Nightmare!!!
1st Gear Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 137
From: Michigan
There is a reason that auto glass removal/replacement is a trade in and off itself, it is very specialized work. Glad to hear you are ok. I would suggest that you bring your car into the local auto glass installer and have him fix you up right!!
4th Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,852
From: East Moline, IL
Wow. That's the worst install story I've heard for these.
As far as paint match, they're usually dead on. Call Marcello on Monday. He'll get you fixed up.
This is exactly why I let my Ford dealer do it. If it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any at all. Sounds like you're the same. My dealer did mine for $75. They chipped the paint and fixed it for free.
As far as paint match, they're usually dead on. Call Marcello on Monday. He'll get you fixed up.
This is exactly why I let my Ford dealer do it. If it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any at all. Sounds like you're the same. My dealer did mine for $75. They chipped the paint and fixed it for free.
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2nd Gear Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 471
From: Arizona
I am usually pretty good with mods. This was just one of those things that happened. My fault for not having the glasses on. Im also not sure If me doing this when it was 110 degrees out was bad. Ill post pics when everything is fixed. Going to Walmart right now for some full safety glasses.
5th Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 3,070
From: North Carolina
The SHR louvers don't look all that great in the first place. Still just looks like something else someone 3m'd to their car. If there was a way to get rid of the gap all the way around so it looked like it was made into the body, then it would look ok.
4th Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,155
From: Georgia
What he said^^^ I was wanting to have the body shop fill in the gap&sand/smooth paint it to match then it would look right imo
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 259
From: McDonough GA
All you can say about that is DAMN.
I took the lazy out, Lots of tape, a little more tape, then some tape and a center punch and hammer. 20 miuntes cleanup new louvers in, it's all good. By the way, I think if a survey was done, SHR louvers would win hands down as the best looking availbale, IMO.
Glad you're O.K. though.
I took the lazy out, Lots of tape, a little more tape, then some tape and a center punch and hammer. 20 miuntes cleanup new louvers in, it's all good. By the way, I think if a survey was done, SHR louvers would win hands down as the best looking availbale, IMO.
Glad you're O.K. though.
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 197
From: North Carolina originally from ATX
wow thats bummer dude i ordered these louvers and while the self install seems like it would be the way to go 75 bucks isnt to much
good luck with the rest of the install and show
good luck with the rest of the install and show