chip9399

the side molding has faded, i am thinking of removing it, is it just glued on? or cliped, if i remove it probley have to clean glue? any suggestion on removal and cleanup

xjrev10

glued on. i grabbed mine and ripped it off. Use a body easier wheel to get the glue stuff off.

karate80

just removed mine last week heat gun and my thumb the glue/tape came right off one blister was the only casualty

mike albo

pull then, use some 3M adhesive remover to get the glue off

xj_maniac_newb

it depends do you have the full molding or just the strip? if its the strip then it will just pull off with a little heat if needed. If its the full big piece then i dont know

Desert Rat

x2 I've never removed the moldings on my XJ but I work with the 3M remover at work all the time, it works wonders at removing the sticky residue!

Steveo

from my experience the thin strip side moldings are just on there with 3m tape and come off pretty easily, the full moldings have clips behind them, like the ones on the grands.

xj_maniac_newb

x2 strangely enough my 95 has the holes for the clips but merely has the strips....wonder why

raypla

I removed my trim by pulling it off then I removed most all the residue by rubbing it off w/my thumb, then I bedlined it w/U-pol Raptor check it out.....


And it creeped up under the doors nice with them closed when I sprayed them.....

xj_maniac_newb

raypla that looks pretty awesome, oh yeah welcome to the red xj club lol

raypla

Thanks it was really easy, the prep took 5X the spraying but it was worth it in the end, especially considering the rust that was forming on the bottoms of the rockers, it wouldn't have made it another salt loving winter up here w/out making my rockers look like swiss cheese. Oh yea I only used a 1/4 of the supplied material w/the U-Pol Raptor kit ($110 to my door), up next inside bottoms of doors, bumpers and some sliders I picked up. The stuff really covers nice and looks pretty good IMO.

I wouldn't have posted pics but your sig convinced me too here is one more before the bed lining, connected f/r

xj_maniac_newb

it looks nice and love them tires how do they ride?

xjrev10

Cooper STTs are the best tire i have bought to date! They are quiet and i have yet to find a terrain that they have trouble in. Clay, rocks, mud, awesome in the snow, etc.

raypla

X2 and I have 25K on them and expect 45K+ Excellent on road performance in all conditions, especially snow!!