Jack Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Cheers Dave and Dave Rubbing strips defo ruined the lines of it and I am going to take both the decals off the front I think and put another decal on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 How on earth do I get these off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Ok, that's not standard, those trims were held on with silicone sealer or something. You can get a sharp blade and scrape it off but there is already paint damage there that I can see, better off taking it to a bodyshop and letting them do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 They are original because they all came off with GM clips, it's only those two panels that have been pasted on with this stuff for whatever reason and you can see where the holes in the panel have been filled in. Don't think there are any decent bodyshops round near me. Chesterfield bodyshops are a big no no! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) Put them back on man! http://rs130.pbsrc.com/albums/p264/mantaopel/IMG_7926_zps2d590dce.jpg~320x480 Edited July 4, 2015 by brady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 Looks nice with the strips on but like I have said they are staying off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 So its not standard ! GM never put black shit on to glue it all on. As you said, they used clips, white ones that locate on little metal pins that are part of the panel, and were not screwed on. Are both examples of the black goop on the same panel or on different panel ? To me one looks like its drivers side rear 1/4 and the other drivers side front wing. Point remains, there is damage, needs professional sorting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 No the car originally came out of the factory with the strips on because it has those metal pins that are welded to the door including the gm clips . For whatever reason they have been glued on with that gloopy stuff because they have been removed previously on that particular panel and stuck back on without using the clips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmanta Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Have you got a pic of the car with the strips fitted ? I had a GTE hatch years ago that was the same, the weird thing was the strips were higher than the ones fitted to my Gold 1800 Berlinetta. With the cars side by side (no pic, this was the 90s) it was really obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Leave them on, especially if you use this car daily, example, park another car beside ur manta and try opening the door of that car, saves damage to ur manta, u may say, you never part side by side, but thats not to say some else wont! Its ur car your choice after all, if it was me id be removing tiger seal, fittin original clips and refitting trim. Good luck with ur choice lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 Yeah let me find one, here we go optional extras from new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) Im 100% sure the gte hatch was like pic below originally? If bump strips where fitted https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5286/5353492042_1955ceeed2_b.jpg Look at the rear corner, behind rear wheel! Not fitted! The 1.8s, gt, gtj and berlietta had 5 sections each side, all fitted by metal pins, to hold clips. Gte has 4 strips except corner of rear quarters, thats why urs are bonded on? Replacement wings did not have these also! Either way, they dont belong where you have tiger seal stuck to your paintwork! Not so easy fix in u want original as per red manta photo example Edited July 4, 2015 by brady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 Mine did have the metal pins in the doors with the clips holding them in place it's only 2 panels that it was bonded on for whatever reason. The red Hatch has the strips lower than mine were fitted but then again if they were not original why were they held on with original methods apart from those two panels that were bonded on? They actually look worse to me when they are lower down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Yep, rear quarter back section, as they where never fitted here, maybe ur car has had a replacenent wing also. Let me guess where the bond is, rear quarter, and one of the wings, passanger wing? Maybe! Doors and section to rear of doors, pins are present? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 Yes you are right about the passenger wing however the original pins have been filled in. The silicone bond is all on the drivers side but everywhere else all the pins and gm clips were there when removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I guess what has happened sometime in the past the strips were temporarily taken off for whatever reason and typically when doing this part of the white plastic clip brakes so they have got round the problem with the black 'gloop' try some sort of solvant like white spirit unless it is the stuff that sets rock hard, in which case only a blade will reove it, there is a very small device that has a blade set so as you can shave off paint runs when spraying a car, one of these might do the trick. There is some logic to keeping the strips on a 'Daily driver' car, a logic that will become obvious very quickly in the battle ground that is the supermaket car park (mum's who can't see over the stearing wheel of their oversized 4x4 hiting everything as they try and park, kids throwing doors open, runaway trollies etc etc) I still think a temporary compromise would be to piant the strips white, wouldn't have all the trouble trying to eliminate the mounting 'nails' and they would not stand out nearly so much. I had a GTE hatch years ago that was the same, the weird thing was the strips were higher than the ones fitted to my Gold 1800 Berlinetta. With the cars side by side (no pic, this was the 90s) it was really obvious. I think i know why, the strips at the 1800 hight would interfer with the GTE side skirt 'kick-up' infont of the rear wheel, the GTE coupe i encouterd i thought the strips had been add later because the 'kick-up' had a notch cut into it to clear the end of the strip, but the mounting 'nails' where definately factory fitted ( original underseal inside front wing, original sound deadening in the door ) So even Opels bodged this, it was a very early GTE and i suspect side strips on a GTE were special order, so perhaps this was one of the first Manta's made with this combination and when they came to fit the side strips there was a 'oh crap' moment, then someone reached for a large file and put a notch in the 'kick-up', then a note was circulated to make sure GTE's having side strips had their 'nails' placed higher up !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksdevil Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 You could try a Toffee wheel to remove bits like that, although if you aren't experienced you can do some damage. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Adhesive-removal-wheel-to-remove-Lettering-badge-logo-sticky-glue-residue-tool-/400674647669?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5d4a11ee75 Ideally best let a bodyshop sort it as the paint will need touching up anyway. Was going to suggest colour coding the side strips, but on white it can look a bit naff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Well I don't know how many times I will keep saying this but THE.STRIPS.ARE.STAYING.OFF. They completely ruin a good GT/E and are 100% genuine and original and I got confirmation of this when I took them off. Somebody has took one or two of them off for whatever reason, panel repair etc and put back on with the bonding paste. Totally get the daily driver compromise with the strips but I can't put myself into that mentality, I don't want an ugly car because of idiots who can't park, I am building the Manta up I want and there is enough compromise when they were built in the first place. Only trouble is because of the strips being put back on with the bonding paste a few have been bent getting them off. I will try and sell them I think as I won't use them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTAMAN Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 You nave set your heart on not having the strips, so as an interim measure you could remove the 'nails' very, very carefully with a dremel type tool. this would still leave a 'spot' but there would not be anything protruding that could injure anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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