Ways To Lock Hood
06-03-2009, 09:32 PM
#21
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FYI. Early Ford trucks had a underdash pull cable connected to a hood latch. The hood latch is a direct replacement for the '69/70 mustang. Just unbolt and bolt in the truck latch and your are done. I suspect the '69/70 hood latch is interchangeable with earlier mustangs but I'm not sure.
06-03-2009, 10:13 PM
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I have not heard of anything getting stolen from under the hood of a vehicle in a long time.... and most of what I ever remember was batteries... (lowriders,,,I am talking about AZ and NM here...)
I remember some other stuff being stolen but damn,,, that was in the 70s and 80s when kids used to drive cars with V-8s... I think there is not much to worry about as long as you are not driving a Honda with a cold air kit...
I remember some other stuff being stolen but damn,,, that was in the 70s and 80s when kids used to drive cars with V-8s... I think there is not much to worry about as long as you are not driving a Honda with a cold air kit...
06-04-2009, 12:47 AM
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thats fine and dandy unless they have a pair of bolt cutters.
try to open said hood once, then go to menards and wait a few days and see the car again. pop hood, cut and its open.
you need somethng that can lock the lever in a position so that it cannot release the actual hood latch.
that way they cant even open the hood enough to cut the chain/cable with bolt cutters.
i may have to play around and see about fabricating one at work lol
try to open said hood once, then go to menards and wait a few days and see the car again. pop hood, cut and its open.
you need somethng that can lock the lever in a position so that it cannot release the actual hood latch.
that way they cant even open the hood enough to cut the chain/cable with bolt cutters.
i may have to play around and see about fabricating one at work lol
The other thing I just thought would keep random people from being able to open it. Most people wont be carrying bolt cutters.
06-05-2009, 10:49 AM
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thats fine and dandy unless they have a pair of bolt cutters.
try to open said hood once, then go to menards and wait a few days and see the car again. pop hood, cut and its open.
you need somethng that can lock the lever in a position so that it cannot release the actual hood latch.
that way they cant even open the hood enough to cut the chain/cable with bolt cutters.
i may have to play around and see about fabricating one at work lol
try to open said hood once, then go to menards and wait a few days and see the car again. pop hood, cut and its open.
you need somethng that can lock the lever in a position so that it cannot release the actual hood latch.
that way they cant even open the hood enough to cut the chain/cable with bolt cutters.
i may have to play around and see about fabricating one at work lol
06-06-2009, 04:24 AM
#27
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I really like the idea of a key activated cable under the bumper that prevents the latch from working.
Ez, thats not a bad idea except when there is no one around to use it. That is really what those type of people deserve.
Ez, thats not a bad idea except when there is no one around to use it. That is really what those type of people deserve.
Last edited by tx65coupe; 06-06-2009 at 04:27 AM.
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