Kicking myself

[pdiggitydogg]

I dont know why I didnt research this beforehand...

I bought a set of MrGasket hood locks a few weeks ago. Theyre pretty neat. The locking mechanism is quality and everything seems to be really fancy and well planned out.

Today I decided to look for some installation tips and some reviews (yes I know, shouldve done that before I spent the money...dont say it).
I found 5 threads on h-t alone that had people using them.
"Cool" I thought...that'll help.
Of those 5 I saw 3 different cars where they had failed and the damn hood flew open; crushing the windshield and other crap.

Anyone wanna buy a set of hood locks? Theyre brand spankin new, just PDigg-Painted flat black......

Security....not safety.

[AzCivic]

your hood doesnt latch on its own?

[pdiggitydogg]

for the cf replacement
I dont trust it to hold on its own...steel latch or not

[AzCivic]

is that a known problem w/ those hoods, that the latch will rip out? that'd suck.

[ebpda9]

that sucks. i don't like mr gasket products anyway except their ACELL DFI line

[pdiggitydogg]

Forgot to latch pins
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=893737

H-T user Bryant
Former Hood-lock user...
http://images1.fotki.com/v3/photos/2/29742/65659/P5010004-vi.jpg

There were a lot more...but these were the ones that said the most to me
Like..."Dont use hood locks" and "Make sure theyre latched..."

[RxGoaT13]

damn... that would suck to be driving down the road and your hood fly up into the windsheld.:no:

[pdiggitydogg]

Theyre in the classifieds now

Remember..."security not safety"

[Fatal070]

lol , my hood stays down fine without hood locks...

[pdiggitydogg]

youre braver than i am

[Fatal070]

I dont know man, Its not going anywhere. When i shut my hood i have to push back the latch then push down then it locks in place. The guy that put it on did that for me it works great! I have pictures now the picture forums

[pdiggitydogg]

even if it latches solid, i still wouldnt trust any non-steel hood w/o pins

[IALuder]

i got those gay ass ricer pins. work but are ugly.:yes:

[pdiggitydogg]

my buddy in cali just said he knew someone w/ some hayme gunmetal pins that he'd give me.

I might already have a buyer for these things too

[RxGoaT13]

what about mugen pins?
http://www.kingmotorsports.com/category.asp?brand=Mugen_Co_Ltd&category=Safety_Equipment

[IALuder]

haha mugen pin. what a knock off. :D:D:D


yea my lockpins were weak. broke during install. so im back to ugly ones that arestrong and work.

[pdiggitydogg]

I wouldnt spend $45 on hood pins...but thats just me

[RxGoaT13]

^true, I wonder I how good the quality is... better have a lifetime warranty for 45 bucks.

[GT40FIED]

Originally posted by pdiggitydogg
I wouldnt spend $45 on hood pins...but thats just me

I particularly like the $1500 rollbar. Nice touch...bastards. Honestly though...with a steel latch I imagine that even problematic hoodpins would work.