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      02-23-2019, 08:52 PM   #54
chief1richard
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Originally Posted by BM Creeper View Post
I followed your advice !
Of course it takes 5 more minutes for opening that shield but working from the inside gave me the security I was looking for. I didn't want/dare pulling blindly on the stock diffuser and ending up with a broken tab or a damaged diffuser. By doing that it took me 15 minutes all together but without any brute force. Just gentle traction while pulling down the tabs from the inside with a screw driver.
Broke mine in half trying to remove diffuser. Did mine when it was cold out. Plastic was very brittle. If I were to do again, wait for warmer temps and remove heat shield to work on tabs from back.
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