Nightmare!!!
08-17-2008, 02:09 PM
#12
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Michigan
Posts: 137
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!!
08-17-2008, 02:54 PM
#13
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: East Moline, IL
Posts: 1,852
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.
08-17-2008, 03:22 PM
#15
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Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Arizona
Posts: 471
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.
08-17-2008, 03:30 PM
#16
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 3,070
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.
08-17-2008, 05:40 PM
#17
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,155
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
08-17-2008, 06:44 PM
#19
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: McDonough GA
Posts: 259
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.
08-17-2008, 08:09 PM
#20
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: North Carolina originally from ATX
Posts: 197
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