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Hood Weatherstrip: Service and Repair



Hood Rear Outer Seal Replacement

Removal Procedure

1. Open the hood.




2. Pull the rear side hood seal, located at the end of the plenum to hood seal, from the fender.
3. Remove the seal from the vehicle.
4. Clean any adhesive from the pinch-weld flange and hood hinge using 3M(TM) P/N 8984.

Installation Procedure




1. Remove the protective backing paper from the adhesive on the rear side hood seal.
2. With the rear side hood seal butted to the plenum to hood seal, press the side hood seal until the adhesive is fully adhered.
3. Close the hood.