Carbon Fibre Fender louvres

[patsrocket]

Any tips on cutting them in and installing them in the exact right place would be appreciated.

[tonyvan]

we have located them 30 mm from edge of bonnet where it rolls over,the corner of louver is 60 mm down from inner bonnet locking fastener.
mask up area and draw round outside of louver when its in position, come in the desired distance and get either the grinder out,or use as i did a (fein) vibrating cutter to cut out the holes. i had minimal dust,and did it with the bonnet in situ.using a grinder will create lots of dust and ur better off removing the bonnet if you do it that way. good luck,its actually not that bad to do.

[patsrocket]

What did you do to secure them in?

How do you like the look?

[tonyvan]

some come with bolts glued in,the other type are bonded them into position.the price differs a lot!!!!!!!!! ive glued studs,(ie 5mm bolts) into mine and used sikaflex on them as well. some think they look s***.....personal choice, ive doing some test on them to determine air flow through them and feed back so far looks good.

[patsrocket]

Were yours from Streamline?

[tonyvan]

No.mine arnt from the company that u mentioned.mine are considerably cheaper,but identical apart from the fact they didnt have fixing studs glued to them.a slight mod to some wide base m5 bolts and ur away,or just bond them in.save over £100 pounds.

[patsrocket]

Sounds great,Thanks for the help Tony!

[funkybmx1]

You sure you no what your going on about tony

[andygtt]

funkybmx1 said:

You sure you no what your going on about tony

"sourskining your vents"
sounds like he's giving a cooking leason?

[Gadgeroonie]

pics please

[Adrian W]

Old picture but I prefer the full size ones

[Gadgeroonie]

does anyone do louvres for the back of the rear clam

(i do not like the idea of just cutting slots in it)

[tonyvan]

Lol,bloody phone.il edit my post when i get home.and no grant,ive got all the gear,but no idea!! Ha ha

Edited by tonyvan on Wednesday 5th June 19:35

[Adrian W]

Gadgeroonie said:

does anyone do louvres for the back of the rear clam

(i do not like the idea of just cutting slots in it)

I'll give you a clue...........................look at the picture above!!

[patsrocket]

Very Nice!

[Gadgeroonie]

Adrian W said:

Gadgeroonie said:

does anyone do louvres for the back of the rear clam

(i do not like the idea of just cutting slots in it)

I'll give you a clue...........................look at the picture above!!

no i mean the cut outs on the 'back' of the clam ie the rear of the vehicle

[patsrocket]

I was wondering the same thing.
Where the openings are just wire mesh on top of the middle portion of the rear clam.

[Adrian W]

Which bit?

[Gadgeroonie]

the slots next to the exhaust

[Adrian W]

Gadgeroonie said:

the slots next to the exhaust

Not sure what you're viewing the picture on, if you enlarge the picture you'll notice they have mesh in them.
To make a louvre for a curved surface would be a lot of work, not impossible but probably not worth it.
In the wind tunnel the cutouts did very little, the ones next to the lights did more, this was with the wheels not rotating.