Does anyone have the instructions on how to put side vent screens in fenders.Already have template from Pipedreams,can't find instructions...Thanks

 

Yea, as a matter of fact, I just finished mine today. Here are some notes and a picture of the results...

- You do not need to remove the wheels. It will make it a bit easier if you do but it is not necessary. All you need to do is crank them to the left (on the driver's side) and right (passenger) side so you can access the hole.

- Use a thin flatblade screw driver to pop-out the 5 or 6 push-pin type holders on the inner plastic fender liner. You pop out the middle and then the outer plastic part will just pop out as well. You should be able to do this with very little effort. Just be patient and do not force it. Pry a bit on both sides if you encounter a sticky one...

- There are 3 bolts on the bottom under the fender you will need to remove. The outermost screw/bolt is 7mm (I think) and the inner 2 bolts are 10mm.

- After removing this you can access the compartment where the grills go. There is a small cover in the inside that is held in place with double-sided tape to the outer body panel. Pull both places where it joins away. The tape will restick when you are done.

- Cut the template exactly as pipedreams template shows. Be careful to follow his measurements! I believe the template is a bit short at the top so you will need to extend it a bit. Best bet is to make one and then carefully (from the outside) hold it next to the vent to make sure it will fit correctly.

- Bend the tabs on the grill. As you are looking at the grill, those on the outside bend away from you so they are flush with the outer body panel. Those on the inside bend toward you so they are flush with the body panel in front of the grill.

- Cut several pieces of loose looped industrial strength adhesive velcro (really important stuff here) in strips approx 3" x 1" so that you can wrap them around the tabs on the grill you made. The trick to this (as pipedreams notes) is that the adhesive will join on both sides of the grill. When you are done, you will have each of the tabs completely wrapped in the loose looped velcro with an adhesive-to-adhesive bond holding the velcro securely.

- Carefully clean the inside areas of the vent where you are going to secure the other part of the velcro. You need to use alcohol here and I did it twice to make sure it was really clean.

- Cut a couple of really long strips of the velcro. Make sure they are long enough to run the entire length between and including the tabs.

- Secure these 2 pieces of velcro inside the area next to the vent.

- At this point you should be able to insert the sections of grill and position them easily. The really nice thing about the velcro is that it allows you to re-position the grill repeatedly. But when you are done, it is VERY strong.

- Press the cover that had the double-sided tape back into place.

- Re-attach the inner fender portion you removed.

Stand back and admire the fact that you just made the car look incredibly cool and you did it yourself!

BTW, all the credit on this goes to pipedreams...

Here is a picture of mine...

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...e-PsgGrill.jpg

Good luck and let me know if you have any problems...

 

Very nice pic...

 

Request Sticky.

I am going to be doing this soon after the exhaust goes on.

LEX

 

those things look awasome but they do seem to be a lot of work.. is it worth it?

 

Thankyou Lucky13

 

They are probably not as much work as it would seem from my verbose posting. It gave me another reason to mess around with the new car this weekend.

BTW, you can use the same stuff for the front grill. In that case, I used some Krylon yellow. Cut it to 36" x 4 1/2" and use zip ties to hold it in place.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...rontScreen.jpg

 

Can you some how post the templates?

 

Best bet is to look for the post from pipedreams. He includes the bitmap. I do not have it on the computer I'm using right now.

 

I still haven't tackled this one

 

Unfortunately his website no longer works!

 

About 2 days ago I stumbled on another "side vent" post that had the template. I've tried to locate it again but have not had any luck yet. If I find it before I log off, I'll send a link to it...

 

I found it. Here is the link to the thread...

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...emplate+gutter

The template is about midway down on the 2nd page of the thread...

 

Thx Lucky13 I was looking for that again. How did you get the template to the right scale? Printing it out as is on normal paper is too short. If I stretch the image in paint I can't get it on one page.

 

I found that printing the template provided exactly the right dimensions except that it was a bit short at the top. So what I did was to extend the top just a bit (about an inch) and it worked great. I checked prior to (with the template) and after cutting the screen by putting the template/screen through the vent to make sure it fit correctly.

Hope this helps!

 

Thanks, this will be my next project!

 

Can anyone get the width right...I can not seem to do it!

Tony

 

Great instructions, nice post!