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My DIY Hood Vent Lighting Mod
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<blockquote data-quote="Raptized" data-source="post: 1198767" data-attributes="member: 22071"><p>I removed the heat shield using my grommet removal tool and it was simple. I taped the metal part with duct tape, taped the metal part of a screw driver with duct tape and began prying the hood vents up after removing the 2 bolts seen in the picture. </p><p></p><p>Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk<span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="font-size: 9px">---------- Post added at 02:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:04 AM ----------</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span>[ATTACH=full]274661[/ATTACH]<span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="font-size: 9px">---------- Post added at 02:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:05 AM ----------</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span>I worked on the driver's side first. I started closest to the windshield. I found that they pried up very easily if prying across the hood. By this I mean prying the outer edge of the driver's side towards the middle of the hood and the middle of the hood side towards the outer side. All fasteners came up with minimal damage and we're able to be reused. The ones that were not perfect I placed in the middle of the 3 upon replacement. [ATTACH=full]274662[/ATTACH]<span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="font-size: 9px">---------- Post added at 02:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:10 AM ----------</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span>Next, I used a piece of cardboard to draw a template for the new holes. I traced them with sharpie, and cut the material using a air cut off tool. Here is the before and after. [ATTACH=full]274663[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]274664[/ATTACH]<span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="font-size: 9px">---------- Post added at 02:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:14 AM ----------</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span>I cleaned the hood vent surface thoroughly with rubbing alcohol and an old t- shirt. I figured out placement of my led lights and stuck them with the tape included. I decided to drill a hole for the wires to run through, but through some flex tubing to decrease chafing. [ATTACH=full]274665[/ATTACH]<span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="font-size: 9px">---------- Post added at 02:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:18 AM ----------</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span>Here is the completed underside. Notice the holes for the wires. [ATTACH=full]274666[/ATTACH]<span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="font-size: 9px">---------- Post added at 02:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:22 AM ----------</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span>The underside of the vent. Here is a shot of the pry points and the orientation of the clips. The clips will most likely remain in the hood needing to be removed from there, placed back into the vents, then the vents could have been easily pushed back into place. [ATTACH=full]274667[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]274668[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raptized, post: 1198767, member: 22071"] I removed the heat shield using my grommet removal tool and it was simple. I taped the metal part with duct tape, taped the metal part of a screw driver with duct tape and began prying the hood vents up after removing the 2 bolts seen in the picture. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk[COLOR="Red"] [SIZE=1]---------- Post added at 02:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:04 AM ----------[/SIZE] [/COLOR][ATTACH=full]274661[/ATTACH][COLOR="Red"] [SIZE=1]---------- Post added at 02:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:05 AM ----------[/SIZE] [/COLOR]I worked on the driver's side first. I started closest to the windshield. I found that they pried up very easily if prying across the hood. By this I mean prying the outer edge of the driver's side towards the middle of the hood and the middle of the hood side towards the outer side. All fasteners came up with minimal damage and we're able to be reused. The ones that were not perfect I placed in the middle of the 3 upon replacement. [ATTACH=full]274662[/ATTACH][COLOR="Red"] [SIZE=1]---------- Post added at 02:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:10 AM ----------[/SIZE] [/COLOR]Next, I used a piece of cardboard to draw a template for the new holes. I traced them with sharpie, and cut the material using a air cut off tool. Here is the before and after. [ATTACH=full]274663[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]274664[/ATTACH][COLOR="Red"] [SIZE=1]---------- Post added at 02:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:14 AM ----------[/SIZE] [/COLOR]I cleaned the hood vent surface thoroughly with rubbing alcohol and an old t- shirt. I figured out placement of my led lights and stuck them with the tape included. I decided to drill a hole for the wires to run through, but through some flex tubing to decrease chafing. [ATTACH=full]274665[/ATTACH][COLOR="Red"] [SIZE=1]---------- Post added at 02:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:18 AM ----------[/SIZE] [/COLOR]Here is the completed underside. Notice the holes for the wires. [ATTACH=full]274666[/ATTACH][COLOR="Red"] [SIZE=1]---------- Post added at 02:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:22 AM ----------[/SIZE] [/COLOR]The underside of the vent. Here is a shot of the pry points and the orientation of the clips. The clips will most likely remain in the hood needing to be removed from there, placed back into the vents, then the vents could have been easily pushed back into place. [ATTACH=full]274667[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]274668[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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