Need help removing Shark fin
02-19-09, 05:03 PM
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Need help removing Shark fin
tomorrow i need to take my antenna off because im painting my roof.
02-19-09, 05:15 PM
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You have to remove the headliner to get to it.
02-19-09, 05:19 PM
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You have to remove the headliner to get to it.
the whole thing? can i just take the dome light assembly out and slide a wrench in there?
02-19-09, 06:04 PM
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nope LOL i had to go through the same thing *cough cough* LOL gotta drop the headliner..... well from what i heard LOL
02-19-09, 06:18 PM
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why not just paint around the fin? easier step.
02-19-09, 06:56 PM
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^^Easier...yes. But you might get paint cracking in the long run due to stress or they might just do a shtty job.
02-20-09, 12:04 AM
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why not just paint around the fin? easier step.
thats what i thought but the guy said it might not look perfect. I WANT IT PERFECT!!! LOL
02-20-09, 12:06 AM
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You just need to pull the headliner, but how do you pull it down!?
02-20-09, 06:25 AM
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i have a "friend" that picked his car up yesterday from the shop that painted his roof black... ill try and get pics of "his" ride
02-20-09, 06:32 AM
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02-20-09, 07:57 AM
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Just scrap the idea, there are plenty of Scion's on the road
02-20-09, 08:04 AM
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Yeah, I would just do the vinyl overlay so that you take it off if you want to go back to stock. I bought overly from bluebatmobile for my G35 and had no complaints about it.
02-20-09, 09:32 AM
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i have a "friend" that picked his car up yesterday from the shop that painted his roof black... ill try and get pics of "his" ride
do that. tell him if he does a DIY for how to remove the shark fin I will pay him 10 bucks. LOL
02-20-09, 09:37 AM
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Thats pretty cool. I am sure it would look good. but i dont have any CF on the car so it might look weird.
02-20-09, 08:31 PM
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LOL ill take pics of it after work tomm... oh wait he has a professional photoshoot tomm!
ill upload his pics!
02-19-09, 05:03 PM
Need help removing Shark fin
ill upload his pics!