Kicking myself
 

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.

your hood doesnt latch on its own?

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

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

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

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

H-T user Bryant
Former Hood-lock user...


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..."

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

Theyre in the classifieds now

Remember..."security not safety"

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

youre braver than i am

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

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

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

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

what about mugen pins?
http://www.kingmotorsports.com/categ...fety_Equipment

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.

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

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

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