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I have the ********** sleeves and grommets for the front and rear. Looks like I need to cut these down to the same length as the Factory
Five supplied sleeves and enlarge the holes to fit in the grommets? Thanks for any help!
Jeff Kleiner
04-14-2020, 09:13 AM
I have the ********** sleeves and grommets for the front and rear. Looks like I need to cut these down to the same length as the Factory
Five supplied sleeves and enlarge the holes to fit in the grommets? Thanks for any help!
Yes you do, but I do not use the grommets in the rear because doing so will not allow you to adjust the rear valance to meet the trunk lid.
Jeff
GFX2043mtu
04-14-2020, 09:14 AM
Yes and yes. One thing you’ll notice is that since the finish line sleeves are larger and very sloppy on the bolds. What I did to fix this is I cut the FFR tubes in .5” pieces and used some slip fit loctite for retaining bearings on them and put them inside each end of the finish line tubes once cut. I used a rotary tool to clean up the inner tube weld seam prior to installing. These act as a bushing to make them fit better on the bolts. Also you can shorten the sleeves to any custom length if wanted. I made my rears 1” closer to the body. As far as the holes in the body go yes you’ll need enlarge them to fit the grommets. What I did was trace the outer profile of the grommet on a piece of card stock. Then I measured the grove depth and transfer that to the trace and cut it out. You’ll notice it’s an oval shape and not a round hole like what FFR puts in the body. Start undersized when you trim the body and fit often to ensure you don’t go to large.
Yes you do, but I do not use the grommets in the rear because doing so will not allow you to adjust the rear valance to meet the trunk lid.
Jeff
Great - anyone need a set of rear finish line grommets?
Greg