Removing glued on hood louver

[High Five H2]

I'm planning on doing the functional hood louver mod and hood handles mod, but my louver is glued on. Any ideas on how to remove it?

I already tried a crow bar, but that turned out to be a bad idea (just kidding, I didn't do that).

 

[rascole]

No matter what you do it is going to break if it was repaired from the dealership with the epoxy. The best way is to heat up one corner and work your way around. Take your time and just pull.

 

[High Five H2]

ok, thanks for the info.

 

[High Five H2]

I think I'm just going to cut the holes in the hood and and then cut the slits in the louver while it's still attached. Too much of a pain trying to not break the louver and take it off.

how about painting the edges? any good way to keep them from rusting? also, should I be worried about water getting through the vent? anything I can do to prevent that?

 

[ReconH3]

Use a heat gun or hairdryer and heat from below hood. Use a long very sharp flat kitchen knife and work your way around the edges. I used a long aerated bread knife. Be patient and don't pull too hard. Just enough to get the knife/blade under.


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