The Doc
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 08:29 PM |
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SVA OK Louvres
Are those DIY (e.g. B&Q)ali louvres OK for 'the man' or not? Some people have modified these, some not.
Is there a cost effective SVA safe product available
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 08:56 PM |
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Scutter has a rather nice louvred bonnet . Not locost though . Hope to get louvres done when I replace my bonnet but I dont think I will use diy
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scutter
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| posted on 29/3/07 at 11:41 PM |
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Thanks Rusty, people are always commenting on it .
Both mine and a friends passed sva without having to resort to edge trims, Mines pressed into the plain ali bonnet at a not very locost price, the
other was louvre panels, just plain double house brick panels.
Hope it helps Dan. Below is Garys bonnet withthe B&Q panels(it's a +4 chassis)
 
Gary's bonnet
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 30/3/07 at 08:15 AM |
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Stamped my own, easy and free !
I have tidied them up since this photo
 
Rescued attachment smalllouves.JPG
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DarrenW
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| posted on 30/3/07 at 08:32 AM |
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Arent the B&Q style louvres designed to go in doors etc for cupboards that house gas appliances? In my mind that is where they should stay. Cant
imagine they would give a good look in an automotive application. I stand to be corrected if anyone can provide counter evidence.
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Gaz 1977
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| posted on 30/3/07 at 08:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
Arent the B&Q style louvres designed to go in doors etc for cupboards that house gas appliances? In my mind that is where they should stay. Cant
imagine they would give a good look in an automotive application. I stand to be corrected if anyone can provide counter evidence.
here here.
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The Doc
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| posted on 31/3/07 at 07:31 AM |
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I think Gary above might disagree!
How doth one differentiate between an OK louvre and a not OK louvre?
Is this a matter of stylistic preference, functional performance or both?
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 31/3/07 at 07:38 AM |
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Garys bonnet looks OK . Scutter's on the other hand looks great , perhaps he could post a picture?
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Gaz 1977
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| posted on 31/3/07 at 08:31 AM |
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louvres
I havent really got a problem with using DIY louvres as long as great effort is taken in disguising there origin. This could just be a case of maybe
cutting the full brick shape pannel in half (between the two sets of louvres) If you were to change the orientation of the vents on the bonnet to
something a little less obvious then a row along the rear, i think the DIY option could work well. It is also important to remember that sometimes
less is more.
GAZ
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scutter
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| posted on 31/3/07 at 09:50 AM |
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Pre paint.
 
pre paint
And post.
 
matching helmet
Garys bonnet looks good because he took time to blend/radius the edges of the bonnet panel into the louvres, you can still tell what they are but it
doesn't look cobbled together.
ATB Dan. Sh*t giant picture sorry
[Edited on 31/3/07 by scutter]
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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