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How to remove hood insulation clips?

118K views 33 replies 20 participants last post by  Cats_Eye  
#1 ·
Hi folks, how do you remove the circular clips that hold the hood insulation to the underside of the hood? I tried to pry 2 and they snapped.

Thanks in advance.
 
#2 ·
I use an equal amount of a plastic pry tool and "colorful" language. It usually responds by either shooting across the garage or breaking. LOL. They are a PITA to remove.
 
#6 ·
anyone just leaving it off?
 
#7 ·
I've had my hood insulation panel off for a while now without any issues
 
#14 ·
Rip them out and replace them. Never managed to pull them out in one piece :)
 
#15 ·
same as everyone else said...make a trip to partsource or napa
 
#17 ·
I got all mine off without breaking any and then reused them.
I used two flathead screwdrivers, a smaller one to push firmly in the center of the clip and the other to pry up gently to pop them out.
Worked great for me back in the summer, but they might be a little brittle in this cold weather.
 
#20 ·
I had to pull mine to repair the washer hose. I had about a 50% success rate on removing the clips. I replaced mine with the multi-use plastic rivets you can get at the auto parts store. I was a little concerned since they had a much smaller head diameter than the original ones. That has not been an issue though for over a year. I can now easily remove and install my hood pad. I can actually pull it now to clean it...LOL
 
#19 ·
This is the tool I have and it works great! Haven't broke one yet.

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#22 ·
Good news - Partsource has the clips and they're reasonably priced.

Bad news - broke every one of the fokkers and the cost to replace a washer nozzle (which is what started this whole project) is +/- $30.
$30 for that little piece - what a load of ****!
 
#23 ·
Was this just to replace the washer nozzles? I managed to do both on the Magnum by just removing like 2 of the clips and getting a little dirty reaching underneath the insulator pad.

Oh well, at least you sourced the new clips cheap.

Richard
 
#24 ·
Yup, and I wanted to see what else was under there as I need to hide some wiring for a small LED worklight that I have mounted in the hood and possibly clean the material. Next time, I will just remove the few clips required.

So...how does one normally clean the underhood fabric?
 
#25 ·
Simple Green-gentle rinse - repeat - repeat - repeat.
Air dry
Reinstall - and never do it again.

Anyone know of a different type of material could be used, that would still provide some sound insulation, and be wipe cleanable?

I've seen it on older customized vehicles, but haven't sourced it.
 
#26 ·
Thanks. Actually, if you could get some thin vinyl and sprayable contact cement, you could just wrap the original material with the vinyl. If it was thin enough, it would assume all the contours of the original piece and would be easy to wipe clean.