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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 04:26 AM
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I think pulling the tape off is ghetto and fugly.
Old Nov 8, 2006 | 04:50 AM
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It just draws attention to the door frame, not a plus to me.
Old Nov 8, 2006 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by iheartzombies
I think pulling the tape off is ghetto and fugly.
Old Nov 8, 2006 | 05:03 PM
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Mine came with it off from the lot...here's a pic of my BSP with tape off

Old Nov 8, 2006 | 05:04 PM
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the BSP doesn't come with tape...its already black
Old Nov 8, 2006 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Big_Kokujin
the BSP doesn't come with tape...its already black
I knew that Ok maybe I didn't...so this whole time I thought I was special cuz mine didn't have any tape...only to realize I'm just a regular guy with a regular BSP with no tape cuz it's already black Man I feel ignorant now
Old Nov 8, 2006 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Big_Kokujin
Originally Posted by iheartzombies
I think pulling the tape off is ghetto and fugly.
haha sorry, I just don't like it , but thats me. Your box is still very clean and I believe if someone likes their mod, screw the haters :D
Old Nov 8, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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should i do this on my shadow mica? what if the color under my shadow mica is black. lol that would suck.

has anyone did this on a shadow mica?
Old Nov 8, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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its the OEM color
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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I wanna go and do mine like right now. So what do I do to get it off?? Just pull and peel?? There's a how to but they only did the center pillars.
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 04:22 PM
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its all the same, just be careful, and don't rush or you will peel some of the clear up...
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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Okay. Thanks!!!
Old Nov 11, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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I have pulled my tape off both of mine RS2.0 and RS3.0 and the cars look a whole lot better they dont look so much like a box better body lines.
Old Nov 11, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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Hey onionescion, Can you post some pics, I would like to see some more examples of the RS2, Because that is what I have and I want more examples of what it looks like
Old Nov 11, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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It helps if you remove the mirrors. It took 2 hrs. for the first door then I got a rhythm going and did the rest in 2 more hrs. I think the BCP look great without that black crap.
Old Nov 11, 2006 | 06:09 PM
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It looks TONS better with the tape off. Why the hell did they put that crap on there in the first place!? Having tape cover up the beautiful paint is the most retarded thing ever.
Here's mine before:

after:
Old Nov 11, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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I'm thinking it was just a certain style they were going for. I agree! It was a dumb move to cover up perfectly good paint.
Old Nov 11, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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I've never seen (or maybe noticed) this done before.
Is there a clearcoat on the paint under the covered area?
Anybody have a pic of a Camo Green XB with this done to it?
Old Nov 11, 2006 | 06:53 PM
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There's clear coat where the tape used to be on mine (further proving the tape to be stupid lol)
Old Nov 11, 2006 | 09:19 PM
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Mine had one small quarter sized spot I had to rub out after the tape removed. It was like sanding marks. They rubbed right out and all was fine. I just like to see more color. Plus you can tell a modded one from a stocker.



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