it's winter time. weather usually sucks. i just heated the stripes up a little bit and they peeled right off without breaking. Mine weren't cracked though. I'd suggest using a heat gun and plastic razorblade. and if there's any sticky residue left behind just use some goof off or WD40 or something like that. I was worried it would be discolored so I took a little piece off behind the back door just to see but it wasn't. It looks great without them though. wish I would've done it sooner