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need help with bra... for t-bird that is.
kellyb Offline
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#1
I bought a Colgan bra for me 88TC and when I got i out of the box there are no instructions and I cannot tell how it is suppsed to mount. It has the coated tabs but nothing I can see to achor it. Anyone esle used one of these?

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1987 TC Black out, red in. Tag: TC BIRD 7.
1963 Jag Mark 10 getting 5.0 transplant.
1975 MG Midget. wife's car.
2001 PT Cruiser. Hey, its retro!
fave quote:"No man is a failure who has friends." Clarence the angel.
1987 TC Black out, red in. Tag: TC BIRD 7.
1963 Jag Mark 10 getting 5.0 transplant.
1975 MG Midget. wife's car.
2003 Jeep Liberty Renegade
fave quote:"No man is a failure who has friends." Clarence the angel.
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Birdman78758 Offline
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#2
You can bend the tabs with your hands to fit around the wheel wells, hood edge and bottom. If they're hard to start bending just use a bit of pliers on them to form the basic shape. Start TDC and work outward and down. In the wheel wells they're suppose to fit -inside- the body panel edge but with the coating may only grab it a little. Everywhere else you'll see approximately what they're suppose to be bent on to. If you have any excess pucker it should be at the bottom center, that's what that hook is for. The whole idea is to "custom" fit it by hand as tight as possible. [For instance on my top edge the middle ones are almost rolled all the way around to get it tight.]

Colgrans fit real well and I've enjoyed mine for several years. I don't use the hood skirt-ette but that's taste. For care just take it off and wash/dry separately from the car. Once the tabs have the right fit it just takes a minute or so to remove/remount.


[This message has been edited by Birdman78758 (edited 03-24-2002).]
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kellyb Offline
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Quote:Originally posted by Birdman78758:
You can bend the tabs with your hands to fit around the wheel wells, hood edge and bottom. ..... In the wheel wells they're suppose to fit -inside- the body panel edge but with the coating may only grab it a little.
[This message has been edited by Birdman78758 (edited 03-24-2002).]

I am not clear on how the wheel wells are supposed to be done. I bent them around but there is no way they will stay. Are they supposed to fit between the fneder and innner liner? If so there ain't a chance in blaxes the tabs will reach that far! Thanks for any help you can be.
1987 TC Black out, red in. Tag: TC BIRD 7.
1963 Jag Mark 10 getting 5.0 transplant.
1975 MG Midget. wife's car.
2003 Jeep Liberty Renegade
fave quote:"No man is a failure who has friends." Clarence the angel.
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Birdman78758 Offline
Senior Member
#4
Yes, they're supposed to fit between the fender and inner liner. It is a difficult fit, try to bend/adjust the tabs and make them longer...

Instead of:
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like this:
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It is a real bitch to get it inside that edge. One of my tabs is barely grabbing but enough to hold it in place.

[This message has been edited by Birdman78758 (edited 04-24-2002).]
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Chris Ruhl Offline
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#5
Does your braw have straps on the ends of the braw where it wraps around the wheel well? If so, it should, those straps should have a little hook on them and those hooks, hook to the little oval hole in the sub frame. That is how mine is.
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