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| Aug 25, 2014 03:44PM | mousy | |
| Aug 25, 2014 03:17PM | malsal | Edited: Aug 25, 2014 03:54PM |
| Aug 25, 2014 02:58PM | MiniMike | |
| Aug 23, 2014 08:34AM | Cup Cake | Edited: Aug 23, 2014 08:37AM |
| Aug 22, 2014 08:51PM | Cheleker | |
| Aug 22, 2014 04:15PM | dklawson | |
| Aug 22, 2014 02:25PM | Air2air | |
| Aug 22, 2014 01:03PM | malsal | |
| Aug 22, 2014 01:00PM | miniboy |
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Mousy
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Makes me wonder how they did this in the factory, as I'm sure they didn't soak it in a hot bathtub, of use heat guns? or did they? They were interested in building the car as fast and as cheap as they could...
They were probably strait pieces to begin with Mike not like the tightly wrapped circular shipped mess we have to deal with.
The last set i did i hung the strips from an extension ladder (longest thing available) with weights on the ends of them, left them in the sun for a week and they were much straighter and a lot easier to deal with when installing.
If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
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make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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Makes me wonder how they did this in the factory, as I'm sure they didn't soak it in a hot bathtub, of use heat guns? or did they? They were interested in building the car as fast and as cheap as they could...
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For the deluxe trim you used to be able to buy right and left handed sections which made installation a lot easier.
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//www.minimania.com/Factory_trim_molding_installation_-_GFZ107___GZF105
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Heat is your friend. Another step that may help will sound counterintuitive.
The coiled plastic is going to have a curvature to it. Your first inclination will be to match that curvature to the curve of the wheel arch. Don't. Bend it backwards for the wheel arches so some of that pre-existing curvature will go around the transition from the wheel arch to the horizontal run under the door.
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Man did I screw mine up a month ago, kinked the crap out of it but honestly, you just can't tell unless you look for it.
My problem with the heat gun was that the trim has a very narrow window between solid and goopy. I was never able to time the heat application to the correct nanosecond - it would suddenly crumple up with no warning.
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Use a hair dryer on a hot day. There is a thread in the article section somewhere on this site outlining the best way to install it.
If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
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make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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I'm trying to install the chrome trim that runs the length of the car above the rocker panels. However, when I put it on there were nasty kinks at the base of each wheel arch. Is there any way to prevent kinking? I soaked the entire piece in a hot bathtub beforehand, it didn't seem to help.
Thanks
