winkyinc Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I just got vert #220 and had it delivered to my home in Texas last week. The temp was over 100 for most of the week. I took it to a 'hand wash' to get rid of the dust, and when I got back to the house I found out I was driving a SHELB. The Y was gone. And all the other letters were very loose. Seems the high heat and the black paint are not stick-on letter friendly. All the remaining letters wiggled like Jello in the heat. I jumped on the phone and ordered a new set. When back out to the car and as I looked at SHELB with despair, a reflection caught my eye. In the space between the trunk lid and side was the Y. So here is what I did. First, I waited for it to cool off a bit. The remaining letters were firmer, but still movable with some pressure. So not only did I Crazy Glue the Y on, I also, VERY CAREFULLY, ran a very small bead of glue along the horizontal edges of all the other letters. Now if you poke them with your finger they will not move at all. I have my SHELBY back, and a spare set of letters just in case. I also have two 2006 GT-H coupes and checked them. Well, guess what? Those letters have pins on the back. The trunk is drilled, letters put in and clips put on. So if you have an '07 GT-H vert, take this as a warning and check your letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stump_breaker Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 The SGT have the same problem. The "L" and "Y" are notorious for falling off. Many have driven SHE BY's and SHELB's without knowing it. SAI used to be real good about replacing them at no cost. I actually went to a car show in Dallas and the SHELB KR was sitting there for all to see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFBLUE Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 I just got vert #220... My #0220 GT-H convertible twin! I think I saw the owner of GT-H coupe 0220 on here many months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFBLUE Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Actually quadruplets! Big Carl owns 07SGT0220 http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php...st&p=343689 and stang99 is the owner of 6H0220 http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php...st&p=334315 So now we know who owns all 4 of the GT-H and SGT 0220s. Pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobramach1 Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 The SGT have the same problem. The "L" and "Y" are notorious for falling off. Many have driven SHE BY's and SHELB's without knowing it. SAI used to be real good about replacing them at no cost. I actually went to a car show in Dallas and the SHELB KR was sitting there for all to see... That picture is just hilarious! Someone didn't look the car over very good before they left it there. Or maybe someone else's Y fell off and they saw this one loose so decided to snag it! It's surprising that it comes off so clean that you can't tell it was even there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkyinc Posted August 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 That picture is just hilarious! Someone didn't look the car over very good before they left it there. Or maybe someone else's Y fell off and they saw this one loose so decided to snag it! It's surprising that it comes off so clean that you can't tell it was even there! If you do have to have all your letters replaced just make sure the guy doing it knows how to spell. (Photoshop is so much fun!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stump_breaker Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 If you do have to have all your letters replaced just make sure the guy doing it knows how to spell. (Photoshop is so much fun!) If you hadn't put the photoshop comment on there I was about to hit the floor laughing. Now THAT would be an original flaw! A true collectors item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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