DYI!!! Aerocatch Hood Pins Install, On a Carbon Fiber Hood

[jordan71]

Parts List
Drill
Unibit "Used on carbon fiber"
Drill bit
Dremel
Aerocatch hood pins and accesories
Painter tape
Socket wrench,
12mm Socket
7mm Socket
Allen wrench
rubber mallet

1. you will need to drill a hole in the frame. install the hood pin in the hole. i suggest putting white out on top of the hood pins. then let the hood down on the pins so itll mark where to drill on the hood.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW001.jpg


http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW005.jpg


2. remove the hood pins. drill a hole in the c/f hood using a unibit. take your time when drilling.


http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW006.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW007.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW010.jpg
3. aerocatch provides a template so youll know how to drill the shape of the locks. tape it down make sure the hole from the hood pins are in the center of the cross hairs marked on the template.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW008.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW009.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW011.jpg

4. drill the inside of the template. use a dremel tool to smooth it out around the edges.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW012.jpg
5. you will need to drill a hole on the bottom of the hood big enough for the nuts to attach on the bottom of the locks. use a dremel to smooth/clean it up.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW013.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW014.jpg


6. install the aerocatch hood lock. use a drill bit to drill the 6 small holes that are around the lock. then screw in the small screws.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW017.jpg
^ use 7mm socket on the nuts to tighten

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW016.jpg


7. reinstall the hood pins. adjust them to size. we used a rubber mallet to adjust the hood pins to move them side to side/ up and down to line them up with the hood locks.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW024-1.jpg

*do not hit the radiator hose on the driver side. itll be right by the hood pin. chris(celica_2nr) found out the hard way.*

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW019.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW020.jpg

*Patience is the key to installing these hood pins. this will take awhile to install.

Finished Pictures
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW018.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/jordanlyles2000/CFHOODFTW021-1.jpg

[bman365]

:hide: It's uneven.

[Zero]

Very nice and very brave.

**DIY.

The only thing I can say is that I would've angled the latch to flow with the overall lines of the car/hood. (Unless that isn't possible.)

Looks like there's still a gap?

[jordan71]

yeah im going to fix the gap just a long night. need to lower the hood pins. and uneven is a suprise to me i just now noticed lol. all well cant do anything now. i still love it

[JerkeyPnut]

I love those latches. when i get my cf hood i'll definitely be doing this. It would drive me insane having it uneven like that tho but thats just me :shrugs:

Oh and good write up by the way :D

[celica_2nr]

installing these hood pins on both cars was very time consuming. i did my car he did his. its kinda weird how his came up uneven. considering the hood pins were positioned the same. guess we messed up on aligning his templates.

[03GTSTRD]

I am glad you guys finally received the CF hoods. The hood pins look great! Let's see some better pics of the rides.

[celica_2nr]

here you go chris...
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s78/celica_2nr/P9040154.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s78/celica_2nr/P9040153.jpg

[vino]

nice work buddy hope sticky will grab this thread

[03GTSTRD]

Looks great man! It's time to make a thread showing the new and improved Celica_2nr.

[celica_2nr]

yeah in time lol

nice work buddy hope sticky will grab this thread

your pics helped alot. i didnt know how time consuming this project would be.

[03GTSTRD]

yeah in time lol


Quit stalling man! You and Jordan need to do a photoshoot. The new look you have going is nice.

[celica_2nr]

we will both of us have some stuff we want to do first

[h8eternal]

bad ass
nice write up
who makes those hoods?

[jordan71]

raceonusa does!! im selling mine if u want it :)

[jordan71]

we get a sticky :)?????????

[h8eternal]

here is my contribution.
i positioned my catches to flow with the body lines of the car.
i would recomend taping the entire area of the hood thats going to be cut and marking it with tape. gives you a better idea of its position. i also used some shims to get the pins to sit just right on the radiator support. ill get better pics during the day.
i love these dam things.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/h8eternal/aerocatch7-3-09008.jpg

[lamboceliGTS]

This is a great DIY, although I lack the balls to do so.

[celica_2nr]

here is my contribution.
i positioned my catches to flow with the body lines of the car.
i would recomend taping the entire area of the hood thats going to be cut and marking it with tape. gives you a better idea of its position. i also used some shims to get the pins to sit just right on the radiator support. ill get better pics during the day.
i love these dam things.
looks good man. i remember doing this install. not something i would want to do again. lol

[lowredcruzr]

i've installed so many of these its not funny just one thing to remember cut inside the lines

[h8eternal]

looks good man. i remember doing this install. not something i would want to do again. lol

thanks, i cant wait to do some more. im gonna be installing a set on a friends S/C hyundai tiburon. and someday on my own CF hatch just for the hell of it.

i've installed so many of these its not funny just one thing to remember cut inside the lines

the more the better! these latches are the future! :wiggle:

[JDM-GT4]

Massive thread revival but a word of warning to anybody reading this, you have installed those bonnet catches incorrectly.

They are supposed to mount from the bottom side and be flush with the surface.

There are several different aerocatch models.

[imatunergts]

http://www.aerocatch.com/updoc/Flush_mounting.pdf