Installing vortex generator - tips?
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Installing vortex generator - tips?
Just got my vortex generator from Japan. Instructions are all in Japanese. Not helpful.
Im sure a retarded monkey could install it - but any tips? Im worried about breaking the weather strip clips in particular.
Thanks
Im sure a retarded monkey could install it - but any tips? Im worried about breaking the weather strip clips in particular.
Thanks
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just be careful when pulling up the weather strips, i snapped some of the clips on the passenger side weather strips..
Everything else should be cake.
Also, if you mix 30% rubbing alcohol with 70% water, spray the solution onto your roof that way you can move the vortex generator around until you get it just right wihtout it keep sticking.
Everything else should be cake.
Also, if you mix 30% rubbing alcohol with 70% water, spray the solution onto your roof that way you can move the vortex generator around until you get it just right wihtout it keep sticking.
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Use a panel remover to pull up the weather strip. Helps save those pesky little clips.
Wipe the roof with a mix of water and rubbing alcohol. All the miz will do is remove the layer of wax buildup on the paint.
Test fit it , test fit it and test fit it again before you pull the cover from the doublesided tape.
Slit the tape in the middle so you have two strips on top and two on the bottom that pull toward the doors.
Press down on the VG when you finally pull the tape cover.
Wipe the roof with a mix of water and rubbing alcohol. All the miz will do is remove the layer of wax buildup on the paint.
Test fit it , test fit it and test fit it again before you pull the cover from the doublesided tape.
Slit the tape in the middle so you have two strips on top and two on the bottom that pull toward the doors.
Press down on the VG when you finally pull the tape cover.
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Got it went on perfectly
Much easier than i thought.
Popped open the trunk and using my fingers gently torqued the weather strip so that the base twisted towards the outside the car. It went pop pop pop pop all in a nice row. Helped also to slide a piece of carboard up under the strip to stop it popping back into place.
Positioned the vortex generator, stripped out the tape and popped the strip back into place. Had to hit it a few times with my fist to get it to click in.
No worries.
Much easier than i thought.
Popped open the trunk and using my fingers gently torqued the weather strip so that the base twisted towards the outside the car. It went pop pop pop pop all in a nice row. Helped also to slide a piece of carboard up under the strip to stop it popping back into place.
Positioned the vortex generator, stripped out the tape and popped the strip back into place. Had to hit it a few times with my fist to get it to click in.
No worries.
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Did any of you have a problem with the weather stripping around the antenna base? My vortex won't fit since the center fin won't sit flush over this piece. Do you guys remove yours or do something else?
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Yes, I have a IX. The threads for the antenna sit flush where they need to be, but the fit just doesn't seem wide enough to accomodate the center fin with the weather stripping still intact. I'm sure if I pull hard enough, I could remove it, but that would be bad I would think since when it rains it would seep into the cabin.
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Can anybody with a vortex generator tell me if yours fit on top of the antenna base with no modification? I'm thinking mine won't because I bought a knockoff on ebay, lol. But I'm wondering if removing the center weather strip will cause problems.
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Yes, I have a IX. The threads for the antenna sit flush where they need to be, but the fit just doesn't seem wide enough to accomodate the center fin with the weather stripping still intact. I'm sure if I pull hard enough, I could remove it, but that would be bad I would think since when it rains it would seep into the cabin.
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Are you referring to the weather strip on the sides that help hold it down or to the center fin where the antenna is mounted through? I don't want to rip up the center antenna base stripping unless I know it's the best thing to do.