Here are some pictures of the lexan plate I made yesterday. Thought I would post some pictures. Its not finished as I need to re-bend one of the wings on the ride side for better alignment. I will be making a fiber glass "snorkel" to pass through the factory air guide and extend to the lower section of the bumper. This will be there to "feed" cooler air to the new plate. I was going to make a full snorkel similar to the spoon/muz, but after looking at the bottom of the hood(the angled cross section acts as the top of a snorkel) I decided that adding the snorkel would only restrict airflow as it passes over the radiator cradle....Hence the pinched area in almost all snorkels. I dont want to cut the hood for a larger snorkel, so I made this plate similar to the aluminum one that has been produced. However, being lexan it does not absorb as much heat as one made of metal. I left the plate clear for now, but I may paint it semi-gloss black to match the air box. I kind of like it clear too, it does not stand out so much. Sorry for such crappy/somewhat repetitive pictures. Wanted to show fitment.

 

Looks great, those are some accurate cuts!

 

wow man! Clean cuts and holes!

I wouldn't be able to do that! Goodjob, sir!

 

Thanks guys!

 

looks damn good

 

definately.... want to make one for me?

 

I suppose I can, I would not mind at all. I will come up with what I can do it for, as far as cost, but I will have to purchase more lexan. It would be nice if there were a few others that wanted one as well, that way it would not cost as much to make. Give me a few days and we'll see what happens. Thanks!

 

I would recommend getting some extra screw-type removable rivets to secure right side down tightly. That way you'll have 2 separate fasten points for your plate to prevent any possible rotation or noise from driving vibrations.



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I bought some today actually...haha. Even without it, it doesnt move. But I did drill that hole with the intention to put a fastener in it.

 

Awesome!