Help with BODY KIT
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Launching!
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From: Fresno, CA
Help with BODY KIT Kit is saggin on the right side- front and back, mostly the front. How can I tighten it up and stop the sag? I didn't install them and the guy who did is now inaccessible....
The good side:
The bad side:
See how bad it's hanging? I'm excruciatingly careful about driveways etc, and I'm worried it's gonna sag so far it's going to start dragging on even small slopes... Please help!
The good side:
The bad side:
See how bad it's hanging? I'm excruciatingly careful about driveways etc, and I'm worried it's gonna sag so far it's going to start dragging on even small slopes... Please help!
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Launching!
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From: Fresno, CA
Been under it, can't find any missing hardware... Might try pulling the two end bolts on the driver side so I can get some 3M in there and bolt it back on. It almsot seems like the kit is just a bit too long, there's a bit of a gap between the lip and the body....
so there is hardware on each side in between the wheels and the ends of the bumper right? sounds like the rest is just tape, i would take those screws off then get some fishing line and see how far you make it.
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Launching!
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From: Fresno, CA
Why the fishing line? Can you recommend a good adhesive?
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Sorry to hijack the thread. Am I right in assuming that the kit you have on there is the RKsport front lip and the rest is the GM kit? If not what kit is this I love the look of that so much better than the one on my car. Also where did you get the front lip from?
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i would stay away from glue-type adhesives because they can peel off the paint if you take the body kit off at a later point. go with a nice double sided tape
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Launching!
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From: Fresno, CA
fishing line so you can cut through the tape (which is what i'm guessing it's on with) and not mess up your paint.
i would stay away from glue-type adhesives because they can peel off the paint if you take the body kit off at a later point. go with a nice double sided tape
i would stay away from glue-type adhesives because they can peel off the paint if you take the body kit off at a later point. go with a nice double sided tape
On The Tree
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From: Saugus, CA
VHB (very high bond) 3M double sided tape, a roll is usually about $25. It'll hold that up fine. Drilling holes would be a bad idea if you ever decide to remove the kit as you'll have to fill them/repaint.
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Launching!
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From: Fresno, CA
Yeah drilling is definitely not an option. If it comes to that, the body kit's goin in the trash...
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Launching!
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Alright fellas, i pulled the side bolts, stripped out as much of the old adhesive as I could, and stacked on two layers of new 3M adhesive. Then reattached, I think it looks much better.
THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP EVERYONE
THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP EVERYONE
TECH Junkie
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im glad that worked out for ya and that it fixed your problem hope it dont happen again and may i say thats a hell of a camaro there looks really good from the pics you posted in this thread