Help Under Hood
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Burning Brakes
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Help Under Hood
my head shield i guess its called under my hood looks real bad
hopefully the pics work..*edit*they do*edit*
can i take it off and drive as a daily driver in floridaor is there a way to fix it, how about taking it off and painting it?? help please.
hopefully the pics work..*edit*they do*edit*
can i take it off and drive as a daily driver in floridaor is there a way to fix it, how about taking it off and painting it?? help please.
Last edited by vertc51116; Jan 3, 2006 at 05:05 PM.
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It's attached with the flat plastic pins. Remove it, hose it off (upside down). Let dry. Reinstall.
Edit - and yes, you can drive the car without it - it's mostly for sound-deadening.
Edit - and yes, you can drive the car without it - it's mostly for sound-deadening.
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unfortunately hosing it off wont help. i guess the pics aren't all that clear. the stains you see is not dirt it actually looks like water damage. is running with it off a BAD idea??? the plastic pins pull out easy enough i tried one. thanks
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paint
Well, It looks like I am going to have to take it off and paint it. can anyone tell me what it's main purpose is and is it safe to drive with it off completely. I think the underside of the hood would be much more attractive. thanks
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You can run it without the hoodliner. However, if you want it on there, you can get a new one and paint the C5 logo or go to someone like PaulaH and get a very, very nice custom one done. Normally just washing these things off do more damage than good.
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Mine loked worse than yours when I bought my car. It had 85K miles of year round driving in Michigan... salt and all.
I sprayed it ( still attached to the hood) with a 3:1 concentration of water :Simple Green, let is soak 5 minutes and then used a pressure washer with a wide fan setting to rinse it off. I let it sun dry
It looks alomost like new.
DO NOT use a brush.l It will mess up the surface.
Many after washing( and drying well) use a can of flat black high heat spray paint. It will then look like new....
I sprayed it ( still attached to the hood) with a 3:1 concentration of water :Simple Green, let is soak 5 minutes and then used a pressure washer with a wide fan setting to rinse it off. I let it sun dry
It looks alomost like new.
DO NOT use a brush.l It will mess up the surface.
Many after washing( and drying well) use a can of flat black high heat spray paint. It will then look like new....
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Contact CAR Motorsports for the solution to your Underhood Insulator problems. We offer a long lasting solution to the easily stained and poor appearance of the factory UHI. Our Custom Embroidered Underhood Insulators can be vacuumed for a show ready appearance. You select the embroidery styles and thread colors to fit you car and theme, completely custom. Link is provided below.
http://www.carmotorsports.com/UHI_Corvette.htm
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Originally Posted by CAR Motorsports
Contact CAR Motorsports for the solution to your Underhood Insulator problems. We offer a long lasting solution to the easily stained and poor appearance of the factory UHI. Our Custom Embroidered Underhood Insulators can be vacuumed for a show ready appearance. You select the embroidery styles and thread colors to fit you car and theme, completely custom. Link is provided below.
http://www.carmotorsports.com/UHI_Corvette.htm
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I've got one and I love it. Really gives a finished custom look to the entire engine bay! 
