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Ghost.

Been looking for new abs rings for my rear shafts on my 3.0 v6 as mine are broke, checked all the usual places such as autodoc etc seemingly no where has any.

Came across these ones earlier, would any know if these will fit? I stupidly binned my broken ones so cant check Thanks!

RR

Austin

Sky digital. 1.5 hours on the phone over two calls. Still not sorted, they are baffled. The system is running them, rather than the other way around.

Tunnie was too busy still doing his homework.... 

They can see what's wrong, but they're not sure why, and they have no idea how to put it right. Passed to the dreaded 'back room', I might hear something next week.
Don't get me wrong, the staff in UK centres are excellent. It's just finding a way to get to them. The Asian call centre staff only have three rules:
1) Try to sound interested
2) Fob the customer off with bullshit
3) Before the customer hangs up, try to sell them something.

Did you buy anything? 

What do you think?

I try not to think.       But you probably know that already! 

Champ

Sky digital. 1.5 hours on the phone over two calls. Still not sorted, they are baffled. The system is running them, rather than the other way around.

Tunnie was too busy still doing his homework.... 

They can see what's wrong, but they're not sure why, and they have no idea how to put it right. Passed to the dreaded 'back room', I might hear something next week.
Don't get me wrong, the staff in UK centres are excellent. It's just finding a way to get to them. The Asian call centre staff only have three rules:
1) Try to sound interested
2) Fob the customer off with bullshit
3) Before the customer hangs up, try to sell them something.

.....or not.

It can be done because I've done it.
To remove the good one, I would suggest using a pick tool to get the tongue started out of the retainer, and use some silicone lubricant to slide the pick tool between the lowest part of the tongue and against the retainer making sure that it isn't distorted. If it bends significantly (ie by pulling it up by hand) the likelihood it won't sit properly on refitting.
Make sure the tongue is spotlessly clean of any grit or crud, as  is the retainer. Lightly lubricate the tongue with either red rubber grease or silicone spray, position the moulding so that the top curve is exactly in position, the start gently thumb the tongue into the retainer at one end regularly checking that the top corner will still sit in the correct position. Go easy on it and take your time exerting a firm constant pressure as you go round the moulding, and it will go on easily. You will feel when it slots correctly into the groove on the retainer.
There is a good chance that some of the bonding used on the windscreen fitment may be in contact with and  support the retainer in part but don't be hamfisted and keep its profile as flat as possible when removing/ refitting and you should be able to do it ok

If you're very lucky, possibly.

The frame pieces that the rubber trim clips into is attached to the glass with the rubber strip BEFORE the glass is fitted as the rubber is what sets the windscreen position in the aperture.

This is the only guaranteed way to get it fitted correctly. If you try and do it on the car you run the very real risk of pushing the frame pieces off the glass.