Marking DSE Hinges - Lateral-g Forums

bigtyme1 · #1 09-22-2007, 04:21 PM

ok, I got the DSE hinges on the car to mock up the front end. What's the best way to mark them when I take them off to paint?

class67 · #2 09-22-2007, 11:58 PM

Ouch, good question...maybe the washers have left a small mark on the hinge after tightening for mock up? or maybe you can use some kind of ink marker on the back side of the washer that might leave a print on the hinge. I just put my billet hinges on last week and had to spend about an hour adjusting them...wasn't that bad!

race-rodz · #3 09-23-2007, 01:26 AM

notepad, tape measure, lots of reference points.

stuff almost always needs a lil fine tuning after reassembly, so i would avoid any perm type marks on the hinges, fenders, or hood. too many moving parts to know for sure its all gonna line back up exactly the same. now a small non-obvious locating hole (1/16 ish) might be a good idea after its all 100% dialed in... just incase the hood ever needs removed again.

andrewmp6 · #4 09-23-2007, 03:22 AM

yes the smallest drill bit you have drill a hole in the hinge through the hood works great.

class67 · #5 09-23-2007, 09:26 AM

drilling a small hole is common practice and is what I did with a stock hinge also, but with a $600+ pair of hinges, I thought I might suggest something different that just might work.

bigtyme1 · #6 09-23-2007, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by class67

drilling a small hole is common practice and is what I did with a stock hinge also, but with a $600+ pair of hinges, I thought I might suggest something different that just might work.

I agree, I won't be drilling any holes in these hinges.Taking mesurements from the closest point sounds like a good idea.