Interior/Exterior air diverter mod
07-16-2013, 06:04 AM
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air diverter mod
Got my template made now to make the actual one and then polish to look like crome
07-16-2013, 06:13 AM
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pretty cool, how thick is the plate? i did the same thing. you can see it in my build thread(in my sig)
07-16-2013, 07:04 AM
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Its 1/8th inch thick this was just a template to grt all the notching dobe the actual onr will come all the way out to the bumper
07-24-2013, 02:21 PM
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Now time to polish!
07-24-2013, 08:52 PM
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What does this do ?
Is it supposed to prevent air turbulence through the radiator ?
07-25-2013, 03:56 AM
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07-28-2013, 09:48 AM
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All polished what you guys think?
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07-28-2013, 09:49 AM
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07-28-2013, 09:57 AM
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Very nice! I've been contemplating the M7 version for a while, but it's a ways down on my mods priority list.
07-28-2013, 09:58 AM
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Ya this costed me a total of about 30 bucks
07-28-2013, 10:34 AM
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Really nice work, if I may ask wheat did you use to cut it. super clean!
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07-28-2013, 10:54 AM
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Im a fabricator I used a band saw the have at the shop then used a sander to polish out the rough saw markes then wet sanded the scratches then polished it on a bench grinder
07-28-2013, 08:39 PM
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Very nice & you didn't have to pay the obscene price M7 wants.
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Very nice & you didn't have to pay the obscene price M7 wants.
Ya I know thats what made me want to nske it my self
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