Out of Level by 1.59 Degrees - WWYD?

While doing my 9500ci installation I noticed that the "nose" of my C6 is shaped somewhat like a beak: the bottom surface slopes downward from the sides in a very slight V shape, and the front surface is curved outward. I took a few measurements, dusted off my high school trigonometry, and calculated that the slope of the nose is ~1.59 degrees. Thus, if I just slap the heads to the underside of the nose using mounting tape they will be tilted by ~1.59 degrees.

I know the Escort spec is +/- 2.5 degrees, and ISTR that Radar Roy did some testing of ZR4s and determined that an even narrower range was optimal. What Would You Do?

Dial them in level if you can.

I think there're shims you can buy. You should be able to find them at a Home Depot or Lowe's. They should have it under the hardware aisle.

Alternatively, you could always do a DIY with these....
http://www.lowes.com/pd_247891-143-P...ductId=3133327

Edit: These're more expensive, but are made of Aluminum. http://www.thefind.com/cars/info-4-degree-shims

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Originally Posted by chriskohtc

I think there're shims you can buy. You should be able to find them at a Home Depot or Lowe's. They should have it under the hardware aisle.

Alternatively, you could always do a DIY with these....
http://www.lowes.com/pd_247891-143-P...ductId=3133327

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I don't know if I could bear the thought of installing toilet parts on my car. :D

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These're more expensive, but are made of Aluminum. http://www.thefind.com/cars/info-4-degree-shims

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Wouldn't these just exacerbate the problem? If the heads start out tilted 1.59 degrees CCW, and these add a 4 degree CW tilt, the next result is a 2.41 degree CW tilt, right? Or is the amount of tilt adjustable somehow?

Edit: I changed the search terms and found some 2 degree shims. If I can find some the right size this might be just the ticket - thanks for the idea!

I use shims from HomeDepot and double sided 3m tape from the auto store.

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Originally Posted by DrCoke

I use shims from HomeDepot and double sided 3m tape from the auto store.

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same here.3M tape works great!!

3M and brackets.homedepot +1!:cool:

OK, I went to Home Despot and found some plastic shims. Here's what it looks like without the shim:

http://i51.tinypic.com/z5loh.jpg

And here's what it looks like with the shim in place:

http://i56.tinypic.com/2zpmsy0.jpg

Now is it close enough? LOL!!!

Plastic shims? Did you end up getting the "toilet" parts?!!?!? Haahaha.

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Originally Posted by chriskohtc

Plastic shims? Did you end up getting the "toilet" parts?!!?!? Haahaha.

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Nope! :D

The angle on the toilet shims is too steep. These are cabinet shims, similar to the standard wooden ones only they're made of plastic. Unfortunately, I can't find the ones I bought on the Home Despot web page, but here they are on Amazon.