How to raise your car hood.. DIY style

[twistedichc]

how to add another bolt when the thread on the head already gone?cant remove the old. its like the whole thing is very soft and rapuh, so the spannar cant get a grip on it.

. in u'r case, use those mini monkey wrench those plumbing use coz u know how it grips the pipes rite. if stubborn oso, use grinder, cut flush wit hood, use drill to drill self tapping scew(screw can drill through metal, common hw should have) half way, use a blunt screw, screw in & hopefulle the bolt moves oso, still stubborn, need to drill the bolt off. worst case scenario, u've drilled the hood thread, welding another nut flush wit new hole & wallah new thread. make sure afterwards use grease for the bolt & nut coz water sure rust them if exposed

 

[me2kimi]

You can use this method to remove the bolt

[youtube]Screw extractor | easyout | broken bolt removal - YouTube[/youtube]

 

[twistedichc]

You can use this method to remove the bolt

[youtube]Screw extractor | easyout | broken bolt removal - YouTube[/youtube]

sure can use this method, but i'm sure the reverse groove head is quite hard to find here though unless u've seen it b4, i would like to know where coz sure wanna get 1

 

[D7zul]

if the bolt's head still intact.. u can use this

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or a plier

 

[me2kimi]

sure can use this method, but i'm sure the reverse groove head is quite hard to find here though unless u've seen it b4, i would like to know where coz sure wanna get 1

Another method is to use this tool.

You can but it from HERE

 

[hamtaro00]

so just noww....i use eliphant glu on the bolt.kasi dia keras. so the spannar have better grip.

voila. but still got 1 more cannot come out. and then noticed that i didnt standby the extra nut to raise it even if i managed to remove all.

then now think of it, i didnt notice where is the alarm nipple who contact the bonnet. coz last time after raise the hood, the nipple didnt touch the hood, so once u arm with central locking it will start wailing... too dark in basement anyway. esok try lagi, at least kinda confidence i can remove them bolt with same method.

i dont have access to all the fancy tools by the way....

 

[twistedichc]

Another method is to use this tool.

You can but it from HERE

ideal & easy but a bit expensive for sumthing seldom use, later forget & lost cry out loud

 

[K_Takuya]

This is a good DIY.. helps to cool down ur engine faster especially when u need cool AC on sunny day...and also if u use fiber hood it wont get hot as much as not doing this DIY..constant hot exposure will cause the paint on fiber hood become dull premature..

 

[Izso]

ideal & easy but a bit expensive for sumthing seldom use, later forget & lost cry out loud

Easy. Buy, use, keep, wife complain, sell to Izso cheap cheap.

 

[twistedichc]

Easy. Buy, use, keep, wife complain, sell to Izso cheap cheap.

can no problem, later when meet edi, will alwez meet wit u than borro this borro that heheh

 

[fstr]

i wanna DIY this on my ALJA, cos alja mia engine damn hot always.... edi put 2 CAI hose oso same blardy thing n still hot

 

[D7zul]

i wanna DIY this on my ALJA, cos alja mia engine damn hot always.... edi put 2 CAI hose oso same blardy thing n still hot

hows ur alja? done it?

 

[Izso]

i wanna DIY this on my ALJA, cos alja mia engine damn hot always.... edi put 2 CAI hose oso same blardy thing n still hot

driver modified too kao kao already la. Engine cannot cope with the driver modifiedness

 

[fstr]

and my honda city need to raise also zzzzz

 

[SuzanneOwens]

Raising the hood can really prove to be pretty hard and that too without proper equipments. But i think i could give it a try.