FJ Cruisers of Northern California

Front of hood removal

Ok, I'm trying to remove the front plastic, body colored piece on the front of my hood. Not just the fake scoop grey plastic... I read on the blue room about some nuts as well as blue and orange clips that tend to break and will need to be replaced, but as far as how to pull this piece off exactly. Its pretty tight and I dont want to snap it. Not sure I'm pulling on it the right way...

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Permalink Reply by Ranger Jim on April 14, 2012 at 10:10am

Not sure I'm pulling on it the right way... LOL That's what she said. sorry I had to ha ha ha. BTW, I have no clue on how to pull it either : )

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Permalink Reply by Meestar Jim on April 14, 2012 at 10:28am

... heh, heh hehhhhh. Thanks man. Yeah, very helpful. Lol!

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Permalink Reply by Bz on April 14, 2012 at 11:46am

I believe there are 4 clips that you will need to replace because they get broken when you pop it apart

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Permalink Reply by NestahEdition on April 14, 2012 at 1:00pm

I think there are about 10 clips ( 3 orange and 7 blue) total .
3 clips on each side and 4 on the top.

Remove all M6 nuts in front.
Also on each side of the hood cover, there is one M6 nut to be removed.

A have a picture of it at home. If you can wait,
I'll post it when I get home. I'm working today till 2 pm,

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Permalink Reply by Meestar Jim on April 14, 2012 at 1:16pm

Sounds good Nestor, I'd appreciate it!

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Permalink Reply by NestahEdition on April 14, 2012 at 3:22pm

Here are the pictures of the removed fake hood cover/air vent;

Legend:

Nuts - Red circles

Clip - Orange and Blue circles

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Permalink Reply by Meestar Jim on April 14, 2012 at 9:08pm

Thanks Nestor. Is there a way to get the clips off without braking them? And when you pull the piece off do you just lift up on it until the clips release? One last question, if I do have to replace my clips, do you have a part number for them?

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Permalink Reply by NestahEdition on April 15, 2012 at 9:52am

Yes, I forgot to mention that you will break those clips.
Make sure all the nuts are removed and start lifting the hood cover from the left or right corner.

P/N 75396-35020 Blue clip , ~ $.98 each
P/N 75395-35070 Orange clip, ~ $3.02 each

I have them if you need them right away.