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I have not looked at your pasted code. But you are correct in stating that bp-custom.php loads prior to the accessory core BP files. I’d suggest the following tweaks:


remove_action( ‘bp_setup_nav’, ‘friends_setup_nav’, 5);
add_action( ‘bp_setup_nav’, ‘my_friends_setup_nav’);


Basically, hooks are defaulted to a priority of 10. So, you want to make sure that friends_setup_nav is removed before your custom my_friends_setup_nav() is added.

This is just a quick stab at guessing the proper hook firing sequence. So, if this does not work, I suggest installing my WordPress Hook Sniffer plugin.