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UNBROKEN’s Iconic Silver ST build

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Nice day and fresh from the detail shop. ED969154-00BC-47BD-A1E8-84CD7EB0C38C.jpeg D330BD4D-E9B7-433A-BCBF-ED5F8FD8A1AB.jpeg 7B96B6EE-FF28-49B6-A75D-E3E3FE51E082.jpeg
 

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STJIM said:
Your Vehicle looks fantastic. I know you have H&R springs and the same size tires I am running. For some dang reason you sure look like you have a much lower stance. ? Jim
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Could just be the angle of the pics or something.
 

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Closer shot of the shaved liftgate trim. B6CDC7DC-AF10-40C1-862B-CBCB6E4B887D.jpeg
 

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What’s the meaning of your license plate?
 

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Makes it harder for someone to call in the tag when go faaast :)


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Busted some suds today...still love this damn thing.
New stuff coming soon...waiting on the paint shop. 9FD88644-CE3E-4827-8DCB-5A7C59D7E70F.jpeg 3D553674-7993-465A-8BE7-7E04C06803F3.jpeg
 

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I made the bracket at work from 3/16” flat stock. I ran the wire into the dash just in front of the bracket and fished it out to the steering column then ran a fish tape from inside the cubby, then pulled the wire back through. I was surprised at how easy everything fed into place. I couldn’t care less about drilling the dash panel or having to use plastic screws to hold the bracket...I just wanted it to work and 3M VHB tape alone wasn’t cutting it.
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So you tried the 3M VHB tape already? I was thinking of making something similar but a bigger base for the tape. I am a little on the eh part on drilling into the dash, but on the other hand I wouldn’t be removing the phone mount ever.
Did you use plastic screws then to mount to the dash?
 

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Honeybadger said:
Oh so you tri


So you tried the 3M VHB tape already? I was thinking of making something similar but a bigger base for the tape. I am a little on the eh part on drilling into the dash, but on the other hand I wouldn’t be removing the phone mount ever.
Did you use plastic screws then to mount to the dash?
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I didn’t want the base too big. I tried VHB first with activator and let it sit for a day with some weight on it...still didn’t stay with my giant phone. I left the VHB and added 2 plastic screws and it hasn’t moved since. I’m like you...I have zero plans to remove the mount so I did a permanent install. I also added a small hole to pass the wire through so it’s not exposed anywhere. This style plastic screw will hold damn ear anything.
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These are still 305’s. 315’s flat didn’t exist when I swapped them out but hopefully will next time. I had zero issues with the Lexani’s. They were a little louder and noticeably more narrow but they balanced and drove just fine.
 

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UNBROKEN said:
I didn’t want the base too big. I tried VHB first with activator and let it sit for a day with some weight on it...still didn’t stay with my giant phone. I left the VHB and added 2 plastic screws and it hasn’t moved since. I’m like you...I have zero plans to remove the mount so I did a permanent install. I also added a small hole to pass the wire through so it’s not exposed anywhere. This style plastic screw will hold damn ear anything.
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Where would I find that type of screw? I never realized plastic screws were a thing, but why not.
 

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Honeybadger said:
Where would I find that type of screw? I never realized plastic screws were a thing, but why not.
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Ace Hardware. I swear they have everything. lol
 

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Only took 9 weeks to get a pair of mirror caps off backorder and through the paint shop...but I love the look. 6E00991B-2800-4E4E-A85C-999F2C0A0DAF.jpeg EA285B0C-A0A3-4E47-B015-B163D1B24932.jpeg
 

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