Owners manual

Overall dimensions of template outline should measure 36-11/16” X 30-7/8”
TJ Hood Louver Cut Template
Installation Procedure
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Drill/Hole Saw Locations
(Steps 6)
Cut out template
along outer edge
(Step 2)
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 & 1” hole saw
• 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
Parts List
(1) TJ 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
Cut out template
along outer edge
(Step 2)
1. Remove hood from vehicle and place on table or sawhorses. Remove the
windshield washer nozzle, windshield bumpers and footman loop.
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 Bumper Hole”
circles from this template. Try to cut down the centers of the heavy lines that
depict the two circles, and remove the paper from inside the circle. Po sition
template on hood and carefully align it using the Windshield Bumper Hole
locations depicted on the template (a standard Sharpie® marker makes a
good alignment tool—insert one into each hole). Make sure the template is
satisfactorily centered and aligned between the hood hinges, edges of the
hood, etc. Tape the template securely into place.
4. Center-punch each of the hole locations denoted with cross-hairs. 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.
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 a cut-off wheel to cut along the cut lines made in the previous step.
9. Sand/de-burr rough cut edges and coat with touch-up paint to prevent rust.
10. Position the hood louver on to the hood, in the same position the template was
in. Make sure the holes in the louver for the windshield bumpers, windshield
loop, and windshield squirter nozzle are aligned with the corresponding holes
in the hood. Temporarily reinstall the windshield bumpers and footman loop.
11. 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.
12. Drill the remaining 7/32” holes and install a screw, washer and nut in each
location as you go, leaving them finger-tight.
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 holes 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 washer nozzle, windshield bumpers and footman
loop. Reinstall hood onto Jeep.
Existing
Windshield
Bumper Hole
(Step 3)
Existing
Windshield
Bumper Hole
(Step 3)