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Put the clear corners on...now I'm p!ssed...
Geez, how the heck did you guys do this without gouging up your paint right behind them?
I had a folded-up towel behind the screwdriver and STILL each one got a little gouge there :mad: :mad: :mad: I honestly don't see how it could be avoided - hell I wish they had just used a little screw like most do. At least being dark blue, it doesn't really show up on mine unless you get right up on it, but still... :( |
I used the smallest screwdriver you've ever seen in your life. :laugh:
Seriously, I know what you mean though. I had a 2k SE for a month and I messed up the paint a little bit on both rears when I was putting the clears on that one. Luckily I only had that car for a month and I learned my lesson on that one before I put them on my 2k3. I used the smallest flathead screwdriver I could find and I only pried enough that I could grab the marker with my hand and pop it out. |
Re: Put the clear corners on...now I'm p!ssed...
Originally posted by 02SEinStL Geez, how the heck did you guys do this without gouging up your paint right behind them? I had a folded-up towel behind the screwdriver and STILL each one got a little gouge there :mad: :mad: :mad: I honestly don't see how it could be avoided - hell I wish they had just used a little screw like most do. At least being dark blue, it doesn't really show up on mine unless you get right up on it, but still... :( It sucks on a new car, but you'll soon forget about little things like that once all the dents, chips, and gouges start showing up on the bumper, hood, and sides.:( |
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Originally posted by IceY2K1 Yeah, I got one or two. However, I found out later that you can actually pop the fronts out from the backside. The rears are enclosed, so you have to use the screw driver. I also cracked one of my stock rears in the process, since I didn't dig in deep enough. It sucks on a new car, but you'll soon forget about little things like that once all the dents, chips, and gouges start showing up on the bumper, hood, and sides.:( |
i did the same thing. i forget what side i pryed from originally, but i found that if you pry from the other side they come out a lot easier and with no paint damage.
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Re: Re: Put the clear corners on...now I'm p!ssed...
Originally posted by IceY2K1 It sucks on a new car, but you'll soon forget about little things like that once all the dents, chips, and gouges start showing up on the bumper, hood, and sides.:( No door dings, though...when the first of those shows up I'll be goin apeshat for sure ;) |
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Originally posted by 02SEinStL :D True dat...I'm a step ahead cause I got the dealer to have the hood chips touched up before I picked it up...did such a fine job it looks like the whole hood was painted! :cool: No door dings, though...when the first of those shows up I'll be goin apeshat for sure ;) Yeah, same here. No door dings in 2.5yrs, except one little chip on my door guard from some b!tch in a POS Saturn. She's just lucky I didn't find it until after I had left. One of the few times I couldn't park in BFE.:mad: |
Originally posted by BiggD23 I used the smallest screwdriver you've ever seen in your life. :laugh: Seriously, I know what you mean though. I had a 2k SE for a month and I messed up the paint a little bit on both rears when I was putting the clears on that one. Luckily I only had that car for a month and I learned my lesson on that one before I put them on my 2k3. I used the smallest flathead screwdriver I could find and I only pried enough that I could grab the marker with my hand and pop it out. I was pryin' from the wrong end- Prob happened to everyone :rolleyes: |
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Originally posted by IceY2K1 It probably was AFTER they F'd it up with the touchup.:wall:J/K. Yeah, same here. No door dings in 2.5yrs, except one little chip on my door guard from some b!tch in a POS Saturn. She's just lucky I didn't find it until after I had left. One of the few times I couldn't park in BFE.:mad: |
Pry from the side facing the rear of the car. The rear side pops out while the front side anchors.
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Re: Put the clear corners on...now I'm p!ssed...
Originally posted by 02SEinStL Geez, how the heck did you guys do this without gouging up your paint right behind them? I had a folded-up towel behind the screwdriver and STILL each one got a little gouge there :mad: :mad: :mad: I honestly don't see how it could be avoided - hell I wish they had just used a little screw like most do. At least being dark blue, it doesn't really show up on mine unless you get right up on it, but still... It sucks.... |
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