Nose Vents: There are 3 rounded triangular vents in the bodywork just in front of the bonnet, each of which have an aluminium duct that directs the air, but mostly just adds to the 'bling'. I fixed the ducts with P38 around the edges and hand holding them in the correct position until set. A further layer of P38 is then added over the lip of the duct from under the body. I smoothed this off as best as I could (you can't see the underside and finished it off with black POR15 to match the rest of the inside of the bodywork. This also helps to reduce the ugly reflections that can be apparent in the chrome underneath. A thin bead of silicon sealant is added around the inside of the vents to finish the joint between duct and bodywork. Because the vents are aluminium regular metal polish is too course and can dull the metal. I found the best finish came with a very fine silver polish and cotton wool pads (lets see how long it stays like that!).
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| Nose Vents Fitted |
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| Splitter in Place |
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| Bracket Fixed in Place |
Front Splitter: The front splitter is an IVA requirement as the aperture at the front is too large and needs to be reduced or in this case split in two. The splitter, provided by AK, comes as a stainless steel sheet with a rolled over edge to give the correct radius, two angle brackets sit inside the body work with a steel bar between the to support the splitter. There is adjustment on the width of the brackets that helps to make a tight fit to measure up the correct location. Every piece of work I do on the car at the moment leaves me nervous of damaging the new paintwork, hence you can see the foam protection around the nose of the car.
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| Another Job Done |
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