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You can get them almost anywhere basically. Im pretty sure autobarn sell em too. If you are brave enough to drill your own bonnet then you can install them yourself. They usually cost anywhere from 10-20 bux for the normal ones, or you can get the flush ones for around a hundred bucks.

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flush ones are around the $200 mark. but you have to cut a much bigger hole for the thing to sit flush. whereas the normal ones like i got for $50 from autobaust requires one single hole drilled either side through your bonnet. bonnet pins are illegal but all do the same job if you have installed them correctly.

locate where you want the pins, drill a hole through the radiator support for the pin itself. install pin and mark where you need to drill the holes through your bonnet by marking where the top of the pins hit the bonnet. i drilled from bottom up then once its through top to bottom to make the holes bigger. once thats all done its pretty much done. i've got a carbon fibre bonnet on my car so the lock itself i just used self-tapping screws and screwed the lock onto the bonnet. if you got anyother bonnet you may have to drill first then screw/pop rivots. hope that helps

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post-43842-1206860408_thumb.jpgget top secret bonnet pins there a bit pricey butb they look sick and there flush

Yeah they look the same as the Aerocatch ones,

heres the link to install the flush type

http://www.aerocatch.com/AeroCatch-Brochure.pdf

i believe from the aerocatch website they sell them in Australia through Revolution Racegear in Mitcham (victoria)

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I got me a carbon bonnet for my R32 GT-R. And I have aerocatch pins. It goes to the panelbeaters next week to get all my

goodies fitted and painted so after I get it back I'll post up some pics :yes:

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I agree man, dunno if I could either. My mate installed a spoler on his VP, and I nearly screamed when he started drilling holes! So dunno how I go, but I love the look and I'm too stingy to get someone else to do it :/. Give it ago, you probs wont stuff it up, if you do it correctly. Just make sure that u measure twice and only cut once. VERY important one, that one :/

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