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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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Do i need to disconect my battery in order to install Vararam CAI or i can leave it conected. Any problems if i dont disconect?? Thank you.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 01:25 PM
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I didn`t disconect the battery and also cut the shroud on the car,don`t bother taking it off,just take your time and put something behind the shroud when cutting(BE CAREFULL!),it will save you alot of time on the install
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 06:41 PM
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take your time
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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no need to turn off battery and cut the shroud on the car, make sure you be careful and take your time doing it...
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Took me 45 min.to do the whole installation. Now is time to put some miles on this baby. Thank you guys for all your help.
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 09:51 AM
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Took me 45 min.to do the whole installation. Now is time to put some miles on this baby. Thank you guys for all your help.
Is the A/C still working fine?
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Is the A/C still working fine?
Who needs A/C in the Vett
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Just helped C64ME install a vararam. The cut out for the shroud does not seem right at all. We did it right, it matched the pictures. I think I could do better with a custom cut.
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you have to cut all the way to the metal in the front. I lined up the template and it thought it was right, but the thing was no where close to fitting. I had to call tech support to find out I didn't put the template down far enough.

I also used some tin snips to cut down at the bottom is went so much faster than with the knife. I used a hook blade in the utility knife rather than the straight blade. That worked good too.
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