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09-03-2015, 12:23 AM | #23 |
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Best bet is to find a 3d printer in the forum and have them 3d print new covers with an indent. "Yea, Science Bitch!"
I am planning on doing this cowl change as well. Good to know about the clearance issues. Time for a 3d printer to do a group buy on new black covers.
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09-03-2015, 04:37 AM | #25 |
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My first thought was to heat the plastic with a heat gun and try to push it down but thought this may damage the plastic and warp the cover.
3D printing would be great but it is a complex shape that would require a bit of time to scan. Looking forward to seeing other solutions to this.
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09-03-2015, 06:36 AM | #26 |
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Looks like it might be possible to just interchange the washers with something that is low profile. Alternatively stock unheated washers look like they could be modified with a dremel, although its a fair amount of work
E30 spray nozzle: http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/Spray/ES2594813/ Not sure how close the fitment would be. Also you'd lose the heated washers (not an issue for me in Australia)
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09-04-2015, 05:00 PM | #27 |
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Put water in the cutout box until the bottom of the washer nozzle touched it when the hood was closed. There needs to be 3/4" extra clearance for the nozzles.
The nozzles are 1.5" so there is only 3/4" clearance for the nozzle with the stock M3 filter covers. The plastic piece below the windshield has a metal frame member behind it so mounting E90 washers there will be difficult. The cutouts I made are about 3/4" too deep so I will fill then Bondo and sand the indents to look more like the factory ones on the front edge. One of my washer nozzle retainer clips was broken off, don't know when it happened but think opening and closing the hood without clearance would eventually break the plastic parts. Hood switch latch piece is about 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" and 1" thick. Trimmed to fit the hood frame. Found these hose clamps at Grainger and used Zip Ties to attach to the cowl. 95* outside and with a fully warmed engine the exhaust size clip was at 170* so within the temp range. My first filter cover attempt was pretty much a rush hack job and I will get back to it in a month or so.
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09-05-2015, 04:52 PM | #28 |
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It was bugging me not being finished now that I knew what to do.
Glad to be done! Water temp seems to be running about 10 degrees cooler now.
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09-06-2015, 07:25 PM | #29 |
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Looking much better now! How was it done? Was it done with filler then painted over the top?
How does this cowl improve cooling? My lower covers have arrived in the post and I can't work out how it would improve cooling without extra vents?
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I cut 3/4" thick plywood pieces to fit then used Bondo filler, sanded and painted. My thoughts on the cooling is that there are open areas on the lower sides of the engine and now there is a lot less restriction for air to flow through the engine bay. The only measured difference I've see is that my P3 gauge show temps staying more around 200 instead of what I have been seeing as staying around 210. Could just be the placebo effect.
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09-07-2015, 10:41 AM | #32 |
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Agree that a low profile nozzle that would fit without modifying the filter covers would be
the best route. Here in the southern USA there is no need for heated windshield fluid. Hope you find a nozzle that will work. Paint on the left is what I started out with. A bit too glossy but probably a good primer for the plastic. The one on the right is the finish coat.
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Also have you thought about running the M3 cable duct in front? |
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09-13-2015, 11:54 PM | #34 |
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I think I am going to end up doing cutouts instead of finding some nozzles that will fit the bonnet. The top covers I got were second hand and have a few light scratches on them so it would probably be worth painting them anyways. I did find that the long rubber seal is about 20mm too short on each side, did anyone else notice this when transferring theirs over to the m3 cowl?
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Added some weather stripping I had to the inside of M3 strip to make up the shortage.
The way I determined where to cut was to coat the bottom of the washers and supply line with grease, lower the hood and see where it was making contact. Cut and repeat until you get it right. The filter housings fit fairly secure without having to screw them in every time. Had to add the plastic tip to the hood sensor, think the hood sensor contact block needs to be more like 1 1/8" thick. Added two more of the clips to hold the cables, looks good enough for me and it is easy to unclip when you have to take the cowl out. Would be happy to come down and help if you will just cover travel expenses
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09-14-2015, 04:27 PM | #36 |
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Thanks for the dimension. How deep is each pocket?
Haha I could do that...or you could send me yours, and I could send you back my untouched ones. Ill even throw in the m3 cable duct |
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09-14-2015, 06:46 PM | #37 |
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depth is flush with the inner edge or about 3/4".
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any other ideas to solve the washer nozzle hitting the m3 filter box? most of us don't have the skill of gap, unless gap is willing to modify the m3 filter boxes and sell them?
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11-05-2015, 06:17 PM | #41 |
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I saw a photo of how someone else did it a few weeks ago but can't find it now. They cut both side equally, probably about 6" from the inside out and had a flat piece covering it.
Would be simpiler than what I did. No real skill involeved, just sticking with it until you get it like you want which for me took hours. A low profile nozzle, if available, would be the only other solution with the OEM hood. Found the photo! Engine Bay Photo thread first post. http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...ine+bay+thread
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Attached are my efforts so far. I have cut out the notches and I have plastic enclosure boxes that I am cutting up to fill the gap. I just mocked it up on the car with electrical tape to see if it would fit
I decided against trying different washer nozzles. Cbf buying a bunch of different things and the pain of trail and effort. Plus my second hand covers are a bit scuffed and could use a paint anyway
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