4_door_ES1

ordered a set of sidemarkers w/ harness from honda. . neways they've arrived and are waiting to be installed.. so what i need some help with is..
should i do it myself!?
would a body shop be more wise to cut the metal!? if so where and how much would it be, roughly..
finally if i plan on doing it myself what could i use, i've searched and have seen alot of people using either a dremel or a nibbler?! where can i get the nibbler, so far not alot of people know what im talking about,, thanks

Whiplash

figure out exactly where you want them and tape over the paint at that spot..
again, figure out EXACTLY where you want them....

how big a hole do you need??

i'd drill a small pilot hole first, like 3/32 maybe..
don't use any real pressure on the drill, last thing you need is a dent or to have the drill slip on ya..
then I'D slowly work my way up to whatever size hole you need..
i say slowly because you try and jump too much too fast you run a greater risk of it catching

option would be to use the small sanding rolls and grind away until you're done

Whiplash

note...that's what I would do....
whether it's right or wrong

imported_Team Rukus

u strictly posted that disclaimer cuz you knew i would say something about it

LOL



nice.

4_door_ES1

thnx.. yah thats wut i had in mind. . i just dont want to cheap out on a crappy tool and end up bending the medal.. i want a tool that will have no problems cuttin metal so i dont warp the surrounding area whcih will then in turn **** up the hole i allready cut.. ill keep yu posted on the progress.. im gunna be doing it sometime this week, seeing as i have it off, someone with knowledge of this is welcome to help

lol i live in oakville. . thanks again

imported_JDMman

i used a dremel for mine... i had a template on paper.. cut out the sidemarker holes on the paper.. then taped the paper to the car the same on both sides.. make sure to measure and recheck a view times.. i did just to make sure it was even cause i had never done anything like that before.. then i markered over where i had cut it out, then i removed the paper and what was left was a black marked spot that i had to cut out.. so i dremeled it out.. then i test fited and shaved slowly where i needed to inorder for it to fit...

then i painted the cut section with rust proof and close enoght color match over to protect it from rusting and what not... then i just popped them in....

some poeple have different steps and different tools... i think someone once mensioned putting some sort of grease in the cut section so that it wont rust... sure if it works then by all means... just reasearch and find out which of the methods seems more comfertable for you...

hope that helps.

4_door_ES1

yea im going to do it tomorrow, but i dont want to buy a dremel for one day, id much rather use a nibbler now that i think of it, but i've only heard of getting it at radioshack, which has closed downin Canada now. Does anyone know of a retail store like home depot, circuit city or w.e that would for sure have this, i'd rather not waste my time by running from store to store, so far i've looked on the web and have got nothing but radio shack in the U. S carrying it.

4_door_ES1

or anyone wanna let me borrow a dremel/ nibbler for a day!? plz lol thanks

imported_sane

one suggestion: make a template on a sheet of fridge magnet.

that way you can position it precisely on your car and it won't move. check this for reference:

http://forums.clubsi.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB7&Number=4316908&page=0 &view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1

imported_hdave

radio shack is now the source i beleive
u can always buy it use it and return it

civicnation

or instead of scamming them, you can buy it and give/sell to someone else that can use it

imported_Team Rukus

the source does own most of radio shacks location. but radio shack still exists and they are still a store.

4_door_ES1

not in canada i dont think.. well their website store locator has bubkiss in Canada, anyways your right the source did take them over, forgot about that, I'm gunna check home depot first for a dremmel tomorrow to rent out for the day or im jus gunna find a source somewhere.. i found a good template on club rsx, everythings lined up and i've quadruple checked so i think im good to go, thnx again

imported_JDMman

make sure that the side markers you have fit in the template you have.... just checck but cutting it out of cardboard or something else hard like that.. and test fit it that way.. good luck... post up some pics when your done

4_door_ES1

well i found a good template and lined it up, checked a few times and began to cut..
I went with a dremel, and it was easier than i thought! After i cut out the fenders i cut off the plug from the sidemarker harness and extended the wires about 1' 6" on both sides and fed the lines thru with a coat hanger.
neways the fenders pretty dirty from shavings and finger prints but the cut out was a total success, its pretty cleann..
so here are two pics:





my only concern is or question for that matter is:
I have two wires, one green, one black whcih i believe to be the ground. On most DIY's theirs been 3 wires, the third usually being red. If i want the sidemarkers to be on with the parking light and blink as well, what do i have to do or where to splice!? lmk thanks

imported_JDMman

did you put any kind of pertective coat on the cuts... cause if not there is a high risk of it rusting...

4_door_ES1

yah i put rust proof paint. . bit of touch up and im gunna put some grease so water doesnt store itself around it