i recieved my frpp hood pins today with no instructions,i was needing some info on the hole sizes any help would be greatly appreciated!! :scratch:

 

hmmmm, 1/2" bolt, I'd say you need a 1/2" hole

Look at the metal plates, you if you want it to look right wouldn't you need to drill a hole in the hood the same size as the holes in the plates? I'd think so.

 

lol be very very careful u only get one hood the rest u have to pay for

 

that is pretty funny but the thing is the pins are like you said 1/2",but the holes in the plates are 13/16",forgive me for being ignorant "uninformed" but i would have figured the tolerance would be a little tighter ,i was wondering if this is normal and if so if you drill the hole 13/16" or slightly over 1/2"?

 

JOhn , ialso ordered some precut stripes for the 05 ,is there any advise you can give me from here on out ,i took your advise on the quality of the stripes but have not seen them yet .

 

Put a rubber membrane that is cut and overlapped under the top plate. Post comes through no problem. Rubber membrane looks like it should be there, is black and blends in with what you should see, a hole. That is if your hole is not cut to size.

 

If i didnt know what i was doing id make the hole with the smaller size first abnd if it doesnt fit then go to the larger size so if u make a mistake u can always drill again...

 

that is what i will probably do beings i have not got a definate answer yet ,and just in case can anyone tell me where they or how they mounted there cables?

 

I used a short sheet metal screw. Drilled a hole along the inside flange where the front crossmember meets the side. Looped the cable on the screw and inserted screw. That side is not coming loose. The other loop gets put on the pin against the flex ring. The ring goes in the post from the outside going in.

5/8 inch hole is all you need. I ended up using a counter sink bit. 5/8 wide and 3/4 inch long. Worked great.

I was warned, correctly to be carefull screwing the plate down. The hood bends very easy. So much so that I had to abandon using the lower plate. I used machine bolts of 3/4 inch length and put washers on both inside and out and two nuts with locktite on the underside. Still be carefull tightening the top plate.

I eased that problem somewhat by using thin rubber foam, from a craft store. Comes in 8 x 11 inch sheets. it is about 1/8 inch thick. I cut a pattern to match the top plate and used it as a gasket between the car and plate. Cut an x in the center for the post to come out of. Works like a charm.

 

Discovered a way to keep water from running into my hood where the pins are.

What gave me the idea was the foam gasket that I made. I went to Lowells and bought a 1/2 inch bushing. It is about 1/4 inch thick and has a recess all around to grab on to the hole where it is placed. In my case it was the top plate to the hood pins. Because it was thick, I cut another gasket and doubled up each side.

I had to raise the pin slightly to clear the bushing as well.

Works like a charm.