2007bluestang

alright i really want hood pins but only if i can have the wire but the problem is that it rubs the paint on the hood. how do you guys keep it from scratching the paint?

Fifthwind

Simple answer: They won't scratch your paint.

Lanyards are coated with plastic, so no worries there. On mine, I wanted black lanyards and I couldn't find black ones anywhere, so I just used some 8 gauge stranded electrical wire and made my own.

*A quick note on a common misconception that many have: The lanyards don't hold the hood down. The pins do that. The lanyards are only to keep you from losing your pins when you pull them out (so they can dangle there will you work). So, in that sense, they could be made out of old shoe laces if you wanted. LOL

Anyway, use a plastic-coated cable and it won't scratch your paint. Not at all. Also, it helps to not have a TON of extra lanyard flopping around, keep them pretty snug and you will minimize how much they bang against your hood. Not to mention that it's ugly when they aren't cut to size and you've got these BIG unsightly loops o lanyard flopping this way and that on your hood.

D'prived

Or you can do what I did. Take the lanyards off...

2007bluestang

i like the looks of a loop(not a huge one but a noticible one). and thanks guys

Retro06MustangGT500

2007bluestang

yes like yours^how do you keep it from rubbing? the plastic around it?

NJ3

I had the lanyards on mine but I removed them after the plastic coating started to turn brown and crack.
Even though the lanyards have a coating they did dull the paint where they were rubbing, and I couldn't buff the marks out by hand.

deekum1627

i was thinking about hood pins as well but i want black ones. andone know where they can be found

Alec

AM sells a pretty sweet set of black Shelby ones

deekum1627

nice must of missed them thanks