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      10-25-2021, 08:05 AM   #335
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Originally Posted by Maverik259 View Post
I know everyone says you need 4 drip rails but the oem retrofit kit only has the lower two. I bought the extra two upper but when I did the install it was clear they were not actually needed. Unless I'm missing something here. Now I will caveat this with that I did end up breaking a clip when removing the upper so I was able to cannibalize to reinstall.
My installer used all four, he said all the old pieces did not fit, including the upper two. FWIW.
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