Owners manual

Overall dimensions of template outline should measure 31-3/4” X 34-3/4”
YJ Hood Louver Cut Template
Poison Spyder Customs
www.poisonspyder.com
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Drill/Hole Saw Locations
(Steps 4 & 6)
Existing Windshield
Loop Holes (Step 3)
Cut out template
along outer edge
(Step 2)
Thank you for purchasing a Poison Spyder Hood Louver for your Jeep.
Installation is fairly simple with the right tools and good mechanical abilities. If you
are not confident in your mechanical skills, please seek the help of a professional
to perform the installation. Please read through these entire instructions before
proceeding with installation.
IMPORTANT: Please check your packages immediately upon arrival to ensure that
everything listed is included, and to check for damage during shipping. If anything
is missing or damaged, call Poison Spyder at [phone] as soon as possible.
Parts List
(1) YJ Hood Louver Panel
(1) Cut Template with Instructions (this sheet)
(24) 10-24 X 3/4 SS button head cap screw
(24) 10-24 nylon insert lock nut
(24) #10 flat washer
Tools Needed
• Scissors & sharp hobby knife or razor blade
• Masking tape & fine-tip felt marker
• Automatic center-punch or punch and hammer
• Drill motor with 7/32” drill bit, 3/4“ & 1” hole saws
• High speed cut-off wheel (electric or pneumatic)
• Anti-sieze compound
• 1/8“ hex key (flat-end, NOT ball-end)
• 3/8” wrench or socket & ratchet
• Files, sandpaper or burr-knife
• Touch-up paint
Installation Procedure
1. Remove hood from vehicle and place on table or sawhorses.
Remove the three windshield loops.
2. Use scissors to cut around the outside edge of the template, in the
shape of the actual hood louver piece.
3. Use a sharp hobby knife to cut out the “Existing Windshield Loop Holes”
from this template. Try to cut down the centers of the heavy lines that
depict these six holes, and remove the paper from inside the cuts.
Poisition template on hood and carefully align it using the Windshield
Loop Hole locations depicted on the template. Temporarily re-install
the three Windshield Loops through the holes in both the template
and the hood, to assist with proper alignment. Make sure the
template is satisfactorily centered and aligned between the hood
hinges, edges of the hood, etc. Tape the template securely into
place then remove the three Windshield Loops.
IMPORTANT: Decide whether you want to use our STANDARD Cut
Line or the OPTIONAL Cut Line, [see the black (Standard) and gray
(Optional) dotted lines]. The Optional Cut Line makes more of the
louvers operational, however it requires carefully cutting only the
outer sheetmetal of the hood while leaving the underside hood brace
beneath it intact. To gain full use of the extra airflow of the Optional
cut line, you will need to also cut some airflow holes into the brace
on the underside of the hood.
4. Center-punch each of the hole locations denoted with
cross-hairs, for whichever set of cut lines you chose. Note
that each crosshair target is denoted with an “S” for
Standard cut line, an “O” for optional cut line, or both.
Only use those hole locations denoted for the cut line you
chose to use. Use of an automatic center punch is
recommended. If using a punch and hammer, be careful
not to strike the punch too hard, as you risk deforming
the surrounding sheetmetal.
5. Remove template.
6. Use 1” hole saw to drill holes at each of the
marked locations. Be very careful when
drilling, as the sheetmetal is very thin and may want to “catch” on the hole
saw. At some of the optional hole location,s the underside hood brace lies
directly underneath. While it is OK to drill through the underside brace with
the hole saw’s pilot bit, try not to saw through it with the hole saw itself. Saw
through only the outer sheetmetal, leaving the underside hood brace as
untouched as possible at this point.
7. Use a marker to draw a cut line around each of the hole cut-outs as shown in
the template, by linking the outside edges of the 1” holes.
8. Use your cutting tool of choice to cut along the cut lines made in the previous
step. With the Standard cut-line, you may use a jigsaw or pneumatic body
saw. With the Optional cut line, it is recommended to use a pneumatic or
electric high speed cut-off wheel, as it will allow you to carefully cut only the
outer layer of sheetmetal without cutting through the underside hood brace.
9. Position the hood louver on to the hood, in the same position the template
was in. Temporarily reinstall the three Windshield Loops, and tighten their
fasteners to hold the hood louver in place. Note that the holes in the hood
louver are slotted so there is a small amount of adjustment to allow you to
fine-tune the position of the hood louver.
10. Using the hood louver itself as the template, drill a 7/32“ hole at each of the
four corners and install a supplied button head cap screw, nut and washer at
each of these locations Use anti-sieze compound on the threads of the
screws. Tighten them until snug but DO NOT OVER-TIGHTEN, as the
threads of the stainless steel screws may gall. (DO NOT use this paper
template for drilling the screw holes)
11. Drill the remaining 7/32” holes and install a screw, washer and nut in each
location as you go, leaving them finger-tight.
12. Several of the screw locations land inside the inner bracing on the underside
of the hood. At these locations, drill through the inner sheetmetal too, then
turn the hood over and use the 3/4” hole saw, using the 7/32” hole as the pilot,
to make a hole in the inner brace in order to install the nut at each of those
locations (be careful not to hole-saw back through the outer sheetmetal).
13. Once all holes have been drilled, remove all hardware and the hood louver,
and clear any drill chips and burs from around the holes. Coat the cut edges
of the screw holes and cut-outs with touch-up paint to prevent rust.
14. Re-install the Houd Louver, leaving hardware finger-tight until all
hardware is in place, then tighten the hardware in a crossing pattern,
as if tightening the lug nuts on a wheel. Use anti-sieze compound on
the threads of each screw. Be careful not to over-tighten any of the
screws/nuts, as over-tightening may deform the sheetmetal of the hood
and/or louver.
15. Re-install the windshield loops. Reinstall hood onto Jeep.
STANDARD CUT LINE
STANDARD
CUT LINE
STANDARD
CUT LINE
STANDARD CUT LINE
At these hole locations: Drill through
inner brace, then hole-saw nut
access hole from underside
(Step 12)
At these hole locations: Drill through
inner brace, then hole-saw nut
access hole from underside
(Step 12)
Existing Windshield
Loop Holes (Step 3)
Existing Windshield
Loop Holes (Step 3)
Cut out template
along outer edge
(Step 2)
At this hole location: Drill through inner brace,
then hole-saw nut access hole from underside
(Step 12)
O O
OO O
O
O
O
O O
O
OO
OO O O
O
O O
OPTIONAL CUT LINE
OPTIONAL CUT LINE
OPTIONAL CUT LINE
OPTIONAL CUT LINE
S S
SS S
S S
S
S S
S
S
S
SS
S
S S
S
S
S S