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Old 11-13-2007, 09:21 AM
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Your description was fine and a big help. Thanks, Bob!

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Old 03-29-2009, 09:11 PM
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Dee8go,
When you look at the new hood pad you'll see 14 each pre-punched holes at the grill end of the pad. These holes line up with pre-drilled holes in the underside of the hood. The front edge of the pad is held in place by plastic pins that go through the hole in the pad and into the hole in the underhood. The pins themselves have around 3/4" diameter round heads and about an inch long shaft attached to it with 'teeth' to grab onto the sides of the pre-drilled holes in the under hood. Tough description I know, but if you go to AutoZone, they've got hundreds of different sizes and shapes of these things. All you want it to do is hold the front of the pad in place securely.

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Old 03-30-2009, 01:27 AM
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FWIW, it's my understanding that the 129 material is NOT like the 107 material. A member of our club had a hood pad from the dealer fall apart BEFORE he installed it!

But, it's important to follow directions with the 3M "super" spray-on contact cement. Distance is important. Temperature is crucial throughout the installation and drying process (above 65F, as I recall). Both hood and pad need to be glued, and then they need to be left to semi-dry out for 10-15 minutes or so. I did these things, and the 107 pad just slapped right in, stuck first time, no problems, I did it with no help. Keep in mind that the 107 actually has TWO of these (the one over the heater box and back is called a "seal", but it's made of the same material.

ABSOLUTELY put drop cloths over EVERYTHING behind the rear edge of the door while doing this, and under the hood too. The overspray is automatic paint destruction.

IF you don't have a hood pad, be aware that one of its purposes is to stop the paint on the hood from burning off. Certainly, you seen cars with the paint burnt off the hood driving around...

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