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Armorlite Floor Drain Plug Issue

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So I installed my Armorlite floor this last weekend, and everything went great. Wasn't too hard to install, everything lined up perfectly.

When installing the drain plugs, I lined up the tab and pressed them into place. The body of the plug snapped right into place and is firmly secure. However, the cap of the plug will NOT stay shut. I press it down into the body and it complies, then after about 5 seconds it pops open on its own. If I do manage to get one to stay shut, as soon as I get on the road it pops back open.

Anybody else experience this/have a fix? I would hate to think that I dropped $700 and permanently modified my bronco just to have holes in the cabin that I can't shut... Terrible for road noise and obviously water/mud intrusion into the cabin while offroad.
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I had one that did that originally in the back seat, but it settled down after a while. Was like the captive strap was stiff and pulling the plug back out. No issues with it now though.
 
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I had one that did that originally in the back seat, but it settled down after a while. Was like the captive strap was stiff and pulling the plug back out. No issues with it now though.
I agree that the captive strap does seem to be contributing. Not sure if just trying to work it back and forth would increase pliability.
 

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Have you tried asking Armorlite?
Yes I reached out to them just before making this thread. Trying to cover all my bases with information/help
 

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Could try a heat gun?
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