djtimo Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Took the plunge and made a start on the areocatches today. Started by covering the engine bay as carbon dust will go every where! lol.. Masked off where the catch was to be fitted. Place the bonnet catch on and added some butter to the top and closed the bonnet to see where it touched! ha. Marked it and rilled a 8mm hole from under the bonnet though to the top skin. Fitted the aerocatch template. Made my first cuts with the dremel! Took a lot of balls to cut into my CF bonnet! lol.. Cut out. Test fitted the catch and it touched the under skin so that needed to be removed. Chain drilled the under skin, and refitted. Point where I have drilled the slam panel for the catch clip to sit. Clip fitted. I've got a small problem that the pin that the top clip locks onto does not fit well at all. Im looking to make a new custom clip from 2mm stainless steel plate tomorrow. If I dont get the 2nd catch fitted ill end up finding some way to wire the bonnet shut for TOTB and sort it out after? Anyway thats it for today! lol.. Quote
djtimo Posted July 28, 2011 Author Posted July 28, 2011 Finished the 2nd catch today, A little harder to fit than the fist as this one had to be measure many times to ensure it was at the same angles as the other side! I dont want one being wonky! lol.. No fitted pic's yet as its started raining! ha.. Quote
slimjim Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 I couldn't bring myself to do that +1 More balls that King Kong... Quote
leonk Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 All credit to you!, I wouldn't be that brave. I bottled putting my lights in the oven let alone drilling holes like that. Quote
Chris`I Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Looks good buddy Supprised that they manufacturers dont offer them pre-fitted as an option given how much easier it would be for them to do it Quote
marzman Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Great guide pal, and looks good too. Just need the fitted pics now... Quote
djtimo Posted July 28, 2011 Author Posted July 28, 2011 Great guide pal, and looks good too. Just need the fitted pics now... Some fitted pics! Quote
slimjim Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 Some fitted pics! They actually look LOADS better than I was expecting. Just because personally I don't normally like them. But they REALLY suit the bonnet and the overall look. Congrats my good man... Hats off to you! So do you now remove the normal clasp system? Quote
BulletMagnet Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 Might have to do that to mine too, looks good and I have a Dremel too, haha Quote
philb1965 Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 That bonnet looks damn good!...Much kudos attacking it with drills! Quote
BulletMagnet Posted July 31, 2011 Posted July 31, 2011 Sorry for mentioning this, but don't Aerocatch mention that the narrow end should be pointing to the front? Quote
BulletMagnet Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Ok....I have now started too... Quite scary putting a Dremel to a CF bonnet Quote
TADDY Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 ive had my aero catches little over a year now and still haven't fitted them, even my body shop said he'd rather not looking good tho mate Quote
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