American Car Craft Corvette Hood Panel Inserts 5Pc Set Polished - Etched 1997-2004 C5 & Z06 User Manual
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distract from the overall look of your new custom panel. Because of this we
recommend that it be removed.
The first step will be to locate the harness connector and separate the lamp
from the car. This can easily be done by removing the plastic locking pin or
sometimes it's just a matter of unlatching the two parts from each other. The
wire harness is pushed into the hood at several locations along the route to
the lamp. These will need to be forcibly pulled out of the attachment
locations. The last thing to do would be to drill out the two rivets securing the
lamp to the hood. Using the appropriate drill bit carefully drill into the head
of the rivets so that you can remove the head and detach the lamp. You may
have to drill further to remove the rivet completely from the two locations.
Be very careful not to poke the outer skin of the hood itself.
2. You have been provided with a small scotch pad. Use this pad to scuff the
entire area of all five insets. This will create a nice bondable surface. Once you
have scuffed all areas you will need to thoroughly clean the surface by scrubbing
it with rubbing alcohol and wiping off any and all residues with paper towels.
3. You will notice that each of the five insets contain a 1’’ border. These inner
borders will need to be specially treated by swiping them once with the adhesive
promoter provided. This will provide an accelerated bondable surface for the
inserts to attach to. NOTE: The adhesive promoter is to be applied to this 1’’
border only and not to the larger main surface area.
4. You will notice that each of the five panel inserts contain attachment tape along
the outer edge and a series of “X” marks at the center. Starting with the two small
key hole shaped panels. Peel the red release liner from the attachment tape at the
outer edge. Then apply about a golf ball sized dab of clear 100% silicone adhesive
(provided) to each of the “X” marks. Carefully place the inserts into position and
press firmly along the perimeter to set them to the hood. This attachment system
has been formulated to allow the attachment tape to secure each of the five panels
in place well enough to allow the silicone to set. The attachment tape alone is not
sufficient enough to permanently secure the panels itself but works in unison with
the silicone to provide a reliable bond and permanent attachment.
5. Although the next three panels come to you pre shaped for installation you will
need to set each panel in place to check the overall fit and make any adjustments
by hand so that they conform to their positions nicely without having to force
them. This will eliminate any possibility of the panels popping out of place long
term. PLEASE NOTE: Metal will not bend out of place itself so if it is properly
formed and installed the panels will remain in place.
6. Now that you have each of the panels nicely shaped to the factory insets you
may begin to finish installing them. The two larger panels will be easier to install
using a friend to help manipulate them into position. Remove the red release liner