Installed louvre brace

[MTDMC]

Anyone have a picture of their installed louvre support brace? Will it require drilling holes in the louvres? Any help would be appecieated.

[rddmc]

Which brace?

Rod
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[MTDMC]

This one with the DMC logo

http://store.delorean.com/p-10422-lo...with-logo.aspx

[DMCMW Dave]

This one with the DMC logo

http://store.delorean.com/p-10422-lo...with-logo.aspx

It looks like the photo.

Yes - you drill holes. Carefully. brace.jpg

[rddmc]

Anyone have a picture of their installed louvre support brace? Will it require drilling holes in the louvres? Any help would be appecieated.

Yes as Dave says you have to drill holes. In fact, DMCMW installed mine. Keep in mind that our cars are snowflakes and not everything fits the same on all cars. When my louver brace was installed the notch slot would not meet the bracket. Changing to different gas lifts for the louver did not help. The only solution was for Mike to carefully cut a new slot in the brace with a Dremel tool. It now fits fine and I really like the addition. I did not have to remove the original bracket, it will not catch in the slot with the new brace hooked.

Rod
10921 Louver Brace 001.jpg

[rddmc]

Yes as Dave says you have to drill holes. In fact, DMCMW installed mine. Keep in mind that our cars are snowflakes and not everything fits the same on all cars. When my louver brace was installed the notch slot would not meet the bracket. Changing to different gas lifts for the louver did not help. The only solution was for Mike to carefully cut a new slot in the brace with a Dremel tool. It now fits fine and I really like the addition. I did not have to remove the original bracket, it will not catch in the slot with the new brace hooked.

Rod
10921 Louver Brace 001.jpg

I don't know how the yellow moving icon got attached, it was not intentional.

Rod

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[Tillsy]

When my louver brace was installed the notch slot would not meet the bracket.

My brace has the same problem - the striker bar does not align to the slot (see attached picture), so I latch my engine cover using the regular stay...

[Chris 16409]

In my experiance, getting this brace to line up involves a combination of the longer struts, and proper alignment of both the lovuvers and the engine compartment cover. Of course you also have to make sure the lovuvers properly catch the engine cover. I've seen many DeLoreans where the lovuvers never properly latch up to the engine cover.

[outatym2001]

Below is a copy of what I wrote in the thread below.

I use two Gas Charged Struts that are 18 1/8" (46 cm) from center of ball joint to center of ball joint. I need exactly that length due to I have installed the A1000021 Sun Shade Support Brace. The Engine Cover hooks onto the Sun Shade Support Brace only when the Louvres are high enough.

Sun Shade Support Brace available from all DeLorean Motor Company affiliated centers.
http://www.deloreanmotorcenter.com/accessories.html

Anyone ever notice...
http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?46...ne-ever-notice

[rddmc]

My brace has the same problem - the striker bar does not align to the slot (see attached picture), so I latch my engine cover using the regular stay...

Use a Dremel tool and just cut a new notch into the brace. You may want to talk with Mike at DMCMW for advice, he did mine and it looks and works great. It is definitely worth the effort.

Rod
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