Hood vents for Cherokees
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From: Tenn. and Mich.
Year: 2004
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.7L V8
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From: Birmingham, AL
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Anyone seen a thread on a guy that cut two circles in his hood and made plugs to fill them. He just takes out the plugs when he's offroading. Said it works really well. I think i found the thread on here but can't seem to find it again
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From: Virginia Beach by way of Michigan
got the idea for mine from MrJCRod. cleanest and best design IMO. I've had them on since March without drip pans and haven't had ANY problems (even with hurricane weather).
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From: Arkansas
Year: 1987 & 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
HotRodders have cutting louvers into hoods and fenders forever.
There is nothing to buy.
Just draw lines on your hood and use a thin cut off wheel and cut each line.
then raise the trailing edge.
Simple nothing to it and nothing to buy if you have some tools already.
There is nothing to buy.
Just draw lines on your hood and use a thin cut off wheel and cut each line.
then raise the trailing edge.
Simple nothing to it and nothing to buy if you have some tools already.
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From: south bend indiana
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0 i six H.O.
thats what i would love to do with mine!
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From: Tulsa, OK
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6 242
$11.31 XJ hood vents
this wat I did for my hot running XJ. I got these saufet vents and screws at the home depot for $11.31 and then painted them black. They are 16x8 and work really well. The only down side would be that they are not super sturdy so you may want to get some a little more sturdy. Oh and always measure twice, cut once.
Last edited by XJsleeper; Jun 9, 2011 at 11:08 AM.
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From: Garden Prairie
Year: 2000, (1957 Willys)
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
This is a cheap way to vent some air out the back. But I would like to raise a possible safety issue with this. I haven't test this, but I wouldn't want to find out. When you raise the back of the hood up, there is nothing behind it to stop it if you get in a wreck. It will probably get pushed right through the windshield. As a former firefighter, I have seen stuff like this. It is nothing to loose your head over.
X10 on this. It would be the closet shave of your life. (14 year full time FF)
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From: Texas
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: INLINE 6, safari snorkel, kn airfilter, flowmaster 10 series exaust
Originally Posted by XJsleeper
this wat I did for my hot running XJ. I got these saufet vents and screws at the home depot for $11.31 and then painted them black. They are 16x8 and work really well. The only down side would be that they are not super sturdy so you may want to get some a little more sturdy. Oh and always measure twice, cut once.
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From: Jackson, Wyoming
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 L6 MPI
This is exactly what I was looking for, but won't the paint chip? I kinda want to avoid having to paint the hood. I was hoping to find a place that would do it professionally.
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From: Maine
Year: 1999 Sport
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6
Cody: Yes, it will. When you do real louvers on sheet metal, it bends, pushes, pulls and stretches the metal. It really should be bare metal that youre doing the louvers on, because the paint will get destroyed, and trying to sand, prep and paint louvers would be NO fun. There are plenty of places that do it, but its NOT cheap. Usually something like a few dollars per louver.
bamfxj: Do you leave your Jeep out in the rain? What is the effect of the water running down over the motor/wiring? I know, I drive in the rain and it splashes up from the bottom, but its got to be a big difference if its coming in from the top during a torrential rain storm I would think.
bamfxj: Do you leave your Jeep out in the rain? What is the effect of the water running down over the motor/wiring? I know, I drive in the rain and it splashes up from the bottom, but its got to be a big difference if its coming in from the top during a torrential rain storm I would think.
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From: barnesville pa 18214
Year: 1996 1996 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L 5.2L
well i was out in the woods last week when it wasin the 90"s and my friends where having overheating problems i was siting nice while everyone else whee having problems. i give these two thumbs way up
