There are hood pins and there are things referred to as hood pins. The only ones to buy for a professional look that don't rust and look shabby with time are the "Ring Brothers" brand. Anything else is just cheap crap.I am going to use hood pins on my satellite. I am putting on a Roadrunner hood. When hood pins are used do I still need the latch and hood release cable?? Please educate me. Thanks
I've got the stainless Summit set, no issues.I use the aluminum ones from Summit on my race car (150mph). Light, no corosion issues. They're cheap as well.
Doug
There are hood pins and there are things referred to as hood pins. The only ones to buy for a professional look that don't rust and look shabby with time are the "Ring Brothers" brand. Anything else is just cheap crap.
From the factory, some cars had the cable and some didn't... Not sure if they began adding them in a certain year or if it just depended on options etc... I do believe though, that if your car was equipped with a release cable originally, you will need it to pop the latch, as that style latch won't be able to be opened by hand from outside the carThanks for the suggestions. Do cars with factory hood pins also have the release cable? Or just the latch. My sat. came with a broken cable and bracket. So if it doesn't need to go back it won't.
Sorry dave for the confusion with my Gary Coleman... the site didn't show me the post you were actually referring to..You forgot to add,"in my opinion". As you can see, there are other opinions and other brands of quality pins. Blanket statements like that highlighted above are rarely given any credence...IMO
God I hate that. A-bodies the hoods go up higher but the E/B bodies that dam safety latch has left a many a gouge in my head.Got tired of beating my head on it.
Same here, that hook of death got me too many times (70 GTX).Factory pins on mine. The latch is still in tact. The safety catch was removed a stored years ago.
Got tired of beating my head on it.
Not so at all, I have Hotchkis and they are the *******. All billet aluminum with stainless steel pins that are self locking (no goofy clip) and look slick.There are hood pins and there are things referred to as hood pins. The only ones to buy for a professional look that don't rust and look shabby with time are the "Ring Brothers" brand. Anything else is just cheap crap.
AGREE, ALWAYS MADE MY OWN HOOD PINS .You forgot to add,"in my opinion". As you can see, there are other opinions and other brands of quality pins. Blanket statements like that highlighted above are rarely given any credence...IMO