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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 02:23 AM
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Got a set of esam visors from my buddy superfreestyle this weekend and I had to peel off the old double sided tape that origianaly came with the visors from Japan . I started on them at 6:00 and got done at 9;00 in a chair never took a brake. All of my fingers have blisters and my thumbs have blister's on them 1/2 inch wide and 2 inches long. i have debaged-destriped many many vehicles but this was a trip.
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hahahahahahahaha....dang!!!! thats some guerilla tape or something right there....i want to get me a set of esams but dont want to pay that much for them
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 06:33 AM
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it should just be 3m double sided tape it's common but strong especially after sitting around in the heat and such
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by daneisthegreatest
hahahahahahahaha....dang!!!! thats some guerilla tape or something right there....i want to get me a set of esams but dont want to pay that much for them

I just ordered mine from Carson Toyota. 229 shipped. Not bad considering what you're getting.
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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hahahahahahahaha....dang!!!! thats some guerilla tape or something right there....i want to get me a set of esams but dont want to pay that much for them

I just ordered mine from Carson Toyota. 229 shipped. Not bad considering what you're getting.
If I ever buy another set they will be new.
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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the esam tapes release almost perfectly with a blow dryer.
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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the esam tapes release almost perfectly with a blow dryer.
they might have released easaly from his xb with a blow dryer but all the tape stayed on the visors
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Originally Posted by THE-MACF
Originally Posted by daneisthegreatest
hahahahahahahaha....dang!!!! thats some guerilla tape or something right there....i want to get me a set of esams but dont want to pay that much for them

I just ordered mine from Carson Toyota. 229 shipped. Not bad considering what you're getting.
i dont know if i will ever buy another thing from carson toyota, i just got in my RS4 grill that i was waiting on for over 2 months....how long did it take you to get the esams in???
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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you need to get yourself a 3-M pinstripe remover wheel, it goes on your your angled die grinder and removers pinstripes and double sided tape quick and easy, its the only thing i use at work for such jobs and its costs about $15
Old Aug 13, 2007 | 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by low_down_xb
you need to get yourself a 3-M pinstripe remover wheel, it goes on your your angled die grinder and removers pinstripes and double sided tape quick and easy, its the only thing i use at work for such jobs and its costs about $15
Sounds like a good idea. With a die grinder won't it remove some of the plastic off my visors?
Old Aug 13, 2007 | 12:51 PM
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no it wont ill take a pic of the tool later, but all you do is just barely make contact with it and it pulls it right off, and i used it on fresh paint before and no damage, i use it on customers visors and no damage, because i dont get paid to stand there and pull tape off all day
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part number is 07501


installed on tool


just barely make contact, thats all it takes
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