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Title: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on November 10, 2010, 04:41:50
Has anyone had a go at removing the air bag warning stickers on the sunvisors? They look like they are stuck on very well and I don't want to risk damaging the sunvisor trying to remove them. :mad: :mad:

Any comments would be much appreciated.  :D

I'd like to get rid of them as I reckon they make my baby look a bit tacky.
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: Lakes on November 10, 2010, 06:27:35
Hi Ugly Mongrel,
you could try a hair dryer, heat them up, this will normally allow easy removal of stickers, but i have not tried it on those air bag warning stickers.
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: Joel on November 10, 2010, 06:33:25
I would love to know, my Civic had those tacky things too, I tried removing them on that car and got nowhere fast..  :'(
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: agentr31 on November 10, 2010, 08:21:59
LOL

funny you mention that, i was picking at them today in traffic... seems to be one of the best stickers ive come across (not that i actually pulled them off)
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: Dazzler on November 10, 2010, 09:04:42
I reckon they are sort of painted on (Might even be a sort of offence to remove them...)  :eek:
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: rustynutz on November 10, 2010, 09:07:03

Try some eucalyptus oil...that usually works a treat on dissolving sticker glue..... :)

 
(http://www.fgb.com.au/images/stories/FGB/Products/Bosistos/BosistosEucalyptusOil.jpg)
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: agentr31 on November 10, 2010, 10:24:20
i had an AWESOME look...

looks like they are screen printed on there... FAIL!!!111!!OMFG

Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: Shambles on November 10, 2010, 10:28:21
^-- So the obvious answer is to paint over them  :question:


Yup, that'll sort 'em out
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: 2i30s on November 10, 2010, 10:28:36
i think your rite Ian,at first i thought that were a sticker. they may even be vulcanised on.  :idea:
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: 2i30s on November 10, 2010, 10:32:15
 you could remove then alltogether.  :lol:

Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: agentr31 on November 10, 2010, 10:33:21
OR
^-- So the obvious answer is to paint over them  :question:


Yup, that'll sort 'em out

LOL

OR swap the visors over left to right, putting the warning on the back :) also puts the mirror on the front :P :P :P
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: 2i30s on November 10, 2010, 10:34:35
 :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: eye30 on November 10, 2010, 18:02:29
Has anyone had a go at removing the air bag warning stickers on the sunvisors? They look like they are stuck on very well and I don't want to risk damaging the sunvisor trying to remove them. :mad: :mad:


I have to ask the obvious question ---- Why do you want to remove other than "they make my baby look a bit tacky"?

No one can see it other than you and your passenger and only when you pull down the visor.

Is this not a legal requirement to have this warning notice as it prompts any user of the car to the important warning regarding the air bag deployment eg. use of a child seat.
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: bumpkin on November 10, 2010, 21:31:20
I agree, we should have an Xtreme modZ section where the starting topic is Ultim8 Debadging :wink: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: Joel on November 10, 2010, 21:36:56
I have to ask the obvious question ---- Why do you want to remove other than "they make my baby look a bit tacky"?

No one can see it other than you and your passenger and only when you pull down the visor.

Is this not a legal requirement to have this warning notice as it prompts any user of the car to the important warning regarding the air bag deployment eg. use of a child seat.

For me, it is just annoying as they are bright and colourful.. Legally you can't use car seats in the front in Australia even if you don't have airbags, so it is a mute point... They might as well have stickers telling you to drive on the left, or to wear your seatbelt and not drive over the speed limit  :lol:
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: eye30 on November 10, 2010, 21:50:22
they are bright and colourful..

On mine the writting is a greyish colour and blends in on the visor.

Please post a picture so I can visualise the issue you describe
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on November 11, 2010, 04:19:56
The stickers in Oz are yellow and black and quite large. I had no other reason for wanting to remove them apart from aesthetics.

I'll get a pic posted for the non-OZ members.
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: agentr31 on November 11, 2010, 06:45:34
I agree, we should have an Xtreme modZ section where the starting topic is Ultim8 Debadging :wink: :lol: :lol:

LOL you having a stab there cobber?
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: 2i30s on November 11, 2010, 08:41:37
I agree, we should have an Xtreme modZ section where the starting topic is Ultim8 Debadging :wink: :lol: :lol:

LOL you having a stab there cobber?
thems fighting words ian.  :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: bumpkin on November 11, 2010, 08:49:29
I agree, we should have an Xtreme modZ section where the starting topic is Ultim8 Debadging :wink: :lol: :lol:

LOL you having a stab there cobber?

Who me (http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo261/bumpkinbucket/whstle.jpg) :question:
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: 2i30s on November 11, 2010, 08:54:10
 :lol: :wink:
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: agentr31 on November 11, 2010, 10:13:18
hahahaha time for a group hug!!
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: 2i30s on November 11, 2010, 10:15:27
 :lol:
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: duke on November 11, 2010, 12:57:06
Just put a cd visor holder over it and every time you put it down you get a lap-full of cd's .!!! :D   OH and don't tear the tag off your bed or you will go to jail .
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: eye30 on November 11, 2010, 16:55:50
On mine the writting is a greyish colour and blends in on the visor.


On checking today, UK model, there is no sticker.

The writting is embossed onto the visor fabric.

You could if you wanted try and remove it but it would leave the visor in a mess.

To be honest I'd never really noticed it until I'd read this thread and when the visor is "out" blocking what little sun we get here, the writting is pointing up towards the sky..
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: eye30 on November 11, 2010, 16:56:20

I'll get a pic posted for the non-OZ members.

appreciated
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on November 14, 2010, 11:29:07
Hey eye30, Here are the pics of the Oz warning stickers as promised. I really hate seeing them up there, but they look too hard to remove without damaging the visor surface.

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/th_index-7.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/?action=view&current=index-7.jpg)

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/th_index-8.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/?action=view&current=index-8.jpg)
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: 2i30s on November 14, 2010, 11:31:39
same as my cars.
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on November 14, 2010, 11:35:07
I still reckon they look fugly :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: agentr31 on November 14, 2010, 11:55:43
I still reckon they look fugly :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

im with you there!!!

i should see if the korean wrecker has a spare one, and see if it comes of easy enough...
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: bumpkin on November 14, 2010, 11:56:23
They are a bit on the bright side :eek:

Here are the UK MY2008 version, don't know if it has changed for the newer models?

Apologies for the blur, the camera was focussing on the outside, but you get the idea :-[ :-[

(http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo261/bumpkinbucket/visor.jpg)
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on November 14, 2010, 12:04:49
Thanks bumpkin. Obviously very different warning labels in the UK. Yours are nowhere near as bold as ours.

By the way, you can thank God Jonny Wilkinson wasn't playing or the Wallabies would have flogged you :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: bumpkin on November 14, 2010, 12:11:54
Thanks bumpkin. Obviously very different warning labels in the UK. Yours are nowhere near as bold as ours.

By the way, you can thank God Jonny Wilkinson wasn't playing or the Wallabies would have flogged you :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

That'll be ENGLAND you are talking about :P :P :P

I am happily getting on with life, having started yesterday knowing that the All Blacks would give us a kicking and of course being proven correct (49-3) :lol: :lol: :lol:

Crossing my fingers for Mr Webber this afternoon, think it's about time Australia had an F1 champion, last time was 1980 :eek: :eek:
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: Dazzler on November 14, 2010, 12:15:13
I reckon you could get a sunvisor from another car (probably a Hyundai) with similar colour material on the visor (from a wreckers yard) and cannibalise it to get some vinyl to carefully glue over the warning label... :idea:

Thanks for supporting Webber Brian... :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: eye30 on November 14, 2010, 12:16:14
On my car those stickers are on the side of the dash, passenger side, and are hidden when the door is closed.
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: agentr31 on November 14, 2010, 12:16:53
we have those too...
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: bumpkin on November 14, 2010, 12:18:56
Thanks for supporting Webber Brian... :mrgreen:

 :D :D

Well Hamilton is pretty much out of it, Alonso has already done it, Vettel will do it in the future, I reckon this is Marks best chance, however the coverage has just started and it would appear he already has some form of problem :'(
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: Ugly Mongrel on November 14, 2010, 12:20:04
Bumpkin, Do you mean this Mark Weber :question: :question:


(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/index-11.jpg)
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: bumpkin on November 14, 2010, 12:22:05
 :lol: :lol:

I didn't say he was the best, I said it was his best chance!!
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: trev012 on November 14, 2010, 16:14:18
That'll be ENGLAND you are talking about   

Is that the same as ENG - ER- LAND  I wonder :D
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: jay on December 28, 2010, 09:36:09
I hate them as well. I started picking at the driver side one a while ago, mines half off (sort of - if you pick it, theres a clear sticker thats really hard to remove) and looks worse. I tried some basic sticker removal stuff that didn't do anything, may try eucalyptus oil when I get around to it.
Title: Re: Removal of air bag warning stickers
Post by: 2i30s on December 28, 2010, 09:43:42
 :goodjob: :razz:
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