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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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after spending a while trying to find somewhere OTHER than directly from roush($435, no thanks) to get pre painted louvers, i was PM'd on here by someone with wheelskin.com offering me an awesome deal on prepainted Vapor roush louvers, so i placed my order the next day, before he could even get back to me with a tracking number, they were already at my door, good stuff


alittle side note about everything: im pretty sure the rear bracket on the template is off by 1/8", it happened on both sides and i know i had it perfectly lined it,i especailly wasnt off by an 1/8". and finally, prepping the TEMPLATE for install takes longer than than the actual install....




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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 12:24 PM
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nice, I wanted Roush louvers but couldn't find a good price, i didnt feel like paying that kind of money to buy them and then have them painted...
Old Dec 15, 2007 | 12:28 PM
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ORIGINAL: Fallout

alittle side note about everything: im pretty sure the rear bracket on the template is off by 1/8", it happened on both sides and i know i had it perfectly lined it,i especailly wasnt off by an 1/8". and finally, prepping the TEMPLATE for install takes longer than than the actual install....
I also noticed that the rear bracket was out by 1/8".
This puts the screws on the edges of the mounting holes.
If I had known, I would have put the rear bracket 1/8" closer
to the front brackets.
Thought it was just me. [:@]
I also had to move the template towards the rear of the vehicle
in order to get the adhesive pads so they didnt fall upon the
gap between the body and the glass. [:'(]
https://mustangforums.com/m_4294316/tm.htm

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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 12:40 PM
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very nice.
Old Dec 15, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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great, i have to pull the passenger side louver off and redo the rear bracket, when i was at advanced auto, this guy that worked there was like "hey use this promoter on the 3m tape instead its better" so i got it($2)and used it on only 1 bracket, the rear passenger side, and right away i didnt like it, it was some yellowish gel like crap, i threw it away after that bracket and now that one is popping off =/
Old Dec 15, 2007 | 05:59 PM
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did you guys have a heard time getting the screws to go in right and to tighten up?i had a hell of a time getting then to actually tighten up,worries me that one day they will fly off.thinking of using some locktite on them.
Old Dec 15, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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yea, it was a pain to get the tiny *** screws to grab the back side of the clip on the bracket, but once it grabbed, its snugged up real nice
Old Dec 15, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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Sweet!
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