American Car Craft Challenger Hood Panel Polished Vented 2008-2013 - Manual (Page 2)

car detach the factory hood pad and replace it with the stainless one. The stainless hood
panel will provide an adequate thermal barrier to protect the outer surface paint.
1. Set up a table with a blanket to lay your hood on. Use a fine point marker and draw a
line around each of the four bolts securing the hood. Snip the washer fluid tube just
inside the wiper cowl by pulling the tube out a little. Doing this will allow you to hide the
reattachment link under the wiper cowl.
2. With the help of two friends, one holds one side of the hood and the other holding
the remaining side. Remove the four bolts as your friends securely hold the hood and
then set it upside-down onto the blanketed table. Remove the factory hood pad.
3. You will notice that the washer fluid tube runs to the left and down to the bottom left
corner of the hood. In order to keep this same positioning the tube will need to be
routed though the hoods sub frame to allow the new hood panel to set nice and flush
with the hood sub frame. To do this drill a 1/4 hole at the first area that the tube
approaches of the sub frame and then at the lower left hand corner. Tuck the rubber
vent spout into the hoods sub frame. This will allow you to manipulate the black washer
tubing through the first and second holes you just drilled. After doing so simply pull the
rubber vent spout back up through the square opening and be sure that the rubber tabs
of the spout are correctly reinstalled. PLEASE NOTE: It is important to know that the
factory rubber spouts must be properly in place or the hoods sub frame could
potentially fill with water during rain weather.
4. Carfully set the new hood panel in position. A friend would be very helpful in doing
this due to the fact that the hood panel must place precisely over the rubber vent
spouts. Once the hood panel is in position secure it by placing the 3/8 #8 pan head
screws through the white nylon sockets provided and directly force the screw into the
sub frame. The sub frame is a relatively thin gauge metal and the screw will self tap right
in using a screw gun with the proper #2 Phillips bit. If you prefer you can also mark each
of the hole locations remove the hood panel and pilot the hole with a 9/64'' drill bit. If
you elect to do this be careful NOT to poke the outer skin of the hood. Also be sure to
remove any and all drill shavings as this will cause rust and noise when raising and
lowering the hood. Set all the center screws first and then the outer screw locations by
the hinge bolt holes. Remove the protective liner and then snap on the chrome screw
covers provided. NOTE: You may need to loosen some of the screws to release the liner.
5. Now that the hood panel has been installed simply reinstall the hood by installing the
hood bolts first by hand to get all four in place. Then line up the bolts with the drawn
line you drew earlier and thoroughly tighten.
6. You have been provided with a small rubber tube link. Attach this tube link onto one
end of the cut washer fluid tube and then attach it to the other end of the tube to
reconnect the washer fluid tube and finish the installation.