American Car Craft Corvette Plenum Cover Low Profile Perforated Illuminated 1997-2004 C5 & Z06 - Manual (Page 2)

TECH TIP: Before placing the end bezel apply a small dab of instant adhesive to the two chrome halves to
bond them to each other this will help keep them in place long term. Allow some time for the adhesives to
set.
3. Your new cover has 2 Velcro strips of attachment tape on its underside. Remove the one side from both
strips and set aside for a moment. Place your new cover on top of the factory fuel rail covers and line up so
that it appears nice and straight and tucked under the back gasket ridge.
The next step is to place a length of masking tape on either side of the new plenum cover directly onto both
factory fuel rail covers. By doing this will indicate where the new cover will sit.
Next apply the Velcro hook strips along the inside edge about 1/4 inches inside of the tape edge you just
placed and press firmly to set. Remove the masking tape.
Now you can install the new cover by simply pressing into position. It may be necessary to slightly lift and
nudge the new cover in order to achieve a nice straight fit.
INSTALLATION TIP: Although this procedure should not be necessary with a clean and proper installation you
may apply 2 or 3 rivets thru the Velcro into your factory fuel rails on both sides to insure that the Velcro stays in
place.
Installation procedure for the Lighted Version: This part of the installation is relatively easy but will take a little more
time ….
1. The first step will be to create a 12v source for your new cover. This will require you to choose a good location for a
switch. We recommend that this be placed directly through the black plastic battery shroud. This will make it very easy
to use the switch and tap the batteries positive and negative posts to supply your new cover with a reliable power
source. (The switch, fuse and wire for this are not included.) Route your new power source through the top right corner
of the battery shroud and work the supply wire to the back of the engine and up to the back corner of where the new
cover will set. The new cover comes to you with a quick disconnect plug for you to separate and attach to your newly
routed supply lead.
2. In order to achieve the full effect of the lighted plenum cover you will need to create a reflective surface for the light
to illuminate on. To do this you will need to color the factory plenum, in this procedure apply two strips of three inch
masking tape directly to the inner edges of the factory fuel rail covers creating a nice straight line at the fuel rail covers
edge. Thoroughly scrub clean the composite plastic plenum with alcohol to remove any and all road grime and dirt. Take
a few minutes to make sure that you have done a very thorough job with this preparation as this will insure that color
will go on nice and perfect the first time. Now that the plenum has been nicely masked and cleaned spray some
automotive chrome paint (not included) directly to the plenum. Do this with several thin coats allowing each coat to dry
before applying the next one. Generally silver or chrome paint dries to the touch relatively fast but you should take your
time to insure that each layer goes on nice and even. Allow to completely dry, remove masking tape then plug in you
new lighted cover and set it to the Velcro attachment strips applied earlier. Flip you switch and behold and awesome
special effect.