Removing hoodliner

[fredberg]

hey y'all, jus wanted 2 know the best way 2 remove the hoodliner. i see the tabs/clips holding it in, but i dont want to break them while popping them off. btw, im doing this to dampen the hood. thnx 4 any input!

[whiteboy]

i removed a couple with pliers but I think you can try a trim remover tool, I got one of those later but I took them off to check out the nozzles heh but umm ya they dont break that easy but i'd say go take a look how they look like and think of something :-) but trim remover tool 90% sure if I remember the clips right

[Mistabullet]

Where do you get the trim remover tool? I just used a screwdriver wrapped in black tape.

[whiteboy]

I got mine at autozone it wasnt much either, not the least expensive item i got but it's not much it's just a handle with a split end basically

[Punks_Not_Dead5]

so what exactly does pulling the hoodliner off do?

[whiteboy]

add heat all over the place :-D

[BlackCamSe]

Originally Posted by Punks_Not_Dead5

so what exactly does pulling the hoodliner off do?

probably make the car nosier too.....

[white3ch0c0late]

Removing the hoodliner is not a very good idea. The hoodliner absorbs a great amount of the heat created by the engine. Without the hoodliner there, your paint is going to bubble up on your hood.

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by white3ch0c0late

Removing the hoodliner is not a very good idea. The hoodliner absorbs a great amount of the heat created by the engine. Without the hoodliner there, your paint is going to bubble up on your hood.

No it's not. Where do you come up with this crap?

[onsknht]

Removing the hood liner will not damage your paint... The sole purpose of the hood liner is to extinguish sound.

There are actually advantages to removing the hood-liner.

1. engine runs cooler, the heat isn't retained as much while stopped idling.

2. snow doesn't accumulate on the hood while the engine is on

3. saves weight

4. easier to clean the underside of the hood

5. looks brighter under the hood cause the paint shines, the dull cloth doesn't

BUT, I think he was asking cause he wants to add material to deaden sound?

[white3ch0c0late]

Originally Posted by TRD VVTi

No it's not. Where do you come up with this crap?

Cause I've seen it, douche-y.

EDIT:

Hmm.. nevermind. What I saw was a hoodliner after it caught fire, which caused the paint to bubble.

[thapranksta]

I don't think douchey would be a very good nickname for a child. Talk about getting teased all the time. Especially if mom asks little douchey to "Clean up.". Anyways, bad joke and you guys may continue.