Exhaust plate installation?
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Melting Slicks
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Exhaust plate installation?
When installing your exhaust plate did you leave a little overhang at the bottom or installed it flush with the bottom of the plastic boot? (or whatever its called) Your installation expertise is appreciated.
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Think about it from the point of view from angle it will normally be seen. Certainly not by anyone lying or sitting the ground.
Use a little tape to temporarily hold it in position then stand back and you'll figure it out.
..rickko..
Use a little tape to temporarily hold it in position then stand back and you'll figure it out.
..rickko..
Last edited by rickko; Jun 19, 2005 at 12:36 PM.
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Mine sits flush with the bottom, just try it with some painters tape then mark the position and apply. Thats how I did it.
Make sure you clean the area real well with alcohol and let it dry.
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but seriously very little overhang - maybe 1/8th or 1/16th of an inch. So basically flush 
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Originally Posted by LB04CE
Flush to the bottom.
Go flush with the bottom and I would recommend having someone else help you out. Looking at the plate from 12 feet looks alot different from 2 feet.
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Mine is flush with the bottom.
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While the back end was in the air for caliper painting, I installed my exhaust plate. I used a paint stir stick and held it on the bottom of the "box". I held the stick so it was long from left to right, with a majority of the stick on the "box" with a little sticking out on the aft side. I used this ledge to rest the bottom of the exhaust plate on. Once it was centered left to right, I pressed it into place. 
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Originally Posted by golddog
When installing your exhaust plate did you leave a little overhang at the bottom or installed it flush with the bottom of the plastic boot? (or whatever its called) Your installation expertise is appreciated.
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