how to prevent hood flying open?
09-01-2007, 10:50 AM
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how to prevent hood flying open?
well i am getting down to the last stages of the build and i need to decide if i am going to put my hood pins back in. it looks so much cleaner when they are not installed. i would really like to not use them but how do i prevent my hood from popping open on the highway? will just the latch and safety latch be enough?
09-01-2007, 11:34 AM
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RE: how to prevent hood flying open?
If your factory latch is properly adjusted and the secondary latch is working, you have nothing to worry about. I don't have hood pins and have been trouble free for 4 years now.
09-01-2007, 01:03 PM
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RE: how to prevent hood flying open?
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If your factory latch is properly adjusted and the secondary latch is working, you have nothing to worry about. I don't have hood pins and have been trouble free for 4 years now.
If your factory latch is properly adjusted and the secondary latch is working, you have nothing to worry about. I don't have hood pins and have been trouble free for 4 years now.
you just jinxed yourself...
09-01-2007, 01:05 PM
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RE: how to prevent hood flying open?
From what I gathered if the hood has a steel latch like the factory one then you're okay without hood pins, if it doesn't i guess the latch has been known to rip through the fiberglass latch part on the hood... I wouldn't trust fiberglass to hold my hood down.
09-01-2007, 09:12 PM
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RE: how to prevent hood flying open?
5 yrs of using the original OE latching mechanism on a fiberglass hood and I've never had a problem.
But then again when I close my hood and I always double check to make sure the hood is locked and closed.
But then again when I close my hood and I always double check to make sure the hood is locked and closed.
09-01-2007, 09:27 PM
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RE: how to prevent hood flying open?
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you just jinxed yourself...
ORIGINAL: PRO50SC
If your factory latch is properly adjusted and the secondary latch is working, you have nothing to worry about. I don't have hood pins and have been trouble free for 4 years now.
If your factory latch is properly adjusted and the secondary latch is working, you have nothing to worry about. I don't have hood pins and have been trouble free for 4 years now.
you just jinxed yourself...
