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Old 09-16-2005, 07:06 PM
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At this point you will want to smooth your edges and sand/dremmel/or file the plastic that you have just cut to make everything flush.

Once completed you are ready for the PITA of the install, the placement of the inlet grills. The center is a no-brainer. Line it up and screw it down. The two outside inlets with the fogs are tough. What we found is this, from the inside edge, place the shroud and then give yourself an extra 1/4 ". This is a good start point. Screw the grills in and put the shrouds back on the fogs (one at a time) and then do a test-fit by brining the whole caracter piece and mating it with the car.

NOTE: We used a piece of rubber door guard to cover the sharp edge of the cut grill so it would not scratch the housing. (We thought of it after we test-fit and scratched the housing-DOH!)
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