WARNING: Drilling bumper shocks.

[325isman]

Glad you are ok.

[razo-s.supra]

Did this tuck before reading this thread... Got shooken by the squirt that i gasped... bronchitis and sinus infection 2 days later. stuff is no B.S. wear a mask lol.

[lti_57]

Just did my rear bumper.
1/4 inch bit cut open one end of plastic mike container. put shock in rage around the open end and drilled thru the plastic into the shock body a little spray then. Then i punched in the body actually pretty anti climatic. but man does that stuff stink.
Did it in a garage the door wide open.
glasses and a 3m dust mask still don't breath deep
hit it and quite for a bit
good luck

[rcsoundn1]

Great idea but glasses as you said are still a must

[roguetoaster]

Did this on the '02 a month or two ago. Used a fair sized piece of cardboard, stuck the drill bit through that and didn't get hit at all.

Safety glasses were on nonetheless.

[E30_Pare]

^ you sound like my dad. I used to get really annoyed by him being overly cautious, but it has since rubbed off on me and now I'm the same way. Total safety queen.


OT, I drilled my old e30 bumper shocks totally oblivious as to what could happen, without any protection, in the open, I got lucky.

Just get euros people.

I'm not usually that guy, but when I watch my friends do an oil change with only a jack I need to slap some knowledge into them. Not trying to watch people get crushed by a civic.

[ELVA164]

WHEN DIVING BOARDS ATTACK!

[ButtJuice]

^ you sound like my dad. I used to get really annoyed by him being overly cautious, but it has since rubbed off on me and now I'm the same way. Total safety queen.


OT, I drilled my old e30 bumper shocks totally oblivious as to what could happen, without any protection, in the open, I got lucky.

Just get euros people.

[george graves]

Years ago, I got some safety glasses from sears. I got two sets. One are.... "oh, I know these will get messed up. covered in oil" pair, and a pair that I keep nice and clean.

I also have a full face mask and a respirator.

Yea, I'm a safty nut. When I work with other people, I'm the guy that tell you to stop what you're doing cause it's not safe. Back away, get a proper jack stand, and put on some eye protection....Total buzz kill. That's me.

I also have all my eyeballs, and fingers. So yea.....

[Hooffenstein HD]

If I ever get another DB e30 I'm going right back to Euros.

This man has some sense.

[E30_Pare]

I just remember drilling them in a box with a cut out large enough for the drill. For the rears I just stuck my hand underneath with the drill not to get my face in the way. If I ever get another DB e30 I'm going right back to Euros.

[agent]

[Balleristic31]

When I do these I remove the bumper and put the shocks inside a large gallon ziplock bag and poke a small hole for the drill bit. Then you move the hole away from the splash zone and you have a perfectly controlled blast into a covenient sack.

People who do this out in the open are crazy.

[ELVA164]

[Hooffenstein HD]

One more reason why these god awful diving boards should have never been made. Euro chromies all the way.