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Old 03-16-2018, 10:34 PM   #449
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Just found one more reason I am glad I purchased these. Not only is the look so much better, but now when you are washing your car it is easy to clean/dry the trunk under the spoiler! That alone is worth the price!

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You discovered my true intention...I’m just a shill to sell you Maguire’s polishing materials available at your local autostore to refinish your trunk back to factory new! With the Drambeenie meguire polish, you’ll see an excellent long lasting finish. Be sure to pick up a bottle of trunk dimple polish today!
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Old 03-16-2018, 10:41 PM   #450
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Well Tcoat said he can look into it and try to find a match, and then he might be able to get us a bunch or figure out where we can get them from.

The problem I had was I reached out directly to one of these suppliers and they actually told me they only sell to OEMs.

So unless you can prove you're an OEM then it probably won't be very easy to just buy these. I don't think it's like a regular store that you just log on, click buy, and it's fine.
Ok Ill wait. In the mean time I will try and make an account just to see what happens. This all sounds good. Hopefully we will have some replace clips in no time.
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Old 03-17-2018, 10:34 AM   #451
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@Elliotw I have one spare clip if you would like it.
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Old 03-17-2018, 11:04 AM   #452
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The little clip got mangled when i took it out on one side, but two needle nose pliers and a little time with comparisons to the good one and it got fixed.
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The little clip got mangled when i took it out on one side, but two needle nose pliers and a little time with comparisons to the good one and it got fixed.
Did the plastic tab it attaches to get damaged? Looked like there were some little ridges on there for it to hold onto that were getting damaged when the clips got jammed on mine.
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didnt see any ridges other than the gouges the spikes on the clip left on the plastic...and just to be safe, I put a square of 3m tape on the tip to keep it down in case the clip doesnt do its job. Its completely hidden and has held up even through the powerwash(brushless).
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didnt see any ridges other than the gouges the spikes on the clip left on the plastic...and just to be safe, I put a square of 3m tape on the tip to keep it down in case the clip doesnt do its job. Its completely hidden and has held up even through the powerwash(brushless).
Took a closer look and it looks like you're right. There aren't ridges like I thought, what I thought were ridges are actually gouges in the plastic from the tab being pressed into the clip at the factory (looks like they slide the tab in with the clip already pressed tight to it). Just assumed there were ridges there initially since I was looking at the broken ones, figured the clips tore the ridges off on their way out, but on my intact pair it's clear that the gouges are there from the factory.
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@Elliotw I have one spare clip if you would like it.
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And it's back! I finally fished the broken stud out of my trunk today and got the spoiler back on there with the Drambeenie risers. Took a pair of 90 lb magnets (covered with e-tape to prevent scratches) to get the broken stud out - I've been trying different things off and on ever since it broke, just got the 90 pounders today after a weaker set of magnets couldn't do it.

A huge thank you to @Drambeenie for all of his help with this. He's been in constant contact with me throughout the entire process, always quick to reply.

I couldn't be happier with the result. The car looks great and spoiler feels solid, right from the first time I closed the trunk after bolting it on. Feels good to have that extra weight back on the trunk lid when closing it too.
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^^ So awesome! Happy to help.

Looks like I may have had a printer malfunction

Really excited to get these to you guys!

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Was parking this morning with the sun low in front of me and I had to stop to admire the shadow of the spoiler on risers.
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Was parking this morning with the sun low in front of me and I had to stop to admire the shadow of the spoiler on risers.
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Cleaning now gets a rise out of me.
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Cleaning now gets a rise out of me.
I was just doing this 10 minutes ago, with the same color mitt too. So satisfying being able to wash and dry under the spoiler.
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