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Old 07-17-2009, 10:39 AM
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I have a issue with the roof trim that covers the junction in the roof. it is a strip of aluminum? or something its flexible but I have taken it off and removed the old double sided tape twice now and still all of it does not stay down.

unless you all have a great trick for this it'll be a body shop that does it next.
 
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the junction of the roof? are you talking about the trim around your sunroof? the trim for the doors? windows? i little more info (or a picture) and we could probably give ya a better answer.
 
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Old 07-17-2009, 02:49 PM
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No, I know what hes talking about...Yea, its like a rubber that is on the driver side, and passender side near the edge of the roof. I wish it was metal, On my 06, the paint on the rubber is starting to look kinda weird, and has some very small crakcs in it, that no one notices, but i do...

IDK what to tell you though inorder to stick it down...Silicone maybe???
 
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Old 07-17-2009, 05:50 PM
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try searching for roof rail installs, to see what people used in their roof rails which go in the spot.
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 04:15 PM
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try plastic epoxy. it come with 2 tubes that you have to mix together. normally once you peel them off it's hard to stick back on cause it's bendable and will not get back to it's original shape.


 
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silver, please tell me you didnt go and bend those for a picture... haha.
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 05:13 PM
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Im guessing thats when he was removing them for the roof rails
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by vita
the junction of the roof? are you talking about the trim around your sunroof? the trim for the doors? windows? i little more info (or a picture) and we could probably give ya a better answer.

haha yeah the pics were taken when i install roof rails. i took it cause i figured someone going to ask how i install them.
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 07:08 PM
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Well roof rails are out but the epoxy is a good plan, stock they are stuck down with double sided sticky tape and they respond to temperature. i.e. you cannot put them on and have the temperature the next day be 30 deg hotter.

Trying to stay stock but so many options are out.
 
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Old 07-23-2009, 06:55 PM
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Well 1st try with epoxy, i used the all kind of epoxy works on everything.

Now 3/4 of its down so i have to take part if it back up clean and retry.

Also whats a good way to get epoxy off the paint?
 


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