Farage

does our lil k24 really produce that much heat that you need hood vents to keep it cooler?

defconskylude

its purely for looks. i have no plans to modify the engine.

ttk5

This is my friends S2000. He cut his OEM hood. (Downtown Vancouver Olympics )

ed_423

lol thats one hot s2k.

and defcon, to ur post earlier, it was my mistake. the 19 ASA are not on there yet, i saw Enkei GTC01 and mistakend it for the ASA.

and dudee...i just got pull over for doing 60 in a 40...since im only 17..(going to court the day after my 18th bday -___-) my ticket is probably around 300ish...totally ruin my modding plans during my spring break!

back to your thread..when do you plan on doing this hood vent project?

defconskylude

im in the process of moving and im having a son in July. ill do it when time permits. i know for sure its not anytime soon. im guessing a year from now.

ed_423

ohh ahha congratz on the kid!

born2blaze

I think you should sell car and give money to your son before its too late

defconskylude

now why would i do that?

furythree

i think hes joking

madeguy76

Nuff Said...

9oh5

i agree with this hood being vented, it looks more beefy, raised quite a bit in the middle to add to that, id look at making an overlay of a hood and then doing it to that, you seem good at using fiberglass and stuff

defconskylude

revisiting this idea again. posted this on another forum with a bunch of DIY members and experienced fabricators.


i want to install these 2010 BMW M3 hood vents onto my TSX. should cost me about $30 and probably 3-4 hours of DIY time

i DO NOT want to purchase another hood to practice on. i also dont want to spend money on painting a practice hood after its done. that'll save me $500-$600 if i can avoid this route.

id rather just do it on my OEM hood. the thought of it is extremely scary since i want to use my OEM hood instead of a junk OEM hood.

1. i would tape up the hood
2. draw lines for measurements
3. use a sharpie to draw out the template
4. start the cutting in the middle with my dremel and work my cuts going outwards.
5. sand down the edges so its rounded (i dont plan to fiberglass or use bondo around the edges).
6. drop in the vents
7. secure it underneath with silicone

i think doing it this way allows me to trim little by little until it fits perfectly.

i believe the hood vents has a rim around it. so im debating whether to make it flush or have it raised a bit.

i do have experience cutting metal fenders when i was installing side markers. it was pretty straight forward and easy. im thinking it would be the same process with the hood.

i plan on paint matching the hood vents and keeping the grill flat black or gloss black. refer to that white bmw with paint matched vents and black grill

ill photoshop the vent locations on my hood tonight


yes im insane








current setup

Aman

What the eff happened to your front lip?

And please don't, your TSX right now is probably the best looking I've seen so far.

live2hit01

do you ever drive your car or do you just spend all day cutting it into pieces? Also, you have balls the size of grapefruit.

defconskylude

im making the front lip from scratch. check my other DIY thread. its still in progress

i bought the vents today. ill be getting them on tuesday and will take pics of them lying on the hood so you guys get a better picture

i think it'll look good and getting more confident. it's just a matter of placing them in a good location on the hood so i want to get some suggestions for those that actually want to see this happen.

defconskylude

i have about 15k miles so far. lately ive just been getting back into doing body work on the weekend.

im taking my lip off this weekend for some sanding/body filler so i can drive it around again.

TSteezyX

Haha, TMS. Their headquarters is right near me. They definitely know what they're doing...an excellent source to purchase the vents from if you do go through with it.

I'm not sure the style of the vent would look good on our hoods, though. Our cars have very sharp, angular body lines and I think the M3's vents reflect the organic shape of the M3's hood.

I'm not sure they would look good at all on our cars, actually. Just something I can't see working for some reason.

But if anyone can make it happen and look even remotely OEM...it's you. So try it, what the heck.

defconskylude

no way im spending $200 on cf vents. hehe

i bought it at a local bmw dealer for $30 yesterday.

ill be paint matching it first and then practice installing it on a plastic sheet that's commonly used for kitchen lighting. this should be fairly easy.

first location will be the same areas on that mugen hood. it'll definitely be located close to the windshield and near the fenders.

TSteezyX

Good call. That's exactly where I was thinking.

Looking forward to it man!

defconskylude

more pics i found

lightjak_tsx

its rayden

nah. not feeling it.

justnspace

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Props to you.

it seems like you really enjoy body work, and it shows in your workmanship. Keep up the good work.

-justnspace.

defconskylude

finally got my vents in

doing some planning right now. ive decided to create an overhang by shaving down below the red line. this will cover up any overexposed gaps/cuts with this overhang. also i will sand down the metal edges and touch it up with epoxy/etch primer. then i can seal it with weather stripping underneath the hood.

right now its already primered so ill be trying to paint match it this weekend and attach a black grill

defconskylude

check out the vent position. thought this was interesting but i wouldnt do it that way.

Toddy

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defconskylude

got the honeycomb. here's the vent placement

elsapo

Why not save yourself the time and money and buy yourself a used m3?

Used m3 can be had for reasonable prices. All you are doing is adding drag to the car with all those mods. The engineers at honda already got the design pat down for optimal performance.

Trying to turn a tsx into a pseudo m3 is dumb. The front looks like disjointed cladding. Not good.

defconskylude

i dont want an m3. im not building my car for performance. its purely aesthetics.

its okay with me if it looks dumb to you or anyone else.

Aman

Looks better than I thought, but I dunno. Props for having the guts to do it first, at least. And glad to see your lip is done.

defconskylude

DIY project in progress here
https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tsx-photograph-gallery-144/diy-m3-hood-vents-installation-progress-801094/

Mugen hood