Just arrived. I will apply tonight or tomorrow.
Fingers crossed...
Super VXer
Just arrived. I will apply tonight or tomorrow.
Fingers crossed...
Super VXer
Take it out of the box today for an easy install tomorrow...and don't forget to get your hairdryer out!Originally Posted by JAMAS
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Should I unroll it too? Is there a backing, or should I be concerned about where I lay it?
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YES, put it in sun light (even inside) to help it get warm and unroll...
Don't force it to unroll!
NO, there's NO BACKING on it...so be careful!
YES, be concerned where you lay it! Beach towel!
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....the adventure BEGINS ANEW! ...2015......
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Y'all are making it sound SOOOOO difficult!!!
I unrolled mine onto my hood close to the desired location & left it that way for about 15 minutes. Then repositioned it to the desired location. I chose to bias it towards the leading edge like Sue did & that left a little bit hanging over the edge of the hood in a few places (sorry - can't remember where since that was 2 1/2 years ago). I then used scissors to trim off the excess & then put the trim piece on.
Sorry but I can't vouch for the effects on my paint. The one time I took it off 2 years ago, there was some discoloration of the paint. I have no idea if the discoloration will come off with rubbing compound or not. I just put the bra back on and decided that it is now a permanent mod. I'm probably going to have to replace mine next year since the trim piece keeps working loose over the PS headlight (or maybe I'll just try the crimping method that y'all mentioned). I schlep some Back2Black on it any time that I'm treating the cladding and it still looks new.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Put a smiley after you say that Bub.
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I know you're as detailed and neurotic as me on this kind of stuff...so here's another list....
- The SUN worked better for me than a hairdryer....the longer you can leave BOTH bra and edge trim, out in the sun, the better.
It was uniformly hot, instead of just a specific area.- I also applied it IN THE SUN to keep it hot.
- I lay mine on a beach towel out on the driveway.
- Wear surgical type gloves to minimize burning (a little), but also to prevent skin oils from getting on either side.
- Apply it in the approx correct position, then lift the one side and start tugging on it to stretch it toward the edge of the headlight.
- MOST of the time, the other side will stay attached, so your tugging will be effective.
- If you lift too much up, then tug, the magnetic hold will not be enough and the other side will release.
- Be careful when tugging NOT to let your fingers dig in too deep and cause a "dent" or bend.
- I know instructions say to put your finger under the lip at the back edge and "roll" it....but I found I still needed to TUG on it to get any meaningful stretching. But I found that really burned my fingers cuz now I was touching both the hot bra and the hot metal hood...
- Remember, it most likely will NOT come completely to the edge of the headlights...but the small gap will be covered by the edge trim.
- ***When my other one flew off....I was able to see it happening, and the leading edge on the hood was the first place it released and was flapping.***
- I may be incorrect, but I thought it most important to have the leading edge of hood (directly above grill) have the mask closest to the edge. This allows the edge trim to COVER/ overlap the most on the bra....for a more secure hold. I def biased mine forward, so I could do this.
- Take your time on the edge trim since you're bending it into place for the first time. Def use some channel locks or robogrip pliers to pinch the edge trim channel closed. You want to apply the pressure equally on the trim, so the pliers need to have a flat even pressure....not pinching one edge more than the other.
- If you find one part of the edging doesn't really stay "on" the edge, pull it back/off the metal and pinch it with the pliers to really tighten the channel. Then push it on.
- The two (2) most problematic areas for the edging is corners on the 3-4" of hood directly above the FAKE cladding screw. It has to make a 90 degree turn on each end.....this is where the flat plier pinch will be most helpful
- When the channel is very tight/narrow, I found a small amount of the top layer of the bra would be peeled back in some areas.....I presume from the very snug channel being pushed onto the bra. The "peeling" did NOT progress or get worse at all, and the edging covers it completely, so no ugly part.
AND REMEMBER.....if i can do this (and do it perfectly), then YOU DEFINITELY CAN DO IT TOO!
Go JON, GO JON, Go JON!!!!
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Great write up Kat...I put mine on in the winter here in CO so no go for me on that SUN and HEAT.
The only other thing that was problematic for me what where the bra overlaps the hood at the corners. It was difficult to get the hold down started.
Also don't pull too hard on the hold down piece. With a few tries you'll get it even at both edges. It's easier to go back some and pull more than it is to get to the end and need to go back and make is shorter...
Looking forward to seeing the pics Jon.
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