i installed my vortex generator two days ago and it wasn't sealed all the way around and it happened to rain that night and i was on the freeway then my vortex generator flew off my car.. my guess is that the rain got in and weakened the tape and i didn't put on the antannae yet because it didn't line up with the whole so i was planning on drilling another hole the next day, but now i can't.. just thought i'd share because now i'm sad, and i'm scared to put my eyelids on..

 

gorilla glue those eye lids

 

i would do the same as well for the vortex

 

what's gorilla glue? i've never heard of that.. i thought double sided tape was enough? and what happens if i'm not feeling that item anymore? is there any residue or anything when i take it off?

 

Sounds like you needed to start over anyway - you shouldn't have to drill or glue any part of a VG if it's done right. Was this a Mitsu item or a knock-off?

 

Don't use glue. Sounds like you either used the wrong kind of tape or didn't use enough.

 

Is that a pic of yourself otter?

And let me guess, I'm not the first to ask that question.

 

lol ...thread is useless without pix

 

What's there to see? An empty roof edge, or a VG squashed like roadkill?

 

i stuck my eyelids on with 3m dbl sided foam tape. 2 years and two winters later I couldnt take them off even if i wanted...

 

i used the 3m double sided red tape for my eyelids and my vortex generator. works great

 

With the vortex generator definatly dont use the stock tape that comes with, go to home depot or what ever you have and get the heavy duty all weather double sided tape, ive had mine on through every kind of weather for about 6 months and its strong as ever. The eyelids...other than just not looking right and a little too cheap even with the red tape mine both blew off i guess maybe because my headlights got too hot??

 

and of course the surface was cleaned before installation of unit...

 

well that sucks.... i never had any problems with it because i bought the car with it on. sorry to hear that it ripped off your car.

 

well i dont know.. for some reason my eyelids on my 04 the cf ones i bought used on here.. they dont really hold for too long with double stick foam tape.. idk why?? BUT its all i can do unles i want to glue them on. maybe its living in hawaii with the humidity? idk