Today I did to do some maintenance on the truck. During the winter freeze, I thought I had given enough time for the washer lines to thaw out, and well I guess I hadn't so the pressure blew of the hoses from the nozzles. Anyway, I pulled the hood heat shield off and fixed it. Well last night when to use the washer and nothing. Figured I'd used up the fluid. Nope completely full.
So, this morning I decided to re-remove the heat shield and sure enough the darn passenger line had popped loose from the nozzle this time.
First off, I hate the darn cheap
Retainer Clips as they seem to only be one time use.
To pull out the nozzle is a bit tricky since it's under the lip of the hood. You have to pull it part way out and depress the top tab in the middle on the nozzle to release it.
I went ahead and Zip tied each nozzle and hose connection so hopefully I'll never have to deal with it again.
I also pulled off the Cowl Trim on top of the hood, that's a PITA. Was a bit shocked it was so dirty under it. May have to consider doing something to correct that.
I have been wanting to do some cosmetic upgrades to while I'm at it and one has been doing something on the hood like the Appliqué <What we adults call a Sticker or Decal), that my Trail Hawk has. I also think I will black out the center of the taillight like it is on the Rebels, since my Sports is just plain. I pulled off the 1500 badges too, I may touch these up or 3D print something to replace them. Not real sure there, It's a darn shame I can't turn them into gun ports for dealing with traffic lol.
Kind of disappointed how the front vents on the hood are not real, and it looks like it be pretty involved to make them functional.
