otherwise, may of been old tape or ??
Exhaust Plate Fell Off
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Exhaust Plate Fell Off
Beautiful day today here in NorCal. As I was about to wash my car, I noticed that my exhaust plate is missing...had no idea when, but it's gone now. Has anybody have this problem?
I got it cheap on ebay. Did exactly what the instruction said...rub alcohol on the exhaust, peel off the 3m sticker, and place it on the exhaust. Now I have to buy another one.
I got it cheap on ebay. Did exactly what the instruction said...rub alcohol on the exhaust, peel off the 3m sticker, and place it on the exhaust. Now I have to buy another one.
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Originally Posted by mdroi
Beautiful day today here in NorCal. As I was about to wash my car, I noticed that my exhaust plate is missing...had no idea when, but it's gone now. Has anybody have this problem?
I got it cheap on ebay. Did exactly what the instruction said...rub alcohol on the exhaust, peel off the 3m sticker, and place it on the exhaust. Now I have to buy another one.
I got it cheap on ebay. Did exactly what the instruction said...rub alcohol on the exhaust, peel off the 3m sticker, and place it on the exhaust. Now I have to buy another one.
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Could have been bad tape, or like mentioned above, someone stole it. If the area had any grease or dirt on it at all, it could have caused the tape to come loose.
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Originally Posted by bsmith
wouldnt be surprised if someone swiped it.
Was there any adhesive or foam residue left on the car? That might suggest "forced removal" verses a clean surface where the tape just gave up or the surface wasn't clean to begin with. Sorry for your loss either way.
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Mine's on with 3 pieces of the 3M double sided tape and it's gonna take a hell of a lot of effort to get it off. I don't think that there's any way that it fell off unless if the surfaces weren't prepped properly.
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Originally Posted by Poptops
Mine is on with tape and it will take a air chisel to get that badboy off.
Was there any adhesive or foam residue left on the car? That might suggest "forced removal" verses a clean surface where the tape just gave up or the surface wasn't clean to begin with. Sorry for your loss either way. Just call me Sherlock.
Was there any adhesive or foam residue left on the car? That might suggest "forced removal" verses a clean surface where the tape just gave up or the surface wasn't clean to begin with. Sorry for your loss either way.
Just call me Sherlock. CSI: Richmond...hehe
