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[TW]Fox · 27 Mar 2012 at 19:32

Tesla said:
What happened to the door "bump" strips? Do they come off easily for OCD cleaning?

They just pop off. Huge amount of crud behind them. They'll be popped back on tommorrow

G-MAN2004 · 27 Mar 2012 at 19:40

Fox, that looks brilliant!

Janesy B · 27 Mar 2012 at 19:45

LOL BLACK BUMP STRIPS.

mrk · 27 Mar 2012 at 19:53

[TW]Fox;21566122 said:
They just pop off. Huge amount of crud behind them. They'll be popped back on tommorrow

Did you remove the kickplate trims too? It's amazing how much dirty water from overspray sneaks its way in under those panels. I cleaned mine once last year and this was it today:

[TW]Fox · 27 Mar 2012 at 20:01

Nope - might try that. Do they just pull off?

mrk · 27 Mar 2012 at 20:04

Yes but they make an ever so loud racket as you pull off and watch out as the aluminium top bits are quite sharp (I think yours are the same as mine but just shorter). Start pulling from the front top edge and each clip just pops out like the bump strips.

[TW]Fox · 28 Mar 2012 at 17:06

All done

mjt · 28 Mar 2012 at 17:30

I'm surprised you took off the bump strips but left the number plate on :confused:

Housey · 28 Mar 2012 at 17:34

mjt said:
I'm surprised you took off the bump strips but left the number plate on

Yea, looks like he got over excited too as you cant see the letters

[TW]Fox · 28 Mar 2012 at 17:34

It's on it's own little mounting thing anyway, so no real point. Took the back one off though.

mjt · 28 Mar 2012 at 17:36

[TW]Fox;21572524 said:
It's on it's own little mounting thing anyway, so no real point. Took the back one off though.

If you take the mounting off, there'll be a lot of dirt behind there, much like the kickplates.

mrk · 28 Mar 2012 at 18:58

mjt said:
If you take the mounting off, there'll be a lot of dirt behind there, much like the kickplates.

The screws for the mounting plate are behind the number plate so if it's attached using 3M....new 3M time

I used vertical strips of 3M tape on my plates so that when I blast the gap between trim and plate the dirt just gets forced out the other side. No need to remove!

thepeteh · 28 Mar 2012 at 19:35

Fox your e39 is in concourse condition, just stunning. WANT.

tummelv · 28 Mar 2012 at 19:42

Anyone know of a good product for removing the white marks of polish off my bumpers and mudflaps? Had my car for 6 months now, bout time I got rid of the residue from the dealer's cleaning job on it!

mrk · 28 Mar 2012 at 19:45

Got a pic?

Crunchy peanut butter if your bumper trims and flaps (hehe flaps) are black.

panthro · 28 Mar 2012 at 19:48

Can someone recommend me a plastic polish/cleaner/brightener product? My interior plastic is looking very drab and going grey in some areas.

tummelv · 28 Mar 2012 at 20:27

mrk said:
Got a pic?

Crunchy peanut butter if your bumper trims and flaps (hehe flaps) are black.

They don't usually look so white as they are in this pic but they're definitely not the solid black they should be. More of a dull grey.

mrk · 28 Mar 2012 at 20:28

That's beyond peanut butter!

Simoniz Back To Black?

tummelv · 28 Mar 2012 at 20:37

Oh you were srs about the peanut butter? :eek:

Ty for the product, I'll have a look around for it.

mrk · 28 Mar 2012 at 20:38

Yes crunchy peanut butter works wonders at removing marks and scuffs from your trim panels/bumpers etc.

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