Drilling holes

[xgtx]

one of my friends has a grand am gt who just drilled 2 holes on his hood to install hoodpins on the stock hood...
because he drilled them and installed the hoodpins, is the hood going to rust because of this?
should he buy any sprays to resolve the rust problem?

[StarFire]

If he didn't seal them, then yes water could get in and rust it. You should use something to seal them off.

[xgtx]

what if its sealed from the top of the hood but not from the bottom?
Any chance of whater getting in?
also, i'm thinking about drilling holes in my hood to install winshield washer lights, because winshield washer lights come with a little piece of rubber on the bottom, would this be enough of a seal from water getting in?

[dirtmerchant]

Any moisture at all WILL cause rust! You should cover all bare metal with some kind of primer.

[Dan00GPGT]

Originally posted by xgtx
what if its sealed from the top of the hood but not from the bottom?
Any chance of whater getting in?
also, i'm thinking about drilling holes in my hood to install winshield washer lights, because winshield washer lights come with a little piece of rubber on the bottom, would this be enough of a seal from water getting in?

Does the Grand Am use a wet arm wiper like the GP has? There aren't any existing holes in the hood for washer nozzles, they're on the wiper arm. Are you really saying you plan to drill holes in your hood to put fake washer nozzles that light up?? wtf :huh:

[Rba007]

Yup, same as the GP, on the wiper arm.

[xgtx]

Ye i want to dirll my hood for the lights ....i dont care about the windshield washers i just want the lights on there.....
I dont want to be ricy either so i wont be instaling any colors like green or red .... i will instal hyper blues....
So all i have to do to prevent rust is spray the bare metal with some type of primer......