[EURO] HOW TO TAKE OFF THE Chrome strips on the doors

[felixd]

Hey guys pls help me out how can i take off the chrome strip on the door i want to paint mine black :D

[EUR003act]

Hey guys pls help me out how can i take off the chrome strip on the door i want to paint mine black :D

use blackout tape... done before, looks damn sexy!

[Crapdaz]

is blackout tape the cloth tape?

[Suntzu]

Ive had proper US sourced tape forr 6 months but cant work out how to pull the chrome off either. Makes suntzu cry.

[felixd]

use blackout tape... done before, looks damn sexy!

what is a black out tape ? where can u buy it ?

[snYpz]

I got mine from amazon. Its called chrome black out tape by Trimbrite. Car looks very clean after the mod.
I've had mine for almost a year now and its still stuck on nicely!
Didnt take long at all to get shipped either. I think its about $10 a roll shipped from memory. You will need at least 2-3 rolls i think. Just get more just to be safe.

[felixd]

so there is no way that we can pull out the chrome strips out ???

[snYpz]

^ nope
I have asked about that option. Apparently the chrome bends out of shape and would be a bitch to put back on.
Black out tape would be easiest imo

[Crapdaz]

can you upload a pic for us to see. how good it looks close up and afar.

[felixd]

ohh ok thx

[yfin]

another option is to buy the sport trim set from honda parts as it is black finish

[snYpz]

^ nah i have asked abt that too. It costs about $500 or so for the trim!
I only have pics of it from a distance and poor resolution.

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/2/web/3050000-3050999/3050407_2_full.jpg

I dont have any close shots. IMO, from more than 1m away from trim, you wont be able to tell its tape unless you're looking for it. It might be because i have visors so not as noticeable. I think the tape is a very worthwhile mod :thumbsup:

[doosra]

anyone got foto's of a car with this mod.. ?


my bad.. should have refreshed before replying..

[snYpz]

i justed posted one ;)

Not high resolution and from afar

[Crapdaz]

for a second i was thinking that, that is just a normal euro.

Then i realised you did the trim but not the handles.

[felixd]

hmm can i know again what is the specific name of black tape cuz i wanna go to my local bunnings to get some tomorow thx :D

[snYpz]

Trimbrite Blackout tape.

Dont think bunnings has it but give it a try. The trimbrite lasted an entire year with no problems. Took about 7-10 days to arrive.

[Chris_F]

wide, black electrical tape works fine

[felixd]

WOOT R U SERIOUS ???? "wide, black electrical tape works fine"

[davec]

use avery sign vinyl
i got mine from this place in Croydon South
heres some pics taken from tsx club

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/4676/1002165jo0.jpg

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/1540/1002174ke6.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/243/1002169qh3.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7802/1002182jv2.jpg

[Crapdaz]

that's a good finish.

[BusterSonic12]

use avery sign vinyl
i got mine from this place in Croydon South
heres some pics taken from tsx club

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/4676/1002165jo0.jpg

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/1540/1002174ke6.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/243/1002169qh3.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7802/1002182jv2.jpg

Can you get these from bunning's? or do you have the number to the place you got it from?

[felixd]

WOW !!!! thats awsome

[JunYu]

did you use the same film for your door handles as well?

[EUR003act]

did you use the same film for your door handles as well?

those are the tsx/tl handles... they are colour matched with chrome strip down the middle... unlike our ones which are all chrome... id be pretty damn hard to get our handles all blacked out...

[JunYu]

Unless of course we buy the Euro Sport handles :p

haha.

[snYpz]

Well i guess if you're desperate enough, you can take the handles off, get them sanded down and painted....perhaps

[davec]

http://www.conect.net.au/vinyl.asp?id=10
got it from that site
catch is they only sell to ABN number businesses, but of course you can try ask them to sell to ya
i dont think Bunnings sells something like that

i have yet to put it on though

[felixd]

Davec which vinyl there so many of them :D im confused haha how much they sell it for ?

[davec]

cant remember which vinyl
what i got was matte black avery sign vinyl sell for about 10 bucks a meter
ill post pics when i get around doing it

[felixd]

davec can u get me some and ill pay you ?

[BusterSonic12]

Here are the results of some DIY work with my friend during that damn hot yesterday. JDM black strips = $500+, our DIY black strips = under $5

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l107/bustersonic12/IMG_1235.jpg http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l107/bustersonic12/IMG_1236.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l107/bustersonic12/IMG_1238.jpg http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l107/bustersonic12/IMG_1239.jpg http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l107/bustersonic12/IMG_1240.jpg

[davey]

excellent! :thumbsup:

where did you get your tape from?

are they the euro sport handles i see :)

[felixd]

hey hey where did u get ur black tape from ???? pls help me i cant source one near by :(

[BusterSonic12]

excellent! :thumbsup:

where did you get your tape from?

are they the euro sport handles i see :)

Nope, it is just stock luxury handles.


hey hey where did u get ur black tape from ???? pls help me i cant source one near by :(

I got mine from bunning's :thumbsup: i bought 2 rolls in case i stuff up. but we ended using less than one quarter of the first roll ahah

[EuroDude]

eBay sell lots of vinyl wrap/tape

Have a look at this store:
http://stores.ebay.com/Paper-Street-Plastics

[felixd]

Nope, it is just stock luxury handles.



I got mine from bunning's :thumbsup: i bought 2 rolls in case i stuff up. but we ended using less than one quarter of the first roll ahah

wads the brand called ???

[Chris_F]

WOOT R U SERIOUS ???? "wide, black electrical tape works fine"

Just get some UV resistant stuff and you're laughing. I used to have my chrome taped up with electrical tape and it didnt budge for 6 months

[EuroDude]

Had a look at the workshop manual, unfortunately u need to replace the sills if you remove them (as someone previously said)

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8898/image1vw6.gif

[EUR003act]

lol damn i forgot to do step 5. when i replaced mine! :p

haha