I was loaned a borescope camera from a neighbor up the street because I was curious how the "hats" looked inside the cowl area which are apparently notorious for rusting and leaking water into the cabin of the car. The borescope is 7 mm in diameter or a 1/4 inch across. It would not fit inside the thin bars of the grill but I was able to get it through the hole where the windshield washer fluid jets are screwed when I removed them. The results were very pleasing to the eye though I was not able to snake it around the other side. I was able to see the condition of about half of the base on each hat (passenger and driver sides) where they are welded. California car and it shows. See photos attached hereto and made a part hereof. I love everything about car 843.
Nice work and great pics in a clean car!
I have done it over the years Richard. You can get one that plugs into your phone for about $20. Great to look in those hard to reach places
I bought one of these myself and they work great. The one I bought is no longer available but there are others like it. Great also for looking in engine cylinder walls.
Yes, I see the wider application of such a scope for hard-to-find nuts and bolts that fall around the engine but fail to hit the floor. Also cylinder bores as well. This borescope had a usb connector that I used on my laptop. A phone connector would be even better for portability purposes.