructions for how to remove the rear window stoppers, I love the look of the windows being rolled all the way down. Not to mention the complaints I get from rear passengers when they realize they're far old enough to handle the responsibility of a rear window being all the way open lol. Gardenmega wrote:For the window
Hope that is what you wanted
Removing the rear window stoppers is one of the best and easiest things you can do to your Sedan. It looks so much better with the windows all the way down.
In case you haven't read through it yet,
here are some other free and easy mods you can do to your Sedan.
If you ever have any more questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with me Josh.
J TO ENVY wrote: Josh Barnhart wrote:J to envy, I've drooled over your sunfire for quite sometime on car domain, wasn't even thinking when I seen the name here lol. Thanks for the advice, your car was alot of inspiration so far. You nailed it on the head when you said your fingers will hurt, they sure did. As for the side moldings, there are not holes behind those either?? I'd love to remove those, although they have saved my car from quite a few dents from other peoples cars.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad my Sedan has inspired you. I miss it every day .
If you decide to remove the side moldings, your fingers will really hurt, but like I said, it's all worth it in the end. I guarantee you there are no holes behind the side moldings. It's held on with two strips of double sided tape, one along the top and one along the bottom.
Josh Barnhart wrote:no edit button:
Also my rear bumper is in need of a respray after backing up into multiple items, I'm considering shaving the sunfire out of the bumper for a flush look.
Are there any instructions for how to remove the rear window stoppers, I love the look of the windows being rolled all the way down. Not to mention the complaints I get from rear passengers when they realize they're far old enough to handle the responsibility of a rear window being all the way open lol. Gardenmega wrote:For the window
Hope that is what you wanted
Removing the rear window stoppers is one of the best and easiest things you can do to your Sedan. It looks so much better with the windows all the way down.
In case you haven't read through it yet, here are some other free and easy mods you can do to your Sedan.
If you ever have any more questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with me Josh.
Removed my window stoppers, best thing I have done so far, not to mention the easiest. I'm considering doing the door moldings, I need to start taking pictures before I go any further though. Very informational free mods page! Only thing I haven't done so far is the DRL, and I'm not sure if i will.
Just wear some thickish gloves and wrap the lines around your fingers so it wont cut into your fingers.
Josh Barnhart wrote:Removed my window stoppers, best thing I have done so far, not to mention the easiest. I'm considering doing the door moldings, I need to start taking pictures before I go any further though. Very informational free mods page! Only thing I haven't done so far is the DRL, and I'm not sure if i will.
Awesome! Glad to hear you got rid of those window stoppers! I highly recommend disabling the DRLs because it looks so much nicer cruising with just the parking lights on
. Just my $.02 though. Definitely start taking pictures. I want to see some before and after pictures.
TheSundownFire wrote:Just wear some thickish gloves and wrap the lines around your fingers so it wont cut into your fingers.
That's a great suggestion, although your fingers won't really hurt from using the fishing line, they will hurt from removing the adhesive which really can't be done effectively while wearing gloves.
I just scrubbed with WD40 and it came off. My fingers hurt from the line digging into them.
Took alot of pictures today, heres a teaser i resized, will resize the rest tomorrow.
2 more, i'm off to bed now lol more tomorrow
Looking good Josh! I can't wait to see more!
