Hood pins
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From: Poplar Bluff, MO
Hood pins
I just put a billet grille on and I have to go thru the grille in order to pop the hood, if I just pull the hood latch off and buy some good quality hood pins will the hood stay down? I've got a bug guard on it so not much air gets underneath it.trucks in my sig
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From: Charles Town, W bygod Va
There are 2 parts to the hood latch, the one that releases from inside with the cable and the one you reach through the grill. If you want to do hood pins, I would just disable the second latch and leave the cable operated one. You could just wire the latch to hold it open or cut it off. Another option would be to weld a handle on the second latch so it is easier to access with the billet grill.
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The hood should stay down with just the one latch. I HIGHLY reccomend some kind af second latch. I had a hood come open at about 40 mph once. Luckily I was on a back road and didn't hit anything. Broke the windshield, trashed the cowl and the hood of coarse got bent a little worse than it already was.
I just looked at my hood latch, it seems my idea of tying the second latch won't allow the hood to close. I think welding a small handle that you can reach would be the best thing to do... maybe just carry a screwdriver or something you can reach the latch with.
I just looked at my hood latch, it seems my idea of tying the second latch won't allow the hood to close. I think welding a small handle that you can reach would be the best thing to do... maybe just carry a screwdriver or something you can reach the latch with.
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From: Gilbert, PA
Or you just modify your hood latch so you can open it with the billet grill.
Use a pull cable
Or extend the secondary lever where you can reach it.
My Stull grill gave instructions where to cut a 3" hole into the header panel and a lever extension to bolt on to the stock lever so you can open the hood. VERY nice clean setup
Use a pull cable
Or extend the secondary lever where you can reach it.
My Stull grill gave instructions where to cut a 3" hole into the header panel and a lever extension to bolt on to the stock lever so you can open the hood. VERY nice clean setup
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