Favorite hood pins?

Anyone have any favorites that don't cost an arm or so?

Just need to hold the hood down, and not have parts I can loose.

Thinking something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Sparco-01606S-Silver-Hood-Pin/dp/B001SIDIH0/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1380940339&sr=8-6&keywords=hood+pin

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Those are what I have, but that seems expensive!

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Grant Hughes

Well, if we keep printing $$, but I digress.

Found these over on pegasus

https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=776

Roughly similar.

Sparco and OMP are both going for about $40 something. I really like the aero-catch ones, but I think I've come to my senses.

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I'll repeat my regular advice:

Do not remove the safety latch from the hood. Yes, by all means remove/disable the remote release mechanism, but leave the safety latch in place. In our cars I was able to cut away the remote release component leaving the safety latch in place.

When, not if, your hood pins are overlooked, you'll thank me.

Simon
USUK Racing

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simoniac
I'll repeat my regular advice:

Do not remove the safety latch from the hood. Yes, by all means remove/disable the remote release mechanism, but leave the safety latch in place. In our cars I was able to cut away the remote release component leaving the safety latch in place.

When, not if, your hood pins are overlooked, you'll thank me.

Simon
USUK Racing

That seems reasonable to me. Its the cable bit from inside causing the current annoyance anyway. Had to replace the Hood on the M725 because some army grunt forgot a long time ago. Now it has a safety latch from a newer Jeep as well as the other hold downs.

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i picked up a set of hood pins like that at auto zone for about the same money

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tdrrally
i picked up a set of hood pins like that at auto zone for about the same money

I did too on clearance at Auto Zoo, the bolts were aluminum foil compressed by powerful Chinese girls hands into shape of bolt.

Oh well.

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tdrrally
i picked up a set of hood pins like that at auto zone for about the same money

I did too on clearance at Auto Zoo, the bolts were aluminum foil compressed by powerful Chinese girls hands into shape of bolt.

Oh well.

This the same foil they build the honda's out of?

My gut says I want a steel or stainless pin..

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tdrrally
i picked up a set of hood pins like that at auto zone for about the same money

I did too on clearance at Auto Zoo, the bolts were aluminum foil compressed by powerful Chinese girls hands into shape of bolt.

Oh well.

This the same foil they build the honda's out of?

My gut says I want a steel or stainless pin..

Your gut is right. Fat lotta good a cheesoid pin gonna due when you break it off.

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

my bolts are steel

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first rule of cars: get what makes you happy, your the one paying for it!

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Do not remove the safety latch from the hood.
When, not if, your hood pins are overlooked, you'll thank me.

Just don't ever have an underhood fire...

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Grant Hughes

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tdrrally
my bolts are steel

mi cojones es acero

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

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simoniac
Do not remove the safety latch from the hood.
When, not if, your hood pins are overlooked, you'll thank me.

Just don't ever have an underhood fire...

Why would you have to worry about that.. There's nothing flammable under the hood

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simoniac
Do not remove the safety latch from the hood.
When, not if, your hood pins are overlooked, you'll thank me.

Just don't ever have an underhood fire...

Why would you have to worry about that.. There's nothing flammable under the hood

The only time I've used a fire extinguisher was putting out the car behind us. Pulled up to us just passed finish and my driver saw flames in rear view. We were out and had the fire put out before they really realized what was going on. Side note of common sense, don't just whip the hood open. Lift just enough to get the nozzle in and start spraying. Much harder to do when it won't lift very far for some reason, I'm sure the driver will get out and get to the "safety" latch in time to be useful. On stage it's just you anyhow...

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tdrrally
my bolts are steel

mi cojones es acero

LMAO!!!

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I would rather drive a slow car fast as a fast car slow!
first rule of cars: get what makes you happy, your the one paying for it!