Drilling Coilovers? 14mm to 16mm HELP!
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Hey guys,
Ok soo I finally got my new coilovers, now I need to make the holes on the mount bigger from 14mm to 16mm. But heres my question. There are two holes on the mount, the top one seems to be elongated meaning instead of being circular is somewhat oval? Kinda like a venn diagram. Now the bottom one is just a circle. Do I make the bottom one a 16mm circle? and the top one a 16mm oval?
Thanks...some pictures of someone doing it would be nice.
Ok soo I finally got my new coilovers, now I need to make the holes on the mount bigger from 14mm to 16mm. But heres my question. There are two holes on the mount, the top one seems to be elongated meaning instead of being circular is somewhat oval? Kinda like a venn diagram. Now the bottom one is just a circle. Do I make the bottom one a 16mm circle? and the top one a 16mm oval?
Thanks...some pictures of someone doing it would be nice.
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Originally Posted by Boggie1688
Hey guys,
Ok soo I finally got my new coilovers, now I need to make the holes on the mount bigger from 14mm to 16mm. But heres my question. There are two holes on the mount, the top one seems to be elongated meaning instead of being circular is somewhat oval? Kinda like a venn diagram. Now the bottom one is just a circle. Do I make the bottom one a 16mm circle? and the top one a 16mm oval?
Thanks...some pictures of someone doing it would be nice.
Ok soo I finally got my new coilovers, now I need to make the holes on the mount bigger from 14mm to 16mm. But heres my question. There are two holes on the mount, the top one seems to be elongated meaning instead of being circular is somewhat oval? Kinda like a venn diagram. Now the bottom one is just a circle. Do I make the bottom one a 16mm circle? and the top one a 16mm oval?
Thanks...some pictures of someone doing it would be nice.
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Rep Power: 0 Thanks Robb...I dunno any shops around here. I'll probably just use a dremel to get it down to 2mm. As for clear coat...what kind do you recommend?
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Thanks for the response, I really dunno what I'd do without you guys!
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Rep Power: 388 Any type of clear coat, spray paint. After you are done dremeling and the bolts fit through, then give them 2-3 good coats of clear coat. Let them dry overnight and then install.
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Rep Power: 400 You can buy step drills, and you can buy conical drills to accurately drill the hole larger. DO NOT USE A DREMEL. A dremel is not an answer here, you need to be precise. A drill intended to enlarge a hole accurately is the way to go.
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Rep Power: 0 Sigh already dremeled one hole. Its slightly under 16mm....but I get what your going at boilmaker, the problem with the dremel is you can't get an acurate fit, your hand won't stay perfect soo your hole will not be perfectly round and straight. What are conical drill?
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Originally Posted by Boggie1688
Sigh already dremeled one hole. Its slightly under 16mm....but I get what your going at boilmaker, the problem with the dremel is you can't get an acurate fit, your hand won't stay perfect soo your hole will not be perfectly round and straight. What are conical drill?
Metal drills are expensive. Not much you can do but suck it up and buy it, or find a shop that might be nice and loan it to you.
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Rep Power: 0 Does an step drill like this work with an ordinary cordless/corded drill? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...700916-8422263
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Rep Power: 350 get a titanium coated bit to fit the 16mm and some cutting oil. use it with a power drill, then coat the hole. should cost about 5 bucks and take 2 minutes with the cutting oil.
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