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Addition to enginebay was nice...but there was a hefty price :(

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DMAN302

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Buddy of mine said he had a pc of mirrored lexan for me if I wanted an underhood mirror. I figued hell,why not, it's free and he even offered to cut to size for me. I attempted to install with industrial velcro but there was too much contour to the underside of the hood to hold in place without tearing away from the hood. My second attempt came after a little math to determine hood/sheet thickness and screw lenght...math was good but I didn't account for hitting a soft spot in the glass hood when attempting to spot for one of the screw pilot holes. Sure the mirrored pc was free but now I had to call in a huge favor to REPAINT the whole damn hood....I should never be left with sharp objects

First pic is the wonderful new 1/8 ventilation hole I created...second pick is just to show why I decided to drill through the damn hood


 

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Poor Choice
 
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damn clean setup. next time you use a drill bit wrap some electrical tape around the bit so that you can only go as deep as the tape is set to let you go.
 

DMAN302

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mustangjoe87 said:
Poor Choice
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Thanks for the opinion...put it nicely in the same box with "why did you do that?" from the wife. My response to you will be the same as to her..."do you know why donkies don't go to school????"





ANSWER....cause no one likes a smart ass
 

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It looks great, so whatever!

When I drilled the holes for my hood struts I was very nervous of doing the same thing.
 

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Nice, where did you get the polished piece that goes around the hood latch on the core support? peace



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I think it was worth it
 

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you can get those things from 2koolperformance.ca or uprproducts.com. maybe elsewhere too
 
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DMAN your car is so nice under the hood it always makes me sad that mine is not so. I'm proud to know something I sold you now sits in that sick looking engine bay.
 

DMAN302

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Like I said before Fast...digital cameras do wonders for hiding things, she aint perfect by miles but she's very photogenic which I like. Fact is she's a work in progress and the 'to be addressed' list is as long as anyone elses, and flaws... you don't have to look to hard to seem, but thanks again for the good words. Oh and one more thanks for the inlet pipe, was an absolute pleasure dealing with ya
 

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How in the world did you get your hands on something sharp?
 

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homer simpson speed holes!!!

jk that sucks dude...needs to be filled with fiberglass, smoothed, and repainted
 

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1991vert said:
homer simpson speed holes!!!

jk that sucks dude...needs to be filled with fiberglass, smoothed, and repainted
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That's the first thing I thought of too.
 
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I din't read the thread... only looked at the pictures. Mirror looks great! Question though.... Why did you drill a hole through your hood?
 

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Just felt right daggs...just felt like the thing to do
 

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Put a few more in there and you won't have to waste time opening the hood for people
 

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you couldve tried the automotive double sided tape, the 3M brand held on my friends sideskirts for 2 years
 

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The odd shape of the underhood is the problem he ran into. Likely not enough grip in any one spot enough to safely hold it on there. I had some 3M tape holding my gauge pod on the A-pillar before, and it kept letting go. It pissed me off.
 

DMAN302

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Tape would not hold at all..in fact the bow in the plastic would simply eject the sheet like a game of 52pickup .

Thanks for being SO VERY supportive Dave old boy.....
 

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Lemons/lemonade, my man.
 
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