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Guest_Braud Spectrum
I have always had a fit with these. Both Fords and Mercurys. This one happened to be a 96 Marquis. It comes out just fine...just two screws...but those dumb plastic things that hold the screws want to slide out of positon on the plastic teethy things and I can never align them correctly to get the screws back in. I fought it for at least twenty minutes today. Finally I took the slider piece with the screw hole completely out and stuck them up in the light itself, screwed them in and was miraculously able to slide them back in all as one unit. But naturally I had forgotten to plug the stupid thing in so I had to start all over. mad3.gif ...Not without some severe cussing. Is there an easier way? hmmmmmmm.gif
Guest
whisper.gif It's me... bs_flag.gif

It logged me out again. I am not incognito. grinning_and_saying_no.gif
pierce8468
just did it to me too bs what server are you using im on comcast
pierce8468
i never noticed that problem
Braud Spectrum
You mean the go right back in for you without sliding out of position, Pie ? crying.gif I gotta be doing something wrong then when I take them out.


hmmmmmmm.gif By server do you mean my ISP ? Everyone's Internet is my ISP.
FastBackJack
I take both the plastic pieces out, then after Im done I push both in like 3 clicks each. Then lay the light on top, line up the holes, and boom Im done. As long as you line them up with the same amount of clicks you shoulnt have a prob. biggthumpup.gif
pierce8468
im prettr sure they go right back in bs. but alot of things i do has become habbit and i forget what i do at times but i think that wouls stand out in my memory. i do know that on some cars . i put one screw in then have to move the light a little bit to get the ohter in. but its never that much of a pain. just look an the side when i see the hole im there


by server i mean aol comcast msn i use comcast as my server maybe its aproblem with that
Braud Spectrum
FBJ you know, I never counted the clicks. Just eyeball um before I start with the light assembly. One side goes good then the other is not there. Then I take it back apart and fix the bad one and then the other one is screwed up. I don't usually take the plastic pieces out and I am probably the one moving them out of whack with my arm while I'm tinting the back window. The whole thing doesn't seem to hold worth a poop anyway bending and moving around . Today while trying to make it go back together, in order to see what was going on in there I actually had the bottom plastic out too... and it's just a useless long screw poked in a hole and another stem beside that that goes in another little hole. Kinda rinky dink if you ask me.
I will take those top plastic things out and start counting clicks on the way back in the next time and see if that helps. Even better would be if I never have to see another Ford again. biggthumpup.gif
TintDude
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FastBackJack
HERE HERE BS
Braud Spectrum
Guess I better be careful what I wish for...One of my biggest dealers sells nothing but Ford trucks.
FastBackJack
"sigh"...you gotta love those Ford sliders. grinning_and_saying_no.gif
thetintshop
i hate fords, especially their sliders. i charge $10 extra for every ford, no matter what it is, just cause i hate them so damn much.
FastBackJack
Hell yeah. I swear, among all the dumb ass Ford engineers thinking up stupid shiot, theres a guy in the corner constantly thinking of a way to fuk the tinters. And man I'll bet he gets paid good. All his ideas work!!!!! sweat.gif
Braud Spectrum
I saved the liners from previous ones in a folder as patterns and write which way is up on the inney. I don't mind um...but I have done hundreds. Seriously. It's the one that isn't a slider that are Looks like lots of room but really isn't hardly any on the inside. Gotta cut every one individually even with a pattern to get ya close.
Braud Spectrum
Flaugh.gif Once again the "tinters jinx" 'bout got me.

coffee.gif First thing this morning get a call from the dealer I mentioned last night up above here who only sells the Ford PU's. Had two for me to tint. One without a slide...naturally... and the other a Crew Cab just the D & P.

biggthumpup.gif I consider it a good thing...so I am still not turning in my resignation from TD.com. grinning_and_saying_no.gif






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