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Jan 26, 2006 | 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by oxyi

is your VG OEM? i bought mine from the dealer , a gg vortex generator, for $145, and after i put it on, same thing too, little gap on each end, it doesn't seem to be a perfect fits. And i got the 06 IX too... i tried to push it down move it frw/bkwrd, same thing, so I think they just need to make the VG a little bit wider...

Yep! mine is the oem. that's why it fits.

Jan 26, 2006 | 02:31 PM

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I am in the same situation as some of you are. Bought a white VG from the same OEM dealer (got a REALLY good price on it I thought). Was happy with the price, however, when I installed mine on my IX there were gaps on them too similar to lil'evil_evos. I quickly emailed them back about a week after installing mine and wanted the dealer to investigate what was going on. Pretty helpful bunch of people... the fitment they said was something they never dealt with before (pre IX models). I sent them two pictures of my install just to show them what I was talking about... the guy went to their new car lot and said that some of the new cars also had similar gaps. At that point, I felt a little relieved, but still asked on how to fix it. Finally, the tech guy suggested to use a heat gun to try to mold it in better. Haven't done it yet, but will definitely do once I get the chance... oh well... I guess, the evo don't need to be perfect all the time...

thanks for your input. do you think I should call them out on this as well? maybe we can get refunded and keep our VG

Jan 26, 2006 | 05:44 PM

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Well ima put mine back on tomarrow and will post pics ,mine to is OEM so lets see what happens when i reinstall it !

Jan 26, 2006 | 05:45 PM

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Well ima put mine back on tomarrow and will post pics ,mine to is OEM so lets see what happens when i reinstall it !

How did you take it off? Or did you never have it fully installed?

Jan 26, 2006 | 08:56 PM

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How did you take it off? Or did you never have it fully installed?

Pulled it off carefully but took awhile!

Jan 26, 2006 | 09:00 PM

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Pulled it off carefully but took awhile!

I seem to always see you reply right when I log on. Did you use anything to get the adhesive off? Did you just buy more tape for the 2nd try?

Mar 4, 2006 | 08:49 PM

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Sorry to resurrect this thread but I just installed my GG VG on my GG IX and wanted to mention my experience. Looks like the gap you guys are talking about is there. I've tried moving it front and back and side to side, still no flush fit. I guess the gap is there to stay. Maybe the summer heat in a few months will mold it into place...haha.

Mar 4, 2006 | 11:06 PM

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where did you buy yours from?

Mar 4, 2006 | 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by lil'evil_evo

where did you buy yours from?

i have the same problem. i even took my first VG back and exchanged it for another one and i still have the same issue. this is an oem VG straight from my local Mitsu dealer. i have a feeling as someone mentioned before its due to it being made for the aluminum roof, but Mr. SUAVEs VG fits fine.....oh well!

Here are some pics of another VG victim

passenger side

driver side

Last edited by jdm_evo; Mar 4, 2006 at 11:38 PM.

Mar 4, 2006 | 11:50 PM

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I just put a red OEM VG on my 04 RS. I have similar gaps, though not as big. No matter how I tried, I could not place it such that the gaps were completely gone.

Mar 5, 2006 | 12:48 AM

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So is the all the problems with fit on the 03-04 Evo's cause I was wanting one for my 03 in Apex silver but if it wont fit now I am second guessing

Mar 5, 2006 | 12:57 AM

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casey you suck at life

Mar 5, 2006 | 01:23 AM

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So is the all the problems with fit on the 03-04 Evo's cause I was wanting one for my 03 in Apex silver but if it wont fit now I am second guessing

I've 03' WW and the gap is there but, not bad as these two evos. If you push edges back it will fit perfect but, it will not line up correctly. They should of take some time to put them on.