cutting cf hood

[kingcobra]

Hey guys,
I recently purchased a oem cf hood for my srt 4 and it sits a bit high on the passenger side.. i just bought http://deftracing.com/aerocatch_hood_pins/index.htm hood pins and im very sketchy on cutting the holes for the new latch system.. any ideas what i should use to cut the hood? im afraid of cracking the clear on the hood. any input is appreciated. thanks again ~jason

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[CrawlinTBSS]

those are pretty nice latches jay. not shure on cutting tho...

 

[dmc6996]

i used a dremel for all cutting on my cf hood. i had no problems. i did put a little silicone along the area where i cut so water didnt get between the fiberglass and carbon.

 

[E]

I have never done it myself but i have seen a friend do it at the shop he use to work for.
Make sure to use alot of masking tape to cover any places that you are going to use a drill/dremil.The tape whould keep it from cracking. Make sure the drill you use is sharp and use a spray bottle to spray down the drill while your drilling.

 

[02BlueGT]

I have never done it myself but i have seen a friend do it at the shop he use to work for.
Make sure to use alot of masking tape to cover any places that you are going to use a drill/dremil.The tape whould keep it from cracking. Make sure the drill you use is sharp and use a spray bottle to spray down the drill while your drilling.

3m Blue tape is your friend.....

 

[dmc6996]

oh, and you are installing aerocatch latch and those suckers are big enough for you to mark the hood and in the center do a test cut. try diffrent bits to see what cuts the best for you. i used some kawasaki cutting bits that work with dremels.
i know where your coming from... it was very hard to get myself to drill through the carbon part of the hood. the clear itself cut fine. no cracking at all.

 

[CrawlinTBSS]

yeah jay i was searchn online and alot say they use a dremel

 

[Renesis07]

yea, I wouldnt have the balls to drill into a CF hood lol.

I barely had the nuts to put my ram air duct in my front bumper and thats just thin plastic

 

[kingcobra]

HAHA thanks guys, i appreciate the input.. il let you know how it goes