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2011 Rear Window louvers ?

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Ok guys I live close (ish) to Summit Racing, so I stopped and picked up a set of '10 louvers to test on my '12 Charger. I figured I could get a full refund if I return them, and I'm not paying any shipping fees because I can pickup and drop off myself.

So the verdict. No they don't fit, but they're close. The louvers are too wide, and too long to fit the '11+. The arc and angle of the window seems about right but there are defiantly issues with fit. Also the top of the window is curved (concave) on the '10, and the '11 is straight across with maybe a slight arc to it. I also noticed the arc of the trunk lid is different so when it hinges up the edge of the trunk will hit the bottom louver.

Now all that said they are remotely close, so some work can be done to fit them. Standby for further.... I ran out of daylight.
 
Ok with about 6-8 hours of trimming, grinding, and filing I got them to fit, so I've got a 1 of a kind mod on my car. I could probably do it a little quicker if I did them again, but I was removing small amounts at a time, and working out what looked best.
I snapped a few pics to show them on, and then took them back off. I'm painting them at the moment and I'll get some good pics later. I'll make a thread and post a link, but till then, here's the unpainted louvers on an unwashed '12 (unwashed has been pretty rare for this car, but rained last night and is raining again as I type).
 

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