Aftermarket Speaker Lid Help
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Aftermarket Speaker Lid Help
Looking for some help/tips. I am installing some Speed By Design 8' lids and having a hard time getting them to latch easily. I added the gaskets which made it worse. In order to them to stay latched, I have to lock the bags.
Wondering if I need to maybe grind down the entire surface where it meets the top of lid or what.
Wondering if I need to maybe grind down the entire surface where it meets the top of lid or what.
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Looking for some help/tips. I am installing some Speed By Design 8' lids and having a hard time getting them to latch easily. I added the gaskets which made it worse. In order to them to stay latched, I have to lock the bags.
Wondering if I need to maybe grind down the entire surface where it meets the top of lid or what.
Wondering if I need to maybe grind down the entire surface where it meets the top of lid or what.
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thats why i switched complete bag set up to rushmore style. when their closed, they stay closed
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Does the hinge rest easy in the tabs or hard to close? Sometimes bending them a bit up doesn't cut it. You have to move them out a bit and up. When I got mine nickel plated I had to readjust everything. Got them where they shut really good but were so tight I could barely open them They are finally about broken in now.
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Does the hinge rest easy in the tabs or hard to close? Sometimes bending them a bit up doesn't cut it. You have to move them out a bit and up. When I got mine nickel plated I had to readjust everything. Got them where they shut really good but were so tight I could barely open them They are finally about broken in now.
I damn near have to put my shoulder into it to get them to latch. It does seem the outside hinge is angled inwards more than with stock lids on.
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if they are hard to close then the hinge is binding while moving into the tabs. That is where bending them out a bit will help. Then you can adjust them from there. Use a pair on needle nose and pull the tab towards you a bit and see if you gain better closure. Do each tab the same and small increments
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