No work at all...

Pop the hood and there is enough space in front of the radiator to easily visually see and get both hands in there to get to the lower grill area with no problem at all.

I've done this mod to both my HHR and my fiance's HHR and only took a couple minutes.

 

Just open the hood, the gap in front of the AC condenser is plenty big enough to get through. An easy mod.

 

Access through the hood.

 

Just did mine is anyone taping on the lower part to get it to hold or will bendin it under hold it enough? Thanks again to who ever thought this up.

 

I just bent mine over the lower lip of the opening and has been hold great since last summer.

 

I bought automotive black and clear coat sprays while at Lowe's getting the gutter piece. Looks great on mine :)
will post pic

curtsy
Elle'

 

Have done this mod on all three of our HHR'S

when you wash the car you see all the things that are stoped by the easy mod

 

I trimmed out the edge of the hole with door edge guard gives more of a finished look with the gutter guard.

 

Just did this mod to my 08 black LS...So easy and cheap...Thanks to everyone for this idea and future mods to come..Great site thats been very helpful as to what im gonna do to "Dude"

 

I would like to do this mod but the links on the first post no longer work and I tried searching both lowes and hd and cannot seem to find anything. I have not actually looked in the stores yet just online. any ideas on the web links?