Hood Pins! Need advice
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Hood Pins! Need advice
My hoods rattles and its really becoming annoying. So i am thinking about getting some hood pins. Not sure which to get and how to actually install them without f-ing up the paint.
Can someone give me an advice to how best to install them.
Pictures of miata hoods with pins would be nice.
Thanks, Taras
Can someone give me an advice to how best to install them.
Pictures of miata hoods with pins would be nice.
Thanks, Taras
#2
When I first put my FM hood on I had issues with it flopping about on the highway. I actually thought it was going to fly off one day! lol
I used regular "Sparco" like hood pins. I used an existing hole on the fender to bolt the pin itself to and then just drilled accordingly in through the hood.
Now for my Autokonexion hood I have a set of Aerocatch hood pins and they look like they are going to be a bitch to do.
I used regular "Sparco" like hood pins. I used an existing hole on the fender to bolt the pin itself to and then just drilled accordingly in through the hood.
Now for my Autokonexion hood I have a set of Aerocatch hood pins and they look like they are going to be a bitch to do.
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They're a bitch, I don't see why anyone would use them on the street. I bought some generic $20 ones which included rivets from summit racing I think. The rivet holes are easy, as they're just 1/8" holes, for the actual pin, which was oval for mine, I drill two holes side by side and enlarged them as necessary to make them fit. Any paint that you F up should be covered by the plate. G'luck.
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I was planning on putting the Areocatch ones either in the same spot I had the old ones, (see pics above) or on the sides of the headlights right in the front of the hood. Then use the front radiator support to mount the pins to.
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I've installed a couple of aerocatches, and they're wicked. They come with or without locks, quick to operate, and latch the hood down really tight. They aren't really any harder to do then a regular hood pin. You still mount the pin like the other ones, and you are given a template to cut out your hood to fit the aerocatch.
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The ones I looked at were not knockoffs, but the real thing, or at least advertised as such.
Aerocatch Locking hood latch pin flush mount Lock:eBay Motors (item 370215840023 end time Jun-25-09 10:36:54 PDT)
I agree about not taking a chance on a hood latch. Too much of a safety issue, and too much damage potential. If you have never had a rear-hinged hood come open on you at speed, trust me, it sucks very much, and it happens FAST.
Aerocatch Locking hood latch pin flush mount Lock:eBay Motors (item 370215840023 end time Jun-25-09 10:36:54 PDT)
I agree about not taking a chance on a hood latch. Too much of a safety issue, and too much damage potential. If you have never had a rear-hinged hood come open on you at speed, trust me, it sucks very much, and it happens FAST.
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The ones I looked at were not knockoffs, but the real thing, or at least advertised as such.
Aerocatch Locking hood latch pin flush mount Lock:eBay Motors (item 370215840023 end time Jun-25-09 10:36:54 PDT)
I agree about not taking a chance on a hood latch. Too much of a safety issue, and too much damage potential. If you have never had a rear-hinged hood come open on you at speed, trust me, it sucks very much, and it happens FAST.
Aerocatch Locking hood latch pin flush mount Lock:eBay Motors (item 370215840023 end time Jun-25-09 10:36:54 PDT)
I agree about not taking a chance on a hood latch. Too much of a safety issue, and too much damage potential. If you have never had a rear-hinged hood come open on you at speed, trust me, it sucks very much, and it happens FAST.