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Sofa King
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Waiting to see the finished results...
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Love those Vanity Plates!!!Received today. I just opened one and the quality looks good. It slides over the existing tip but is tight. You might need to pull the opening apart a little to get these on. Perhaps thats what an earlier poster was referring too when he said they were too small.
AZ_Ryan
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Ok. Got these one. They are a bit of a PITA to get aligned and adjusted. This is because the factory tips aren't symmetrical. And the two outer most factory tips are shorter than the inner ones. And the factory tips tapper inward. So the issue is these tips are a bit long and to get them to tighten properly you cant seat them all the way back. At least on the two outside tips. So the end result is these poke out about a 1/4" - 1/2" more than stock. Not the end of the world but Id prefer them tucked in further. I also made the tactical error of tightening the passenger side out of sequence. Because you have to rotate these toward the center of the car, the passenger side bolt tilts upward, and if you dont do the inside passenger tip first, you wont be able to reach the bolt to tighten it because the outside one is in the way. I also learned the hard way that once you get these tightened all the way, they are damn near impossible to remove because the crimp so far in the back.
Anyway, they're on and they look good. For the price these are hard to beat. I still wish they came in some other finish instead of black though. But they look much nicer than stock. Apologies for the dirty car.
Anyway, they're on and they look good. For the price these are hard to beat. I still wish they came in some other finish instead of black though. But they look much nicer than stock. Apologies for the dirty car.
Sofa King
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Looking good...Ok. Got these one. They are a bit of a PITA to get aligned and adjusted. This is because the factory tips aren't symmetrical. And the two outer most factory tips are shorter than the inner ones. And the factory tips tapper inward. So the issue is these tips are a bit long and to get them to tighten properly you cant seat them all the way back. At least on the two outside tips. So the end result is these poke out about a 1/4" - 1/2" more than stock. Not the end of the world but Id prefer them tucked in further. I also made the tactical error of tightening the passenger side out of sequence. Because you have to rotate these toward the center of the car, the passenger side bolt tilts upward, and if you dont do the inside passenger tip first, you wont be able to reach the bolt to tighten it because the outside one is in the way. I also learned the hard way that once you get these tightened all the way, they are damn near impossible to remove because the crimp so far in the back.
Anyway, they're on and they look good. For the price these are hard to beat. I still wish they came in some other finish instead of black though. But they look much nicer than stock. Apologies for the dirty car.
What finish would you have preferred? Thought I saw some chrome ones somewhere...
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Redback
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Looks great!
I found the install very easy on mine. I aligned the drain hole in the original tips with the gap between the bolt on the new tips. I did notice the sizing was a little different on each of them, and I ended up using a shim on one to keep it tight.
As you've discovered, you can't push them in too far and have them protrude the same amount as the stock tips... you run out of room as the stock tip tapers towards the front and you can't tighten the new ones. But for me, I love the extra length... they are more obvious and look like a couple of cannons aimed at tailgaters lol.
I found the install very easy on mine. I aligned the drain hole in the original tips with the gap between the bolt on the new tips. I did notice the sizing was a little different on each of them, and I ended up using a shim on one to keep it tight.
As you've discovered, you can't push them in too far and have them protrude the same amount as the stock tips... you run out of room as the stock tip tapers towards the front and you can't tighten the new ones. But for me, I love the extra length... they are more obvious and look like a couple of cannons aimed at tailgaters lol.
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