Evo corner skins

silverbackjk · Apr 30, 2013

I just installed my rear skins. The left skin went on fine fits nice but the right skin does not seem to fit right no matter how it is positioned. It is driving me crazy. There is a gap above the tail light at the top of the skin and the body of the jeep if you are looking down from above I think about 1/4 of a inch. Dose anyone's else have a gap like this?

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Does anyone's look like this?

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piginajeep · Apr 30, 2013

Nope, same on both sides.

silverbackjk · Apr 30, 2013

piginajeep said:
Nope, same on both sides.

Do you have Any pics of the right side from the top

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piginajeep · Apr 30, 2013

Not on my iPhone, it's not the part it's the install. (No offense) you have to make the skin fit the jeep.

The best thing you can do at this point is fill it with RTV.

The only alternative is to cut that cap off and reweld it on.

Notajerryskid · Apr 30, 2013

piginajeep said:
Not on my iPhone, it's not the part it's the install. (No offense) you have to make the skin fit the jeep.

The best thing you can do at this point is fill it with RTV.

The only alternative is to cut that cap off and reweld it on.

Yup. This is correct.

MTG · Apr 30, 2013

Sorry just got your PM. Are the holes already drilled?

jeeeep · Apr 30, 2013

piginajeep said:
(No offense) you have to make the skin fit the jeep.

The best thing you can do at this point is fill it with RTV.

The only alternative is to cut that cap off and reweld it on.

I would contact EVO, for the price pre-made the last I would want is poor fit and then having to cut and weld. If I had those skills I'd make my own, my :twocents:

rinkishjk · Apr 30, 2013

piginajeep said:
Not on my iPhone, it's not the part it's the install. (No offense) you have to make the skin fit the jeep.

The best thing you can do at this point is fill it with RTV.

The only alternative is to cut that cap off and reweld it on.

Yea contact evo! :what::beer:

silverbackjk · Apr 30, 2013

rinkishjk said:
Yea contact evo! :what::beer:

I did and they say you have to tweak the skins and massage them to fit the jeep.

rinkishjk · Apr 30, 2013

Yea I've seen pics of people using straps to get them positioned right. Did u do this?

piginajeep · Apr 30, 2013

jeeeep said:
I would contact EVO, for the price pre-made the last I would want is poor fit and then having to cut and weld. If I had those skills I'd make my own, my :twocents:

Lol, it's only a poor fit if it's not I installed correctly. Don't blame the part.

You need to understand the JK tub is not straight. It's shaped like a boat. The skins are straight. You need to make them fit by "messaging" the skin.

It's not easy and it's not for everyone.

biggy · Apr 30, 2013

I had about a 3/16 " gap at the top of the corner but really isnt noticeable once the rtv is in. You want to put rtv on the top edge anyways to seal out any water getting in behind the skin.

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silverbackjk · Apr 30, 2013

rinkishjk said:
Yea I've seen pics of people using straps to get them positioned right. Did u do this?

Straps and clamps

silverbackjk · Apr 30, 2013

biggy said:
I had about a 3/16 " gap at the top of the corner but really isnt noticeable once the rtv is in. You want to put rtv on the top edge anyways to seal out any water getting in behind the skin.

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My gap is 1/4" I'm going to try to as evo would say massage it in place.

CRAZYCASEY · Apr 30, 2013

Took me half a dozen clamps and two straps. Still a small gap on the passenger side, but I figure that was due to the damage I'm covering up. I plan on just cutting the cap off and re-welding it to fit better.

silverbackjk · Apr 30, 2013

CRAZYCASEY said:
Took me half a dozen clamps and two straps. Still a small gap on the passenger side, but I figure that was due to the damage I'm covering up. I plan on just cutting the cap off and re-welding it to fit better.

It's just frustrating cause my friends poison spider ones fit much better. But they were way more expensive than the Evo ones.

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MTG · Apr 30, 2013

biggy said:
I had about a 3/16 " gap at the top of the corner but really isnt noticeable once the rtv is in. You want to put rtv on the top edge anyways to seal out any water getting in behind the skin.

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Hey how did that manual tool work for you? I never sent mine back. :doh:

bob-o12jk · Apr 30, 2013

silverbackjk said:
It's just frustrating cause my friends poison spider ones fit much better. But they were way more expensive than the Evo ones.

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Plus I don't think the ps ones are as strong as the EVO ones. I Iove my EVO corners, and like u said the price for the ps ones are ridiculous

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piginajeep · Apr 30, 2013

silverbackjk said:
It's just frustrating cause my friends poison spider ones fit much better. But they were way more expensive than the Evo ones.

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PS is stamped and used thinner metal.

CRAZYCASEY · Apr 30, 2013

silverbackjk said:
It's just frustrating cause my friends poison spider ones fit much better. But they were way more expensive than the Evo ones.

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I can understand the frustration, there is nothing worse than being even slightly dissatisfied with a purchase. I will tell you that from a durability standpoint these are the best corners you can buy. I added a slider bar to mine and had almost the entire weight of the jeep resting on them. They did not even flinch. I would sacrifice the small superficial fitment issue for the durability any day!

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