 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  04-29-2012, 05:45 PM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Canada- West Posts: 29 |  B-Pillar Tape removal
As my ti's rejuvenation continues nicely, the appearance of the B pillars is bothering me. Anybody with experience removing the tape?? Heat gun, hair dryer, or ?? Would like to avoid chemicals if possible. (Maybe some goo-gone to remove any remaining residue if necessary) Any advice would be appreciated. thanks, max  |  |  | | 04-30-2012, 03:06 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Heat gun to remove the tape, Goo-Gone to remove any residue left behind. __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 04-30-2012, 03:17 AM | #3 | | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Canada- West Posts: 29 |
Thanks for the confirmation wolferj !
cheers,
max | | | | | 04-30-2012, 06:40 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: West Palm Beach,Florida Posts: 261 |
I used a steamer left very little residue __________________ I<3MY TI | | | | | 05-08-2012, 03:01 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SOUTH Jersey Posts: 1,085 |
I can see why you are removing it. That said, I never cared for the E36s that do not have black there.. just too jarring to the design of the car | | | | | 05-08-2012, 03:47 PM | #6 | | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Canada- West Posts: 29 |
Tape removed successfully. I had rented a fender roller that came with a heat gun for warming up the paint - so it was a natural to use it. Plus, my little steamer is rather weak. The first side came off pretty easy. Maybe 60% of the glue residue came off with the tape. On the other side, probably 90% of the glue reside stayed. Arrgh. Lots of letting the Goo-Gone soak in helped get the crud off. Quote: Originally Posted by Mad-Machine  I can see why you are removing it. That said, I never cared for the E36s that do not have black there.. just too jarring to the design of the car | If my car was any color other than black, I would definitely replace the black out trim. But, since mine is black, I will leave it paint showing. IMO, the gloss black paint blends with the shine of the glass better than the flat black does. (although my old black tape may have been a step beyond flat LOL) Will post a photo when i get a chance to take some. max | | | | | 05-12-2012, 02:45 AM | #7 | | Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Denver, Co Posts: 49 |
Interesting. My Ti does not have the black tape. It is a 95 helrot clubsport. I wonder if the PO removed it or it came without it stock? Anyone know if the tape came on 100% of the 318Tis?
Nice steering wheel by the way. | | | | | 05-12-2012, 02:52 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
My 95 Active came without tape, but painted matte black. Yoda and I removed the tape off of his 97 Alaska Blue ti, and he really liked it with out the tape.
I have since done a black CF vinyl wrap on the b-pillar just for fun. Looks decent to me... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 05-13-2012, 08:56 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Monkfish Interesting. My Ti does not have the black tape. It is a 95 helrot clubsport. I wonder if the PO removed it or it came without it stock? Anyone know if the tape came on 100% of the 318Tis?
Nice steering wheel by the way. | they all came with the tape as far as I know, but the dealers official "fix" when the tape started looking crappy was to just remove it so it could have been done by a dealer or by the PO | | | | |
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