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Post Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:07 pm

Mine arrived today two weeks earlier than exspected so the old stuff started to come off, what was left of it lol.
Here are two shots of before and during .
After the majority had been removed , I used "Plus Gas" which was great and then I ran out so out with the WD 40, and it`s all coming away nicely but I ran out of that too so I will wait until tomorrow.
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This has got to be the thing to do and at £44 ,well it speaks for its self.

Oh by the way , is the self adhesive good enough on it`s own or will I need some evo stick which I have ?
Oh and by the way again, does the centre piece need to be stuck on from the centre outwards to allow for the ribs in the bonnet ?
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Post Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:17 pm

I did mine quite a few years back, about 8 of them, still looks good,I didn’t do the best job about getting every last bit off and it still stuck down nicely.
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Post Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:44 am

If its cleaned and degreased thoroughly then it should stick down all okay, don't loose the removable rectangle part.
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Post Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:40 am

How about the ribs on the bonnet ?

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Post Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:32 pm

martauto wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:40 am
 How about the ribs on the bonnet ?

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Press it in, if you are anal use some 3M spray adhesive.
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Post Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:44 pm

martauto wrote: ↑
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 How about the ribs on the bonnet ?

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Will be fine mate you won’t notice the small imperfections. I’d just make sure you stick it evenly from top to bottom. I stuck mine down and it left a little gap at the top. Hard to gauge you kinda just have to go for it lol
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Post Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:58 pm

Well it`s on , not 100% but 99% better than what it used to be !!
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I like it winkeye winkeye

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Post Sat Aug 15, 2020 2:36 pm

Now get the cam belt sticker from Kos,
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Post Sat Aug 15, 2020 5:36 pm

looks much better, I'm looking forward to getting mine next week
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Post Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:29 pm

Satan wrote: ↑
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 Now get the cam belt sticker from Kos,
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Chain mate !

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Post Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:30 pm

damers2000 wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 15, 2020 5:36 pm
 looks much better, I'm looking forward to getting mine next week
Thanks , started her up again after ten days , no issues, :cool: :cool: :cool:

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Post Fri Aug 21, 2020 10:50 pm

this is one of my next jobs ... i was using petrol to remove. cheaper than wd40 and comes with a free high ;)
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