civic carbon fibre bonnet

[vampzzz]

I was planning to buy a cf bonnet for 400 for my ej8 and it doesnt have the washer holes, should i get it professionally fitted or is it easy to do myself, if it is please give me steps on how. thanks.

[1996ek1]

Dont put washers in lol

I personally wouldnt try put them in myself...
Dont know if its hard or not though

[SPEEDCORE]

Just measure it up and drill through for crying out loud!

[1996ek1]

pf who uses them... go without!

[BaNaNaMaN]

I have recently got my act together and fitted the window washers to my carbon bonnet and thought about doing a wee write up for those who have thought about doing it to theres and are not too sure about it all.

So I started with a 3mm drill bit and located the holes with some carefull measurements from the old bonnet. Taped the area over with masking tape so not to chip the clear coat off.

Drilled pilot holes then used an asortment of files to enlarge the holes.

The first thing I did was make the holes into rectangles so the plastic piece from below the squirters would fit in and used them as templates to enlarge the holes further.

Here are some pics of it all happening. :)
(sorry about the lighting, crap camera + sunny day :lol: )

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e182/Bananaman_666/DSC00854.jpg
Tools layed out.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e182/Bananaman_666/DSC00856.jpg
Plastic piece in as template

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e182/Bananaman_666/DSC00858.jpg
Working on the hole :)

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e182/Bananaman_666/DSC00860.jpg
And the final product 8)

[hondavti25]

i thought carbon bonnets arent leagle ? or can you get some that are?

[vampzzz]

how big were the holes in the end bananaman?

[BaNaNaMaN]

how big were the holes in the end bananaman?


Um at a guess without measuring. 7-8mm long and around 6-7mm across. They are not just round holes. They are shaped off the plastic gromet the sits below the washer nozzles.

[SPEEDCORE]

HAZZAH for someone with common sense!