Hood Handles from H2 on H3
 

Anyone have details on installing H2 type hood handles on the H3?
Thinking of how to do the cut ins/drilling to the plastic part, without penetrating the metal elements.

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I remember a old thread on this,thinking of doing the same ?
There will be a gap though.
Let me know how it goes :beerchug:

Came right up in search http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17776&page=2&highlight=hood+handl es+h2


wpage you didnt try search after snapping at the newbee's :twak: :giggling: :shhh:

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Thanks yes saw that. Looking for a way of doing the install with the OEM bolts if feasible...
W

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I did another H2 set on my H3 and have no gap. I used the factory bolts and nuts. Just had to dremel off the extending screw threads. Pull it in taught and no gap anymore. My fist attempt was good but the gap was not. This works flawless and looks great. HOWEVER the Chrome H2 handles will crack your panel. I know this from experience so DO NOT try and get them flush. (THEY DONT FLEX AT ALL).



Good Luck

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What'd I miss?!!! Been gone for a few days....

Did somebody down a case of Snapple! :D

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BB,
Thanks for that. Your initial study is the basis for this project...
On this latest you did. It looks great by the way. Are you saying that you mounted the handles on the plastic part and then ground them off B4 placing on the metal hood?
How did that allow you to flex out the gap? Pressure applied? Did you use any adhesive or silicone this time?
Thx,
W

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I get Hood Handles for H2.
But it is only a plating cover.
It processed it I sharpened the plating cover in a grinder, and not to have gaps on a hood panel.

I join a hood panel and Hood Handles with a board of the aluminum.

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safari- Looks Great, nice job.

wp- I used pressure and it flexed. No silicones or adhesives. I grinded off the metal screw threads that stuck out under the plastic panel. NO drilling through the metal.

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Are you saying that you mounted the handles on the plastic part and then ground them off B4 placing on the metal hood? -YES EXACTLY :o

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Thanks guys, one more quest. The retainer clips that hold the plastic part to the metal hood. How do they release?
They look like they just pull off but there must be a catch...

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NO CATCH, its that easy, just pull up and boom its off. It it feels like its sticking in the middle, lift the hood and push the 3 black tabs up and out from the hood to release.

This also makes the hood panel easier to STEAL:rant:

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that one came with my wife's H3 at the dealer. the chrome one....uses 3m tape i believe?

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Do they make black handles that stick on

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they do unless the delaership painted some....there was an H2 in the showroom that had black ones on it...looks nice.

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Just did mine last week.
Band sawed the offset mounts to make them level.
Installed plastic flooring shims under the plastic hood grate.

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Where can you get the handles from and can I get a picture of the underside after handles are installed.