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Old 05-22-2012, 06:56 PM
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Removing hood insulation?
Any body know what to use to remove those plastic clips holding on the hood cover.. I'm removing it because its all messed up. I know the only reason we have the hood insulation is it would smother out an engine fire.

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Old 05-22-2012, 07:17 PM
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I just pulled mine and they popped out.
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Old 05-22-2012, 08:24 PM
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Same here!
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Old 05-22-2012, 08:26 PM
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Side cutters work great. You can use them to pry the clips out or just cut the heads off.
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Old 05-23-2012, 01:50 AM
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Thanks guys, I got it off in about 10 minutes. Looks alot cleaner
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Is there any advantage to having it, or not having it? Other than the fire thing.
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Old 05-23-2012, 02:04 PM
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I heard that your engine would be a bit cooler without the hood insulation
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I just pulled mine off, no problems. I still have it but no car lol
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Old 05-26-2012, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by DublDee
Is there any advantage to having it, or not having it? Other than the fire thing.
I have heard of people have paint issues on the hood after removal but I have never witnessed this myself. I removed them off of some of my older stangs and had no issues. On my new one I plan on leaving it on for sure.
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Rip that garbage off ... looks way better
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