o man... after another trip back to the hardware store... the new 2" ABS (yea i made a change... apparently some people say pvc is a little TOO slippery) fits PERFECTLY... i mean, i think one layer of duck tape would be more than suffice... nd the blackness of ABS make it look more genuine and appealing as well... but i am facing a more trivial problem, how are you guys managing a perfectly straight cut?? i found taht no matter how careful i was i still had ALOT of sanding down to do