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10-02-2004, 04:15 PM
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Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze!
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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. |
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10-02-2004, 07:52 PM
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your hood doesnt latch on its own?
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10-02-2004, 07:54 PM
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for the cf replacement
I dont trust it to hold on its own...steel latch or not |
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10-02-2004, 08:48 PM
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is that a known problem w/ those hoods, that the latch will rip out? that'd suck.
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10-02-2004, 09:02 PM
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that sucks. i don't like mr gasket products anyway except their ACELL DFI line
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10-02-2004, 11:01 PM
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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..." |
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10-03-2004, 12:31 AM
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damn... that would suck to be driving down the road and your hood fly up into the windsheld.
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10-03-2004, 03:56 PM
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Theyre in the classifieds now
Remember..."security not safety" |
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10-03-2004, 07:09 PM
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lol , my hood stays down fine without hood locks...
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10-03-2004, 08:17 PM
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youre braver than i am
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10-03-2004, 08:19 PM
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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
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10-03-2004, 08:58 PM
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even if it latches solid, i still wouldnt trust any non-steel hood w/o pins
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10-03-2004, 09:18 PM
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i got those gay ass ricer pins. work but are ugly.
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10-03-2004, 09:37 PM
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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 |
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10-04-2004, 12:26 AM
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what about mugen pins?
http://www.kingmotorsports.com/categ...fety_Equipment |
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10-04-2004, 07:56 AM
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haha mugen pin. what a knock off.
 yea my lockpins were weak. broke during install. so im back to ugly ones that arestrong and work.
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10-04-2004, 10:48 AM
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I wouldnt spend $45 on hood pins...but thats just me
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10-05-2004, 01:42 AM
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^true, I wonder I how good the quality is... better have a lifetime warranty for 45 bucks.
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10-05-2004, 02:31 AM
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I particularly like the $1500 rollbar. Nice touch...bastards. Honestly though...with a steel latch I imagine that even problematic hoodpins would work.
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