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spugg333 
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 Topic: ROOF RAIL REMOVAL
Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 1:33am |
HELLO ALL.....I HAVE HAD MY KUGA NOW SINCE JANUARY AND HAVE DONE THE USUAL SIMPLE MODS ie LED DAY TIME LIGHTS,PUDDLE LIGHTS.CHIP TUNED ETC ETC...I`M NOW GOING TO START CARBON WRAPPING THE ROOF THE WING MIRRORS AND THE CHROME SECTIONS OF THE FRONT GRILL ETC ETC BUT THE ROOF IS CAUSING ME SLEEPLESS NIGHTS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE ROOFBARS OFF TO MAKE A PERFECT NEAT JOB WHEN I WRAP THE ROOF....DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW TO TAKE THE BLITERS OFF...THANKS IN ADVANCE 
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eddiek
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 8:32am |
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If you use the search facility for Roof rails you will come across a whole list of posts about roof rails, even a downloadable instruction sheet in PDF.
Basically just pull off the 4 end caps (tight fit) and remove the 8 screws (2 under each cap) and remove rails. Easy.
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2009 2.0 TDCI AWD Titanium + Appearance Pack, Convenience Pack, 18" Wheels in Moondust Silver
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ruffage
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 10:10am |
Carbon wrapping? As in giving those parts a carbon fibre effect? Are you sure? 
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spugg333
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 6:33pm |
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THANKYOU FOR THE REPLIES I WILL DO THE RELEVANT SEARCHES!....AS FOR BEING SURE ABOUT THE WRAPPING, I`LL TRY TO POST PICTURES WHEN THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE, I`M SURE IT WILL DRAW SOME DEBATE..
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Gazwats
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 7:32pm |
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Never mind the carbon bits for your Kuga is there any chance you could source a Caps Lock for your keyboard? Thanks awfully old chap.
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quatroxquatro
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Posted: 29 Jul 2010 at 7:25pm |
Someone in Spain has already done that wrap thing......
Not for me, I think.
Regards,
qxq
Edited by quatroxquatro - 29 Jul 2010 at 7:28pm
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heylcat
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Posted: 30 Jul 2010 at 6:01pm |
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Me neither, what is the purpose please?
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Dotty
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Posted: 30 Jul 2010 at 6:33pm |
Erm....... Why? 
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whizkid
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Posted: 30 Jul 2010 at 6:49pm |
I quite like it actually - though I would delay final judgement until I saw it in the flesh.
I believe the Focus RS500 was wrapped. Apparently it was manufactured as Matt Black and then wrapped as Matt Black. The purpose ? Not a clue. Only thing I can think of is that it gives you the option of different finishes - a bit like wood veneer.
Could be the next big thing or cars !! Does anyone remember vinyl roofs ? What was the purpose of them ? I can remember having one put on my Mk3 Cortina !! Ahhhh memories !
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Chestrefeldian
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Posted: 30 Jul 2010 at 10:37pm |
I had a Vinyl roof put on my old 1974 Hilman Avenger.
What was the purpose someone asked?
The roof went rusty after about 15 months so I red leaded it and stuck a Vinyl roof on.
I also had a go faster stripe down the side. Why. Some dear keyed the car along its length in a German car park. I couldn't geta paint match even after 9 months.
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