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Old 03-22-2009, 01:23 PM
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Trimming the plastic cover after FSB install

Ok fellas, I've just installed my Racingline FSB today and I want to finish it up. It was pretty much a painless process and it looks really good. I'm ready to trim the plastic side covers and I wanted to know what you guys used. I don't want to ruin the install with a frak'd up trim job

X-acto knife- I have a small set but I think the plastic is too thick

Dremel- Don't have it

Kitchen scissors/shears - Solingen steel baby, Germans knows steel

Suggestions please.
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Dremel with teh high speed cutter
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Just use the scissors... dremel would be ideal, but you gotta work with what you have!
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Old 03-22-2009, 02:26 PM
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U can get a dremel really cheap at Harbor Freight. Dremels are cheap even at Home Depot and it will be used again and again
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Originally Posted by Gollum67
Ok fellas, I've just installed my Racingline FSB today and I want to finish it up. It was pretty much a painless process and it looks really good. I'm ready to trim the plastic side covers and I wanted to know what you guys used. I don't want to ruin the install with a frak'd up trim job

X-acto knife- I have a small set but I think the plastic is too thick

Dremel- Don't have it

Kitchen scissors/shears - Solingen steel baby, Germans knows steel

Suggestions please.

post some pics after the trim Gollum!
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go spend $20 and get a dremmel
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Old 03-22-2009, 06:47 PM
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ya gotta get a dremmel, you'll have more mods i'm sure and the dremmel is your friend.
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X-acto knife- or/and Kitchen scissors/shears will give excellent results trimming those plastic covers. Dremmel is nice to have, but is overkill for this job
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Post some pics after you finish.. great pic post thread..
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Originally Posted by Machinist
X-acto knife- or/and Kitchen scissors/shears will give excellent results trimming those plastic covers. Dremmel is nice to have, but is overkill for this job
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I used a box cutter. Simple job. It's not rocket science.
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I used the above mentioned box cutter and it worked great.
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