How to Install a Daystar Side Hood Vent Kit on your 2007-2017 Jeep Wrangler JK

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Instruction Sheet: P21359
2014 Daystar Products International Inc.
Revision: 1
Revision Date: 04/22/14
Revised by: PH

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Begin by inspecting the components & hardware for damage. Then compare components & hardware to the bill of materials for completeness. If anything is missing/damaged, do not proceed with the installation. Please, call Daystar Products (800-595-7659) and we will send you the missing of damaged components free of charge. 

1. Raise hood and remove the hood insulation blanket.
Tools: Fur Tree Removal Tool

2. Remove Footman loop. Figure: 1
Tools: 1/4” Drive & 9mm Socket

3. Remove Windshield Bumpers. Figure: 2

Note: 2007-2010 pull right out, 2011 & UP require depressing two tabs located on the bottom side of the hood.

4. Lay the Template on a flat surface and cut out the Footman loop holes and the Windshield Bumper holes. Figure: 3 & 4

5. Place Template onto the hood.

6. Using two 1/2” bolts and two 1/4” bolts locate the template using the footman loop holes (1/4”) and the windshield bumper holes (1/2”). Figure: 5 & 6

7. Now that the template is placed on the hood. Measure from the from the front crease of the hood to the template border , on both sides of the hood, to ensure the template is square. This measurement should be 9.75” /- 1/16”. The goal is to make sure the measurement is identical on the left and right sides. Figure: 7

8. Now that the template is located tape the top edge, so that it will not move.

9. Place the painters tape under the areas that area to be drilled and cut out. This step will help protect the paint during the installation procedure. Figure: 8

10. Lay the template out and tape it down to the hood. Make sure that the template is laying as flat as possible without any wrinkles.

11. Lay a blanket over the engine to protect the engine bay from metal shavings and chips. Figure: 9

12. Lower the hood

13. Center punch all of the holes to be drilled. Preform the following steps on both the left and right side of the template. Figure: 10 

14. Use the 1/16” drill bit to create a pilot hole for all of the center punched holes. Figure: 11

Tools: Drill & 1/16” drill bit.

Note: Be sure to support the hood from underneath, so the hoods sheet metal does not deform.

16. Cut out the center of the vent template. Figure: 12

Tools: Exacto knife or Razor knife.

17. Trace the shape of the side hood vent hole that will be cut into the hood. Figure: 13

Tools: Marker or Paint pen.

18. Open up the three (3) holes located in the interior of the vent. Use the 1- 1/4” hole saw for this operation. Figure: 14

Tools: Drill & 1-1/4” Hole saw.

19. Open up the seven (7) mounting holes on the outer perimeter to 1/4”. Figure: 15

Tools: Drill & 1/4” Drill Bit

20. Cut out the interior portion of the traced line. It is best to make your cut to the inside of the line. It is easier to remove material than add. Figure: 16

Tools: Sheet metal nibbler, body saw

21. Trim or grind excess hood material away until the hole in the hood matches the template, and the side hood vent will drop into the hole with a little bit of wiggle room.

Tools: Angle Grinder

22. Remove the side hood vent template, painters tape, and clean all metal shavings from the hood.

23. Remove the shavings blanket from under the hood.

24. Using the angle grinder de-burr the edges of the vent cut out.

25. Paint all of the exposed sheet metal to prevent corrosion.

26. Place the hood heat blanket back under the hood of the Jeep. Do not reinstall the fur tree connectors, just use the factory location tabs.

27. Push upward slightly on the hood heat blanket, so it is flush with the bottom of the hood.

28. Trace the outline of the side hood vent cut out onto the hood heat blanket. Figure: 17

29. Remove the hood heat blanket and place on a hard level surface.

30. Using the vent rings, line up the ring with the outline traced onto the hood heat blanket in step 28. Figure: 18

31. Trace the outer edge of the hood vent ring.

32. Measure in 1/2” from the outer line that was traced on to the hood heat blanket. Figure: 18

33. Using the marks, placed 1/2” inside the outer line, cut out the center portion of the heat blanket. Figure: 19

34. Make sure the cut out in the heat hood blanket is large enough for the vent ring to fit with a little wiggle room. Figure: 20

35. Reinstall the windshield hood bumpers into the hood.

36. Reinstall the footman loop into the hood.

37. Reinstall hood heat blanket.

38. Put the passenger side hood vent (56135) into place.

39. Collect seven (7) of the flat washers and 4mm bolts.

40. Place a drop of blue 242 Loctite on each bolt.

41. Put the passenger side vent ring (M21343) into position.

42. Install all seven (7) of the 4mm bolts with washers. Until all are installed leave them loose to allow for adjustment.

43. Tighten up the seven (7) bolt. They just need to be snug, once you see the polyurethane ring start to compress, the bolts are tight enough.

44. Install the Driver’s side vent along with the vent ring, following the same procedure.

45. Congratulations you are finished. Now step back and enjoy your work.

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