I got tired of having bugs commit suicide against my
windshield and rock chips to the front edge of the hood. I also
heard about the possibility of quieting down the flapping of my soft top,
I decided to put one of these on. Now I can impersonate a mall cruiser.
I do know that it changed the air flow pattern over the hood, so I don't
know how well an air intake scoop would work in conjunction with this.
Additional
Parts:
Touch up paint
Tools
Needed:
Drill
1/8" drill bit
Phillips Screwdriver
Installation:
Make
certain that you have all the parts:
1. After
giving the hood a good cleaning. You will need to lay out the
supplied hood template. Make certain that you get it centered.
It goes right to the bottom front edge of the hood.
2. Now clean out the indicated spots with the alcohol swab and attached
the 4 rubber hood bumpers. Don't worry about the template, you'll
probably rip it taking it off anyways. The bumpers sit on the
down turned edge of the hood.
3. Now open up the hood and find the center of the underside. I
just put the bug deflector up on it and lined it up on both sides.
It has a little tang in the center of the bug deflector to help out.
4. Center the bug deflector up on the hood, making certain that the vent
holes are just forward of the hood edge.
5. Mark the position of the 4 screws.
6. Remove the bug deflector and drill the 4 holes with the 1/8"
drill bit.
7. Clean up the holes and apply a little touch up paint to prevent any
rust from forming. Wait a little while for the paint to set
up before proceeding.
8. Now reposition the bug shield. Insert the screw in the retainers
and screw the bug shield in position. Be careful to not over
torque the screws you may crack the deflector. The retainers
will just start to deform. Do not use a power screwdriver.
