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Old May 22, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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Man that sucks. That 3M double sided tape grips really well.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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Sorry to see of what had happened. THe correct procedure to remove it would of been to take a credit card and slide it behind the windvisor where the 3m tape is or to take fishing line.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 02:13 AM
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Yikes!!! Well....at least you learned what not to do, right? The key word was "rush". Never rush a mod....but I commend you on doing your own mods.

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Old May 23, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by lexusondubs
so what happened did you put them too close and they overlapped ? please expain cause i just ordered these for my car and i was curious about installation and tips or tricks to install please be specific as possible thanks
Thanks for kind words guys.

Basically what happened, when i put on the rear visor, i put it on too much to the left. When i tried to close the front door, it would hit against the visor from the rear door. It was only about maybe half a cm off.

When your doing it, just take it slow. Test fit it first, than put it on without the tape. Good luck, its a very simple diy.

I already contacted Steve at Carson and he's getting me just a replacement.
Carson Toyota=Great Service!
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Old May 23, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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Sorry to hear , but glad it all turned out well
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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so how far are they suppose to be away from each other? i got one but it did not come with any instruction.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 06:53 AM
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aww man, i am sorry to see that.
we live and we learn. better luck next time.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 08:06 AM
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Ouch, that's got to hurt...
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 08:48 AM
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ouch dude sorry to hear that. on the plus side a little bit is that its kinda difficult to notice at first because of your tint. i dont think anyone pieces those out either. sorry man.
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 10:19 AM
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damn that sucks. did you get your replacement on your car yet? if so post some pictures.

Originally Posted by shaolin
so how far are they suppose to be away from each other? i got one but it did not come with any instruction.
no instructions? where did you order your wind visors from? i just ordered a pair from l-tuned. hope mine come with some instructions.
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 11:29 AM
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Doh!! Ouch!!!
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by GSBeliever
pulled this pic from another post but I think it applies to you too,
sorry to hear about your mishap



ROFL, couldnt have said it better
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Lyrical


Well to begin, I must say Carson Toyota has EXCELLENT service. Email & Phone Confirmation. Tracking # provided. I ordeded them sunday and got in thursday.

Instructions were in japanese, but pictures helped.

Anyway, i put on the rear visor first, and thought everything was okay. Than i continuted on to the front visor. Than, when i went to go shut the door, the front door would not clear with the new wind visor on the rear passenger door. So after realizing that,and had already heated up the 3m sticky tape, i rushed to try and take off the wind visor off the rear door.

This is what happened...

Sorry for what happened, but LOL
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 01:36 PM
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that strong would be good for the spoilers.
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 01:59 PM
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When installing these wind visors, you must start with the front visors first and then apply the rear or this will happen all the time! The wind visor adhesive is some of the strongest adhesive I have seen on the market, so you must be sure about placement prior to removing the tape! This hurts a little, but hopefully others can learn from this mishap! Nothing a replacement set can't handle!
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