ROG100

I broke the first one I had by continually trying to get it to hold on the original plastic velcro.
Had to buy a new one ($120).
I was able to practice my method on the old one.
The bowed reflector is down right FUGLY

Randy V

Right on, Rog - some pics would certainly help! Sounds like a solid fix.

Alan, you must be one of the lucky ones! Yes, I can push the middle of the strip into the recessed area.

ROG100

Randy,
I forgot one important piece of info.
Drill a pilot hole for each screw so you do not crack the plastic.

Please exscuse my terrible sketch.

You can see the useless plastic velcro on the car and the reflector.

Chuck Schreiber

Roger,

You da man!!!

Randy V

Thanks, Roger! (Can you tell me what the text is in the first photo?)

Why are the bolt locations not equidistant from the center of the strip?

ROG100

"Position flathead bolts and square washers at these points.
Making sure you can access the bolts from the tool tray area"

Sorry the text was a bit small - looked fine on the pics before I posted them.
I will redo them and repost.

The position of the bolts needs to be inline with an area that is accessable from the tool tray stowage area.
Either the hatch motor is in the way or something else - I can't remember which.
We are under a tornado watch so I don't want to venture down to the garage just yet.

Randy V

Ah, I was thinkin' that may be what it was.

Get down there ya bastid - I'm on the verge of a breakthrough!

Kidding, brother - thanks for the help!

cobalt

Great stuff, saved me from asking the question.

ROG100

It really feels good to give something back to Rennlist after all the great information and help I have received over the last two years.

That calls for a good bottle of Pinot Grigio to start the evening of well.

Randy V

Haha - told ya they're all like that (well, except for Alan's).

ROG100

Alan does not know it but his is held on by "toilet Bolts" as well.

Porsche engineering at its finest.

aircooler

Mine was not so bad last year, but this year there is a sizable increase in the bow. I think it looks like crap, and have to do something about it. I don't want to drill any holes in my rear cover thought until I have tried everything else.

I was thinking that maybe it was the taillights that were not installed correctly, and had been putting slow, small pressure on the strip from both sides.

Maybe another option (based on Rogers’s method ) would be to glue/attach a strip of aluminum to the backside of the strip to add strength?

The GTS strip is not meant to mimic the drivers gut!!!

Cheers,
Mike

Alan

Roger,
Hi there - yeah you could be right! nothing much surprises me anymore

But couldn't you have used some other kind of bolts though?

Champagne bucket bolts or something like that - much more classy!

Alan

worf928

Me too. I have noticed that Iris is also linearly challenged in the reflector area.

What about non-crappy new velcro? I don't mind replacing the velcro every 10 years. I'd rather do that than drill holes.

Wait. Where's ChuckZ? He's gotta have a solution too. No way he could sleep at night if his reflector stuck out.

ROG100

I tried about four different types of velcro.
All guaranteed to hold the reflector in place.
Industrial quality applied along the whole length of the reflector.
Lasted until I washed the car or the TX sun reared its head.
If I could have found a fix that lasted a couple of years I would have used it.

One issue is getting anything to glue to the back of the reflector - different type of plastic.

I have an old broken reflector if anyone wants something to practice on.