DIY Aero Catch latches by marley4us

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DIY Aero Catch latches


Compliments of marley4us @ club4ag.com


6-10-2013


Here is my DIY Aero Catch latches install 





I used the OEM holes and re-drilled them to fit the Aero Catch latch pins



put the washers and nut on and tight it down



You may need to bend and wiggle it to get it to fit perfect



Put the hood down and mark where the pin hits it and drill a hole

Take the latch and use a pen and mark around it



remove and you have an outline



use a dremel to cut the basic out line






Then i used a grinding bit on a drill to round it out






Depending on your placement for the hood pins u may need to cut back a bit of the back plating to fit the latches flush



If you do this right it will snap in snug!






You can drill the holes and put the 6 little nuts and bolts in, but if you do this tight enough it wont need them at all.






Got the car out for some pics :0)



















7-31-2013


Thanks here is the trunk done now.



So I started to work on the AE again. Put some AERO Catch lates on the trunk so its secure. 




Make a template for it





draw a outline



cut it out





Test fit




Look through the hole and mark it 





Drill hole



Extrude it to the size of the latch bolt




Now bolt it in




all done and repeat on the otherside






Comments

Nice DIY!

Posted by Diggymart on 2/17/20 @ 9:13:44 PM