Hood Replacement Questions
02-10-2019, 03:06 PM
#11
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Does the car sit outside or do you have it parked in a garage? Just wondering. I had my fixed by Ford back some years ago. So far I have not noticed it returning. I do keep mine in the garage now.
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02-13-2019, 02:26 PM
#15
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It's not that they "require" hood pins, it's always a good idea, because;
The striker is embedded in the fiberglass material, which is weaker than
metal. The hood pins are there in case the striker tears out of the fiberglass,
thus the hood would fly open. For a daily driver, that should not be a problem.
Originally, hood pins were put in to hold down a fiberglass or stripped out (no braces)
metal hoods on race cars since there were no latches or springs for weight savings.
When four hood pin were used, it was so they could lift the hood off the car to do
mechanical work at the strip, meaning, no striker, no latch, and no arms to open
the hood; pull the pins and lift the hood straight off the car.
The striker is embedded in the fiberglass material, which is weaker than
metal. The hood pins are there in case the striker tears out of the fiberglass,
thus the hood would fly open. For a daily driver, that should not be a problem.
Originally, hood pins were put in to hold down a fiberglass or stripped out (no braces)
metal hoods on race cars since there were no latches or springs for weight savings.
When four hood pin were used, it was so they could lift the hood off the car to do
mechanical work at the strip, meaning, no striker, no latch, and no arms to open
the hood; pull the pins and lift the hood straight off the car.
Last edited by 08'MustangDude; 02-13-2019 at 02:30 PM.
02-15-2019, 11:38 AM
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02-16-2019, 09:22 AM
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One reason seems to be that the EPA doesn't want people using chemicals and processes that work better.
On the matter of hood pins, the metal hoods are already subject to a certain amount of 'fluttering' at speed. I don't think unpinned fiberglass would be the hot tip, long-term. If it matters, I don't care for hood pins either. Too much of a "Harry High-School from the 1970's" kind of look.
On a 13 year old car and for the kinds of money mentioned in this thread for a hoped-for "permanent fix", I'd learn how to touch it up myself from time to time. Wouldn't be the first car I'd have put paint to.
Norm
On the matter of hood pins, the metal hoods are already subject to a certain amount of 'fluttering' at speed. I don't think unpinned fiberglass would be the hot tip, long-term. If it matters, I don't care for hood pins either. Too much of a "Harry High-School from the 1970's" kind of look.
On a 13 year old car and for the kinds of money mentioned in this thread for a hoped-for "permanent fix", I'd learn how to touch it up myself from time to time. Wouldn't be the first car I'd have put paint to.
Norm
Last edited by Norm Peterson; 02-16-2019 at 09:31 AM.