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Installed my group buy vent rings last weekend. Used the supplied swabs to clean the surfaces before applying the rings. Was cleaning the car today in prep for the Club Christmas party Show and Shine and noticed that one of the vent rings was loose. Gave it a bit of a nudge and it fell off. All three (I have a boost gauge in one) were very loose.

Did anyone else have the same prob? I have some heavy duty double sided tape, but it is too thick for this job. Anyone have a recommended fix?

J

uh-oh ....
Being the paranoid person that I am [looks around], every time I go in the car, for whatever reason, I give them a bit of a jiggle and push. They were fine last time..... [runs to garage to check]

Does your car sit in the sun for considerable amount of time?

supa glue baby, those suckers'll never come off then

I've had mine installed for quite a while, no problem. green_comet has had his in for ages, no problems either ...

Try a couple of dabs of silicone. This'll hold them but will also remain easy to take off without leaving a mark if you ever want to.

1red5 wrote:Does your car sit in the sun for considerable amount of time?

No, only been out a couple of thime this week. She spends most of her time in the garage.

AJ wrote:supa glue baby, those suckers'll never come off then

I'll have to think about that one AJ

Alfadog wrote:Try a couple of dabs of silicone. This'll hold them but will also remain easy to take off without leaving a mark if you ever want to.

Now that sounds like an idea. Thanks Alfa.

J

hmmm.... didn't put them on backwards by any chance did you ? ?

maybe the plastic is still greasy from dash cleaner or something so the adhesive didnt work properly

Mine is still on nice and firm. I can only think of 2 things:
1) as garret stated, the surface might be a bit greasy from any cleaning or armorall-like product you may have used. But you did say you cleaned it with the swabs ... so .... hmmmm
2) excessive vibration. But it would have to be shaking A LOT.

Why not buy a bit of 3M double sided tape and re-do it again.

Fatty wrote:hmmm.... didn't put them on backwards by any chance did you ? ?

Fatty wrote:hmmm.... didn't put them on backwards by any chance did you ? ?

Lucky you didn't turn up at the Club Christmas function....that one rates a clip across the back of the head.

J

aw come on, just having a bit of a laugh .

nice day for the club chrissy picnic too. i'm moving house so i spent the day loading all the old junk i've accumulated onto the truck for a run to the tip. a whole day of lugging crap onto and off a truck... woulda much rather been at the club function

hmm, my ones from the GB are still going strong

Juffa was that you I seen headed back along the Nepean Hwy (Mordiallioc) with tinsel on your ariel? I wanted to wave, but I was driving shitty Kia so you would have just thought I was some random crazy person.

MonSqueek wrote:Juffa was that you I seen headed back along the Nepean Hwy (Mordiallioc) with tinsel on your ariel? I wanted to wave, but I was driving shitty Kia so you would have just thought I was some random crazy person.

Hi Mon, that was me. The tinsel thing has become a bit of a tradition, after all we wouldn't want someone to miss seeing a bright Yellow MX-5 would we.

J

Hehehehehe I thought it was :-) Looking good !