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Old Mar 27, 2013 | 09:54 PM
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Just installed today (and some original music i wrote too, if that sort of thing interest you...)


Old Mar 27, 2013 | 10:19 PM
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Fits well with your cars look! Good job.
Old Mar 28, 2013 | 07:03 AM
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Looks good but the center piece doesn't look like it's lined up right. It's not just on your car because I've seen it on other vehicles. Is it the piece or the install?
Old Mar 28, 2013 | 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by D'prived
Looks good but the center piece doesn't look like it's lined up right. It's not just on your car because I've seen it on other vehicles. Is it the piece or the install?
Agreed, it seems to sit lower in relation to the outer pieces.
Old Mar 28, 2013 | 10:01 AM
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Nice work!
The middle does look a little lower than the Cervini video.
Old Mar 28, 2013 | 07:26 PM
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Yeah.... I got home today and looked at it... the lines were off and it bothered me...so I took the lights back out, did some custom widening of the holes where the studs from the tail lights bolt to the car... took about 10 minutes, now it all lines up.

No mention of this in the instructions, so hopefully this post will help someone down the road. Also, Cervini omitted the wire ties and 3M tape from my kit and sent me some plastic fasteners for a "2008 dodge challenger ram hood". I know it was an accident, but for 600 bucks, I expected more. It is also not mentioned in the product literature that YOUR KEY TO THE TRUNK WILL NO LONGER FIT!!!!!!! I've only used my key like once since I bought the car new, but at least I had the option, I no longer do...

So...
Instructions= 6 out of 10 (its up to you to make the lines match up perfectly....)
Quality= 9 out of 10
Shipping/packing= 5 out of 10 (omitted parts and sent parts for wrong car...I will be emailing asking to reimburse me for the parts I had to buy at autozone....)

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Old Mar 28, 2013 | 08:21 PM
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Those look great on your car
Old Mar 29, 2013 | 09:10 AM
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Much better! Very nice!
Old Mar 29, 2013 | 10:42 AM
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Very nice! Looking good!
Old Mar 29, 2013 | 11:06 AM
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Why wont the key open the trunk anymore? it looks like the key hole is still there.



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