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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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How did you take out the black leftover clips on the ring? I plan on buying another soon and wanted to get those old clips off.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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i used tin snips to break them off.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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breaking them would be the easiest
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 02:50 PM
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took me a while.. but it was when i first got the car so i was still quite the newb. I installed the whole assembly. I have pics for ya.. but Cardomain is down right now.. so ill get em for ya soon.
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 03:28 PM
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thanx. i promised myself to buy one for this car, unlike the white one.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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i would like to see pics of some.
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 11:15 PM
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I took a dremel (hand held rotary tool) with a cutting disk and cut a slit into the old plastic rings. Then just pushed them off with a screwdriver...
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