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Old May 28, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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Hi guys my emblem was stolen and i just picked one up on ebay, i bought just the top since the base is still on the car but now i realize i dont have the spring or whatever holds it together... Any suggestions? I might want to try and make it permanent so this doenst happen again.
 
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Old May 29, 2009 | 04:36 AM
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Sorry to hear about that loss , I don't know if any sold or weld job to work but when doing such a thing you must be very very careful .
Another thing a very powerful glue but I don't think I ever seen such a glued leaper lol
Other than that , Arden's leapers are removable so when you are off to car , you can take it with you in case of any that nasty stolen incident
 
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Old May 29, 2009 | 10:46 AM
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Could be illegal in some countries not to use a spring. I think it is there so that foolish pedestrians do not get disembowelled during their trajectory across the bonnet in a collision.

Wouldn't fancy having to pick all the bits out of the growlers little chrome teeth after that
 
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Old May 29, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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or wipe there guts that are hanging off the ornament
 
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Old May 29, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Disco stu55
or wipe there guts that are hanging off the ornament
You're watching too much TV kid :P
 
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Old May 31, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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if i smach someone with my car i'm sure the emblem is the least of their worries... so back to the topic, any suggestions?
 
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