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How do you take off the hood?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by k3v11n, Sep 10, 2015.

  1. Sep 10, 2015 at 12:22 AM
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    k3v11n

    k3v11n [OP] Yeah? No!

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    How difficult is it to take off the hood? I'm going to be doing a hood swap for a scooped hood and was wondering how difficult this task is. It seems pretty straight forward. Just a couple of bolts on the 2 brackets. How does the windshield washer nozzles come off? Thanks.
     
  2. Sep 10, 2015 at 2:39 AM
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    Jimmyh

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    To remove the hood you should have a couple of bolts on each of the two hinges. The hardest part will be getting the alignment done satisfactory.

    As for the washer nozzles, I haven't looked myself, but if you look on the bottom side of the hood the nozzle clip method should be obvious...
     
  3. Sep 10, 2015 at 3:58 AM
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    The hose just slides apart. When I changed mine I took one of the factory bolts out and went to the hardware store and got 2-1 1/2" long allens in that size. Then I put them in the the holes closet to the windshield to keep it from dropping down when re-installing. It will help if you can have a couple of saw horses ready so there is place to set the first hood off. Did the whole thing in less than 30 minutes with 2 people.
    hood swap 1_1.jpg
     
  4. Sep 10, 2015 at 7:14 AM
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    omega supreme

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    Hmm. I am looking to go the other way no my hood. Getting rid of the fake vent.
     
  5. Sep 10, 2015 at 7:17 AM
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    Leave it unlatched, hit the highway.
     
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  6. Sep 10, 2015 at 11:43 AM
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    k3v11n

    k3v11n [OP] Yeah? No!

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    I have Sport envy. ;)

    Thanks for the info guys!
     

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