Hood Pins
05-17-2005, 11:22 AM
#21
Join Date: Apr 2005
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RE: Hood Pins
yeah I can imagine you would want to do something to prevent that happening again. I need to replace my latch cable cause I've had some times when I was driving down the road hit a bump and my hood would come loose just not fly up, its not fun
05-17-2005, 05:49 PM
#25
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Charleston, SC
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RE: Hood Pins
i was thinking about getting some too since i can see my hood "fluttering" at higher speeds. my question is: can you keep the stock latch and stuff? that way noone can open the hood without getting inside the car. plus its extra security.
05-17-2005, 06:28 PM
#26
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RE: Hood Pins
I still use all my stock stuff.If someone pulls the pins they WILL NOT be able to open the hood.
It is just extra security for me.Some on at one time riveted the latch inside my hood and the rivets broke and my hood flew up.
So thats why I installed them.
It is just extra security for me.Some on at one time riveted the latch inside my hood and the rivets broke and my hood flew up.
So thats why I installed them.
05-17-2005, 06:40 PM
#27
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RE: Hood Pins
ok thanks. how hard are they too install? obviously i'm gonna have to drill through the hood.[:@] how hard is it to line everything up properly? any closing issues? (hood not lining up, etc?) thanks again.
05-17-2005, 06:54 PM
#28
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RE: Hood Pins
It was pretty easy to install.There was a indent on the inside of the hood.If you look you should see where I am talking about.
If you want an idea of about where go back one page in this post and look at the pic I posted.
The only problem I have is the hood rubs on the pin and squeeks.I have to drill the hole a little bit bigger.
Also to help with flopping I installed a spring on the pin that I took from a shock setup on an RC Car.
If you want an idea of about where go back one page in this post and look at the pic I posted.
The only problem I have is the hood rubs on the pin and squeeks.I have to drill the hole a little bit bigger.
Also to help with flopping I installed a spring on the pin that I took from a shock setup on an RC Car.
05-18-2005, 06:49 PM
#29
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Mishawaka,Indiana
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RE: Hood Pins
I was just thinking, when i finished getting my hood all lined up, i need to get pins. on a GT the lines are gonna look AWESOME OB 
i like the ones with the key, so u can lock it and nobody can get in, but they look the dumbest 
so let me get this strait, you gonna keep the hod realease inside the car. so all you have to do is pop the hood fom inside, pull the pins and lift it? or do you have to pull the pins and then release the hood from inside?
i like the ones with the key, so u can lock it and nobody can get in, but they look the dumbest so let me get this strait, you gonna keep the hod realease inside the car. so all you have to do is pop the hood fom inside, pull the pins and lift it? or do you have to pull the pins and then release the hood from inside?