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Old 07-20-2010, 06:27 PM
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Thanks to all for posting the information needed to do this job. No surprises; very straighforward. The nose was off in about 15 minutes. I had some accumulation behind the condensors, but not too bad. I did get a chance to do one thing that had been bothering for some time; painting the hood release! Mine was faded to almost a pink color, now it is red again.

If you've owned your car for over a couple of years without doing this job, take a couple of hours and get it done!
Old 07-20-2010, 08:07 PM
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Old 07-20-2010, 08:28 PM
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Sweet! Makes you feel good doesn't it?
Old 07-20-2010, 10:09 PM
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Definitely!

I haven't had a chance to take it out for a spin yet, so I can't tell if it's going to run cooler or not. It really wasn't getting too hot, but it's got to be running cooler now.
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Congrats!

BTW, what did you paint the latch with? (What type of paint)
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The only red paint I had was red caliper paint, so I just used that. Turned out great and no trip to the hardware store!
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My front latch handle looks pink as well. Cleaning the front radiators/condensers is a feel good mod after seeing so much accumulated debris.



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