Shadowman and his "Hot Buttons"

ShineyCat, what did you brush them with? Looks like a good job. Scotchbrite?

STORMCAT said:

In preparation for trying various button finishes I gave a few the brushed look. I really like it. This finish may be the easiest to maintain. They could be re brushed if scratched. Thanks Bill and Andrew for this fun addition to the interior...:thumbsup

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They dont look like they were the polished ones, looks more like they were the normal silver ones.... :confused

This weekend was the first time I took my GT off the lift and awake from a long winter slumber. I had bought the Hot Buttons over the winter, and finally installed them yesterday. I am really pleased with the look, it brings the whole interior "alive" and gives some nice contrast to the seats. For the money, this is probably one of the best cosmetic mods for the Ford GT. Hard to believe that Ford didn't include this design feature in the original car, to match the concept car. I was a little curious about how they would install, but it was a piece of cake. Awesome mod!

It was also a hit a C & C this morning. Don demonstrated how to take it off, and reinstall.

I think you might have some more sales Bill! :thumbsup

Shelby#18 said:

It was also a hit a C & C this morning. Don demonstrated how to take it off, and reinstall.

I think you might have some more sales Bill! :thumbsup

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I sure missed Don's demonstration as I'm having a hard time pressing these buttons into the seat. My fingers are still sore from working on one seat last night and I didn't even have half of the buttons seated right yet. Worse of all, these button cut into the plastic and caused some damaged, but hopefully once they are seated properly, they won't ever have to come back out. For those who don't want to nick their seats, proceed with extreme caution!
There weren't any instructions that came w/ the button so I proceeded by aligning up the dot inside the button at the 12 and 3 o'clock positions but still had a hard time pushing them in and if I pushed hard, these little buttons are like sharp razers and would ream into the surrounding plastic.
Upon going back through the posts again I noticed a picture posted by SycoGT which looked quite different than the ones I received yesterday. Looks like the new batch of buttons have flared bottoms to help them seat better but made them more, a lot more difficult to install. Or did the new batch didn't get the necks straighten out properly? Does anyone know any tricks to install these new buttons? If I missed the instructions I'm sorry as this thread is 8 pages long and I could have missed that post within the hundreds of posts.
Here're the buttons pictured by SycoGT:

And here're the one I just received with the flared edge:

I have installed several sets and while they fit tight, I find them rather easy to install. Takes me about 15 mins to do an entire set and the finished look is simply awesome. They are very snug (as not to come loose) and the edge does seem to flare out a little (I assume to hold in place) but I love this product and am very thankful it was brought to us. Hope you get your buttons installed soon and enjoy the look. I am sure Andrew or Shawdow will chime in soon......

Oh, just got my switch blade key cut and programmed and it works perfectly!

Bruce, email sent!

Shadowman said:

I am on it and have asked Andrew to take a minute to call HeritageBruce so as to assist with the integration of the button so that he too will become happy.

Hang in there Bruce; assistance is on the way

Shadowman

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Got your email Bill and Andrew and will wait for a replacement set of buttons.
Please let others know what your findings are for this batch of buttons with the flared necks.
Thank you.

I had the exact same problem and the buttons I have are flared as well.
I sent an e-mail to Andrew to get them replaced.
Thanks for posting this Bruce - I thought it was just me.

:cheers
Trent

I never had a problem installing them - on a few of them I had to put a little double stick tape on to hold them in place for when the cars get hot and you close the door - a few were popping out of the holes.

Maybe I can get a nickel to jump out of the hole?


BTW - NEW HOT BUTTON FEATURE! If you install hot buttons you never have to worry about a nickel lodging itself in the hole of the seat! :rofl

Hello all, we seem to have the issue isolated to a few sets! If you are having issues please PM me so we can fix any issues you may be having!!

Those that have posted here - I have sent e-mail updates

Thanks!

Andrew

Thanks Shadowman & Andrew for an extremely quick resolution to this. :thumbsup

:cheers
Trent

I placed a new order yesterday...check mine REAL GOOD before they ship:cheers