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Modified stock hood vents. (cooling)Tell me what you think.
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It is definitely a good mod you came up with, looks way better.
It is probably $50 worth of labor easily but I try to do most things like this myself.
I am scared to cut my only pair, but if I could find a spare set I would give it a shot. I think I can handle it. You guys find some paint that lasts really well?
It's not hard to do by any means, It's just time consuming. It took me about 4 hrs of sanding to do my first set. I tried usuing a dremel on another set, but even on a low speed, I burned through on a few spots. The plastic is soft, and there are a few different angles you have to watch for. It don't take much to burn through it with a dremel. I filled in the spots with super glue and will sand it back down and just use them on my car. I personaly like doing little things like this.
Started working on mine this past weekend. One down, one to go.
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Sorry to bump an old thread. I ended up selling the vents and having to make another set for my car. I got tired of trying to sand them down perfectly smooth. I had the idea to try some wrinkle paint. Im glad I did. IMO they look 10x better than with a flat or satin black. If you decide to do this, make sure you follow the instructions on the can! I did not totally scuff everything and the paint didn't wrinkle in some spots so I had to sand them down, again :bash:.
After seeing the end results, it was worth it.
Pics taken with a Droid. I will take more when I get the car and camera out.
After seeing the end results, it was worth it.
Pics taken with a Droid. I will take more when I get the car and camera out.
Its funny you posted that. I was doing my vents about a month ago. I was sanding for hours and said forget this. I did mine in a wrinkle finish too and I think it looks great. Yours look awesome too!
This kind of bump is totally OK! It has CONTENT!
Great job! I am going to pull mine back off and paint them with that stuff.
I also got sick of sanding my brains out, got discouraged and just hung them rough.
I may do my Canton rad and I/C reservoirs too, the water marks are finally starting to bug me. I'm not big on hand polishing stuff.
Great job! I am going to pull mine back off and paint them with that stuff.
I also got sick of sanding my brains out, got discouraged and just hung them rough.
I may do my Canton rad and I/C reservoirs too, the water marks are finally starting to bug me. I'm not big on hand polishing stuff.
I just did mine this past weekend and wow is it alot of work! 4 1/2 hours later they were done. A tip for future folks who do this mod. Get an Xacto knife with a STRIGHT ended blade and use a candle to heat it. It will slice the plastic with ease. But sanding is still a PITA but the results are worth it. I gave up on sanding once most of the slats remains were gone and painted them with under coat. GOOD BYE sanding marks! I'll post pics later of mine.
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Sorry to bump an old thread. I ended up selling the vents and having to make another set for my car. I got tired of trying to sand them down perfectly smooth. I had the idea to try some wrinkle paint. Im glad I did. IMO they look 10x better than with a flat or satin black. If you decide to do this, make sure you follow the instructions on the can! I did not totally scuff everything and the paint didn't wrinkle in some spots so I had to sand them down, again :bash:.
After seeing the end results, it was worth it.
Pics taken with a Droid. I will take more when I get the car and camera out.
Is this with every two removed? How much would you charge me to do my vents like this if I send them to you? :beer:
So i tried being a craftsman a few weeks ago with my vents and dicked em up real bad. So does anyone have a set of these modded vents that they want to sell? I have no vents right now and feel kinda ricey :nonono:
I don't have any at the moment. I am working on a set for someone else. if they back out I could have some soon.
I think I'm going to give this a try. That last set you made with the wrinkle paint just completely convinced me lol. I was wondering what wrinkle paint you used though. I had used the wrinkle engine enamel on valve covers before and I know you have to heat it up to get a good wrinkled texture. Did you use a special paint or do anything special to get such good results?
Thanks buddy
Did Mine (excuse the dirty car. its a dd and gets washed once a week but it still gets that dirty 
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Looks great! The guy who did minus every two, you did a fantastic job on yours. I half assed mine, and close inspection they look like shit, but the look alot better then stock.
I finished up mine and installed them a few weeks ago. EXcellent DIY mod and it looks GREAT! Thanks for the idea!
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