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Old 04-25-2009, 10:40 PM
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how do i do this?

First of all, Im Jeremy, so what's up everyone! =D

anyways, I have a 2004 RX-8, how do I remove the strakes form the car? Honestly I can't stand the way they look...kind of interfering with my plans for the car lol.

Thanks!
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turn the wheel, pull off the wheel well plastic, easy, just look and you can figure it out. reach in. you'll feel two (i think, maybe 3 i dont remember) sets of clips basically on the fender vent. pinch them together, it will pop right out. then it's a simple matter of a phillips head screw driver. sorry for the bad description, but it's very straight forward when you get to it.
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Thanks alot! I suppose I'll give it a shot tomorrow.
Old 04-26-2009, 11:40 AM
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you can actually just pull back on the vent and the clips will unhook. no need to get through the fender plastic. I took mine off this weekend in 10 minutes
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yea i got it done this past weekend too, I like it, looks alot cleaner without them to me. one more question...how hard is it to take the big piece of plastic off of the back fender? its getting a bit faded and i think im going to re-finish it. thanks everyone!
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why do you need to take it off for that? just tape off the surrounding areas if you have to. what are you using to re-finish?
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More so....

Can I have your strakes?

Please?
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Originally Posted by myriadshalaks
why do you need to take it off for that? just tape off the surrounding areas if you have to. what are you using to re-finish?

i was going to use semi gloss/high gloss automotive paint. for one its starting to fade a bit, and I also want it to be a bit glossier to match my wheels once they are done. my friend is doing the wheels next week so I thought the color match would look good.
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Originally Posted by Evan0925
More so....

Can I have your strakes?

Please?

uh...are you anywhere remotely close to NC? (triad area) lol
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Originally Posted by jsek
uh...are you anywhere remotely close to NC? (triad area) lol
I'm in Jacksonville!
Stationed here on Lejeune.


Where's Triad?
I'm 28540
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Originally Posted by Evan0925
I'm in Jacksonville!
Stationed here on Lejeune.


Where's Triad?
I'm 28540

I gotcha, well I'm in the Winston Salem area of North Carolina.

27107 = zip
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Are you refering to the tape on the fenders?
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Originally Posted by Evan0925
More so....

Can I have your strakes?

Please?
damn it i was about to ask that!!
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Originally Posted by jsek
I gotcha, well I'm in the Winston Salem area of North Carolina.

27107 = zip
If you're able to take a photo of your strakes I would like to pay you for your time and effort plus shipping costs.

Can you Email pics?
If so Evan0925@comcast.net

Thanks!



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