chuckc435

I just bought xenon window scoops fer my 05, but don't think i am completly comphy with the idea of 3m'ing them on. Question is has anyone had good results using other methods of fixing the type of products to there car, and where can i find them, thanks for your time.

skiba5546

3M tape will last longer than the car. That stuff is close enough to permanent if you clean the surfaces and do it right.

chrisc

3M tape is nothing less than crazy

about a year ago i stuck a street sign on my wall with 3M tape...when i realized that it was a bit crooked, i tried to pull at it but it felt like i would pull the paint off. then i went to my dad to see if he had a way to take it off, but all he said was that it was worth a try of just pulling at it and hoping that it would just rip the foam because it was crooked and ugly anyways. we ended up pulling it off along with about 2 square feet of paint and about 1/4 of a cubic foot of dry wall

needless to say...we look a yelling from my mom..

QuickShortBus

+1 3M tape is good stuff, manufacturers have been using it to adhere badges, moulding and other parts for many years. I'm not worried about my louvers coming off. Also, there are tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of vehicles running around with Ventvisors that have been stuck on for years with the same tape.

freefallpat

Hi Chuck,

I had the same concern when I got my 3D carbon louvers put on my car. I was scared about them falling off at high speed. The shop that installed them used "90 second glue". I'm not sure what the technical name is but they said it was permanent enough that the windows would probably need replacing if I ever want them off.

Patrick

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chuckc435

ok, thanks guy's, feelin alot better bout them noy fallin off , many thanks to all.

RedFireChik

not only is 3M good stuff, but there is a solvent made especially for it, so when you're ready to remove whatever it is that is stuck, you can do so without damage. Or so my body shop guy says, anyways. My louvres are attached with 3M.

4wheelkillr

i saw a special on the History channel (love that channel btw) just last week about the history of glue and epoxys and how they all are made, tested and work.

3m is really good stuff. They showed 3M in several capacities. Most of the permenant type epoxys and glues they use are STRONGER than the items they're meant to bond. They should these two pieces of 2x4 that were glued together in one spot. Then a machine pulled them apart. The wood itself splintered and shattered and the spots of the wood where they glued were each still stuck together.

Some of that stuff is pretty good, once it's one...it's not moving.