fitting carbon bonnet with areo catches


vtec-boy-ste

vtec-boy-ste

ps3 gamertag EK9-STE
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hello there guys was wondering if any of you had any pics on where on your carbon bonnet you have cut to locate the areo catches on the bonnet from underneath and from the top as i was talking to my body shop guy today and he said he can do it but he would like to see pics on where its located on the bonnet wether he would need to cut threw any strengthening on the bonnet it self and could any of you please post up some pics of where the pins locate on the car it self ? im sure i could of worded this better but any pics and any info will be very helpful to me.

many thanks ste
 
havent got any open bonnet pics but got these

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on the slam panel there like a in dent on each side thats where i put mine,have no close ups of my bonnet tho
 
ctrsam said:
havent got any open bonnet pics but got these

2011-04-25154627.jpg

2011-04-25155139.jpg

2011-04-25174506.jpg

2011-04-25190836.jpg
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cheers ctrsam can u post a pic of the slam panel where you have located the pins and any of the location from underneath the bonnet would be cool to so i can show if he needs to cut threw the strength of the bonnet at all like the frame work from underneath

many thanks ste cheers for the pics much appriceated :)
 
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I'm glad you asked the question ste as I'm wondering the same too
 
Sid-ek9 said:
I'm glad you asked the question ste as I'm wondering the same too
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when i get mine done will get some pics done step by step so if anyone ever comes across doing it in future then they check out the step by step guide :)
 
Good lad :nice: just awaiting delivery of my bonnet :) can't wait
 
Sid-ek9 said:
Good lad :nice: just awaiting delivery of my bonnet :) can't wait
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carbon fiber is the way forward bro ive always had a carbon bonnet on every jap car ive owned cant wait to see what mine will look like being on a yellow ek9 as the last car i had was a white glanza and that looked stunning just hope i get the same result with the ek9 :D
 
if you looks for some pics of mine, yellow with cf bonnet and aerocatches
 
Pretty much the same place as ctrsam. Do you have any under bonnet pics? And where did you attach the pins to? Looks to me like one of the headlight bolts?
 
didnt use headlight bolts

the way i did it was

drill new holes where i want pins
fit pins
dab a dot of red paint on pin so i know where to drill
drill pilot hole then use hole cutter for bigger holes
 
Oh right. Thanks for the info. Gonna have a look tomorrow to see where I can put them :nice:
 
there are holes next to the headlights on the slam panel you can use

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Tip is to fit the pins where you want them with a dab of grease on the pins, close the bonnet on the pins then where the dollop of grease lyes, this is where you want to drill your pilot hole
 
For some reason...that photo makes me feel sick...not sure if its the lens/focus effect or the fact its so clean :lol:
 
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