I got my VTS slipper finally the other day and put it in. Unfortunately, not even with lots of dremel work, I couldn't get the standard cover to fit over it.. I tried using a heatgun, but the plastic started melting at the center before it even got soft enough on the flat part to shape it at all. I am now leaving the screws slightly loose, it doesn't seem to rub that way.. bloody stupid of AE not to include the right cover with the slipper and giving it the same part # as the old one.. I ended up with an old set of covers due to that, of course.
I got a question about the other side of the slipper, though.. I run a high torque pad there, and it was glazed and showed clear signs of heat damage.. will the VTS slipper also take off the load of that side, or will I have to continue sanding down that side?