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Hi all, I've just bought a 1999 freesport 5dr auto and I'm in love. What a lovely car to drive. Only problem I have is the previous owner put go-faster transfers on the wings - how the hell do I get 'em off? It looks like they'll start flaking if I try to peel them. All advice welcome. B)

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Hi all, I've just bought a 1999 freesport 5dr auto and I'm in love. What a lovely car to drive. Only problem I have is the previous owner put go-faster transfers on the wings - how the hell do I get 'em off? It looks like they'll start flaking if I try to peel them. All advice welcome. B)

Welcome to the RAV4 section of the TOC :thumbsup: and i must say you have made a great choice in vehicle, i've always liked the early limited addition models with the fat wheels and wide arches :) .

As to the sticker on your car, try using a hair dryer to warm the sticker ( not to hot though :rolleyes: ), once you get an edge up with your finger nail, then keep the heat on and try pull it off in one go.....good luck.

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Welcome ...

Hair dryer is the way to go - will be interesting if the paint has faded below - what colour is your RAV ?

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Thanks guys, I'll try the hair dryer when it stops raining! It's that sort of Toyota metallic goldy silver colour - I'll put some piccies on when I've got these stickers off......................they keep making me overtake things. :yes:

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Just a note about the strips, sometimes peole add strips to hide paintwork scratches....i hope that not the case :( ....fingers crossed :yes: .

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'Tis done. The strips came off with no problems, thanks a lot for the advice. :thumbsup: Just spent 4 hours cleaning it - it was supposed to have been valeted..............ha! I shall now go and have another play. :D

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Glad it all went to plan :thumbsup: ......so with no strips ,she's not as fast now :D :D B) .

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Faster................not as much weight. :driving: I found a rust spot when I took off the spare wheel bracket, so I dutifully put Kurust on, and went to the local dealer for a touch up pen. Guess who got a ltd colour car? He said they would have to order it as the shade of silver was only used on the Freesport - I now have to try really hard not to scratch it! :lol:

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Faster................not as much weight. :driving: I found a rust spot when I took off the spare wheel bracket, so I dutifully put Kurust on, and went to the local dealer for a touch up pen. Guess who got a ltd colour car? He said they would have to order it as the shade of silver was only used on the Freesport - I now have to try really hard not to scratch it! :lol:

Another option is to unbolt the petrol flap , go down to Halfords and match the colour up in the racks.

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Grrrrrrrrr..................I went to Halfords, nice touch up silver paint all marked clearly at £3.99, picked one up, grabbed a Kurust pen, went to checkout, nice lady said the paint was £6.95..............took her to where it said £3.99 and she said.............honest............."It must have gone up"........!!!!!!! Computer says no! No wonder they've no customers - I keep telling myself not to go back, but after throwing aforementioned paint at her till, I don't think I will be for a while! :ffs:

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Grrrrrrrrr..................I went to Halfords, nice touch up silver paint all marked clearly at £3.99, picked one up, grabbed a Kurust pen, went to checkout, nice lady said the paint was £6.95..............took her to where it said £3.99 and she said.............honest............."It must have gone up"........!!!!!!! Computer says no! No wonder they've no customers - I keep telling myself not to go back, but after throwing aforementioned paint at her till, I don't think I will be for a while! :ffs:

Halfords commonly refered to as Halfrauds......

It's the next step up from PC World they employee mupets.......

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Grrrrrrrrr..................I went to Halfords, nice touch up silver paint all marked clearly at £3.99, picked one up, grabbed a Kurust pen, went to checkout, nice lady said the paint was £6.95..............took her to where it said £3.99 and she said.............honest............."It must have gone up"........!!!!!!! Computer says no! No wonder they've no customers - I keep telling myself not to go back, but after throwing aforementioned paint at her till, I don't think I will be for a while! :ffs:

Legally they have to sell it at the advertised price, if they forget to remove/change the displyed price it's there problem. Shame, it's too late now to argue it.....

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I'd already explained that to her, she called the 'Manager'....................he must have been on his dinner break from school, waste of time. It's a shame really, nice shop, decent gear, not too bad prices, run by !Removed! morons. :yes:

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