yo i got some really cool locking hoodpins that i want installed cause im im chickensht to drill two 3/4" inch holes in my hood and end up making a mess. thing is i want them to keep people out of the engine area where they can cut my alarm wire.(cheap code alarm from circuit city) so its like something that i ned to get done very soon but i dont know where to go to have someone install them. Am i just stuck installing them my self.

 

A body shop could install them for you...

 

like any shop that does custom auto work was my idea too but the ones around me that ive found so far want lik a hundred to do like 15 minutes of work

 

Well, they are going to be taking a risk drilling, and cutting your hood... So thats probably why they charge so much...

 

yeah thats what i was thinking and no one is going to let me talk them down because of the risk

 

Yea, but look at the alternative, try it yourself, if u succeed you saved yourself $100, if u dont, u cost yourself $400 for a new hood... If u have faith in yourself, and a dremel go for it... If not, I wouldnt try it... I plan on installing mine myself... But thats cuz I have some experience with a dremel tool...

 

yea im sure i can do it myself dremel is a good idea i was just gonna drill it with a metal bit do they make a dremel bit that is 3/4" that can go through metal

 

Well, I was gonna use a drill with a metal bit for my frame (on my radiator support), and then a small bit to drill thru the hood, and then use the dremel tool, I forgot what the attachment is called, to make the whole bigger till its big enough... Heres the how to I plan on using...

http://www.superstreetonline.com/howto/16161/

Yours will be different because you have locking pins... But the drilling should be the same... I think I saw a how-to somewhere on locking pins lemme look...

K here, its for an MX6, but should be similar on yours...

http://www.mx6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108956

 

your this sh!t bro those are the exact same hoodpins i bought. i just have to pick a different location to install im guessing.