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Originally Posted by caseyg
* put painters tape on the hood where you want to cut and trace the outline of the stencil onto the tape
* keep the rest of the hood and engine bay covered so that no hot metal fragments can fly off and damage anything - it also helps to keep you focussed on what you are doing when you are cutting.
* measure, measure and remeasure again before cutting.
* if in doubt, cut less than you think is needed, you can always cut more later, you cant "uncut"
* the kit is designed to be pretty forgiving on your hole cutting skills, once the trim ring is in place, you cant see the edges of the hole you cut - just dont cut too much that you can't mount the ring in place.
* take your time
I didn't start with a hole saw as the directions tell you to do. I felt that there was too much chance for me to screw that up so I used a dremel with hard cutting discs for everything - I went through two discs from memory.
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Thanks mate. I think I saw in your post a pic with the masking tape on, so will do same.
And I think I agree with scrapping the hole saw. I've got a pretty steady hand, but I think I would be better with the dremel than with the hole saw!
Thanks for the advice!
The destructions suggest using touch-up paint or rust inhibitor on the cut surface. What did you use? I've just spoken with the dealers about a pot of touch up paint - $33 and will be in tomorrow. I figured this might come in handy at some point down the track so worth the coin.
I think I'll do it one night this week... will take plenty of pics and post it up when done.
Cheers!
