Street Grafitti roof rails

[SoCalVibe]

Is it just me or are these roof capsdifferent from these roof capsThey are both supposed to be from the Psychovibe kit but i dont want them if they look like the first ones. Is this just an optical illusion?

[nismo]

Who's car is that on? Because we saw that Merzbow's came out the same way, but he didn't bolt down the rear ones at the meet. He just bolted down the front ones. That's why they're so high as of right now.Inder

[tecton]

when i get mine put on im going to sand them flat so it looks more clean than a chunk of **** on my roofbtw, i have them and they do fit like in the first pictureno big deal, just have the body shop sand them down

[damronjr]

Quote, originally posted by tecton »when i get mine put on im going to sand them flat so it looks more clean than a chunk of **** on my roofbtw, i have them and they do fit like in the first pictureno big deal, just have the body shop sand them downYeah, many of us who got them noticed that they were quite different from the ones shown (note the rubber trim at the bottom of his as well). As for sanding them down, I don't know if there is enough material there to sand them down that far. You'll have to keep us posted on that one.

[rcasciola]

there is definately not enough..its my car by the way..lol...and it is the angle that the pic is taken..the back is flush, but it is higher than the rest of the roof...thats the bad part..either way they look great

[SoCalVibe]

Quote, originally posted by rcasciola »there is definately not enough..its my car by the way..lol...and it is the angle that the pic is taken..the back is flush, but it is higher than the rest of the roof...thats the bad part..either way they look greatRcasciola, i definitly am not picking on your car. It looks great! I just prefer the roof caps from the original picture here: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=13532and heres your pics here http://www.cardomain.com/ride/514882/1I think they might have found a amnufacturer after the prototype that may have already had all the molds and tooling done. On the second ones it seems like they go up almost vertical, especially in the back. It seems kinda rounded back there too. It also looks like they are like 1/4" higher than that back center roof cap as well. On the first picture the caps blend into the body angles better and in the that back corner on the first pic it seems to "lean" in towards the roof better then the second set. If they don't actually make them like the first pic, I may just have to do some custom fab.

[damronjr]

Yeah, if you want them to look like the ones originally made by psychovibe, you're gonna have to make them yourself. Unfortunately, the manufactured parts didn't come out looking like the originals.

[SoCalVibe]

Thanks, Jason. I'll let you guys know how it goes from here.

[vibeman614]

Wow i dont know if its the pic or not but it looks like who ever painted your covers rcasciola didnt do a very good job on matching the color. The covers are a way darker shade then the car lol

[rcasciola]

Quote, originally posted by vibeman614 »Wow i dont know if its the pic or not but it looks like who ever painted your covers rcasciola didnt do a very good job on matching the color. The covers are a way darker shade then the car lolyea it is the pic..the kit is a little brighter but in person u cant tell any difference. i noticed that on the caps but i when i went to look they blend perfectly.

[DavidPIL]

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »Yeah, many of us who got them noticed that they were quite different from the ones shown (note the rubber trim at the bottom of his as well). As for sanding them down, I don't know if there is enough material there to sand them down that far. You'll have to keep us posted on that one.Just a thought but is that gasket looking thing from the original roof rack assembly? But yeah, looking at those have made me second guess whether I want to do that or not. May just paint the metal on exiting rails and live with it.Dave

[damronjr]

Quote, originally posted by DavidPIL »Just a thought but is that gasket looking thing from the original roof rack assembly? DaveYeah, I think on Chris' Vibe they are the gaskets from the roof rack, but with these caps they won't fit. I tried everything under the sun to the point of cutting them WAY down to try to use them, but to no avail. The caps won't fit if you try to use the gasket.