Chromies Installation

Red Sky at Night · 06-07-2007, 03:53 PM

Help.

I just received a set of Chromies for my R/L from Kappasphere and I can't get the plastic ones off, it seems, without breaking them. Anybody got any solutions to this?

birdman · 06-07-2007, 04:07 PM

Used a pair of pliers’ and pulled the plastic ones off… if you put cloth around it first it wont leave marks… the new ones wiggle until the glue dries then they are hard as a rock. Make sure you wipe the excess glue off once you put them on… leave them alone over night…

usmc · 06-07-2007, 04:20 PM

try spinning them as you pull. The stud they are glued to has a spiral effect to it, like a screw but the threads aren't nearly as tight.

xmicro_Redline · 06-07-2007, 05:10 PM

Forget saving them because you will never get the chromies off with the lock-tight on there. UNSCREW them with a pair of pliers, I needed to bit into them to remove them on my car!

marlboromike · 06-07-2007, 08:52 PM

heat them first with a blow dryer then use a set of plyers to turn them...remember they r screwed on...the chromies have no screw, so u must apply the glue and let them set...then they r locked on for life.

Red Sky at Night · 06-12-2007, 10:35 AM

Thanks to all. I will try your suggestions.

06-07-2007, 03:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Red Sky at Night Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 13 My Photos: (0)	Chromies Installation Help. I just received a set of Chromies for my R/L from Kappasphere and I can't get the plastic ones off, it seems, without breaking them. Anybody got any solutions to this?

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usmc First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 1,293 My Photos: (3)	try spinning them as you pull. The stud they are glued to has a spiral effect to it, like a screw but the threads aren't nearly as tight. __________________ Silver Pearl-Premium Int-Chrome Wheels-Spoiler-LSD Kappashield Chromies Stubby Antenna AEM Intake coming someday-dual exhaust,headers, SC!

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Red Sky at Night Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 13 My Photos: (0)	Chromies Thanks to all. I will try your suggestions.

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06-07-2007, 04:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
birdman Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 65 My Photos: (0)	Used a pair of pliers’ and pulled the plastic ones off… if you put cloth around it first it wont leave marks… the new ones wiggle until the glue dries then they are hard as a rock. Make sure you wipe the excess glue off once you put them on… leave them alone over night…

06-07-2007, 05:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
xmicro_Redline Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York Posts: 4,500 My Photos: (1)	Forget saving them because you will never get the chromies off with the lock-tight on there. UNSCREW them with a pair of pliers, I needed to bit into them to remove them on my car!

06-07-2007, 08:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
marlboromike First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Marlboro, NJ Posts: 7,126 My Photos: (6)	heat them first with a blow dryer then use a set of plyers to turn them...remember they r screwed on...the chromies have no screw, so u must apply the glue and let them set...then they r locked on for life.

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