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kiwighia68
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 Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:04 pm Post subject: Exact Shape and Design... Really? |
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I bought a complete set of TMI seat covers with matching sunvisors about a year ago when my car was in pieces and I decided to do the upholstery while others were working on the body. I think the body was at media blasting at the time. I even posted my progress on a new thread:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=598870&highlight=tmi+covers
The seats and door cards are ready to be installed, and the car is ready to receive them.
But then this, when I started at the sunvisors:
Really? How come then the sunvisors don't fit?
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analogmax
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Location: Chandler, Arizona
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| slide it a little towards the clip. It looks like it was pushed down on the mounting arm. |
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Disc
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| slide it a little towards the clip. It looks like it was pushed down on the mounting arm. |
That's correct! TMI pushed the arm all the way in for packaging purposes.
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kiwighia68
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| Disc wrote: |
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| slide it a little towards the clip. It looks like it was pushed down on the mounting arm. |
That's correct! TMI pushed the arm all the way in for packaging purposes. |
Yes, you're right. I had to use quite a bit of force, and the arm came right off, but went back in okay.
Thanks. problem solved.
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TMI Products
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Location: Corona, Ca
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Make sure when you slide it off the arm, you still feel tension. The white pin also pulls out a little.
My type 3 don't reach so I pulled them form the mounting arm, but arm is too short so it flops down or falls off. I am having them look at the design to see how we can fix it.
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paul_round
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| Mine are repro too, I think. Main problem I have is the pins diameter seems too slim, not enough friction to stay up. |
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danielsan
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I am having them look at the design to see how we can fix it.
That's great news. Any chance that TMI would try to make a repro with the same texture as the original? I keep grabbing used original ones and running them until the sun destroys them. But supplies are running out . . . |
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c21darrel
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kiwighia68
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| Hey it only said "EXACT SHAPE AND DESIGN" They never claimed it was the same size 8) |
Yes, and we all know that size matters, eh Darrel?
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