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tastyratz · 06-22-2006, 07:10 AM

so I picked up a set of these babies for my car:

and I love it, its much cleaner and overall nicer than a regular hood pin plus has security for those of us with alot under the hood.

Unfortuanately its also an open cylinder facing skywards and exposed to the elements. Something tells me that these tubular locks will fill with dirt grime road salt rain and misc nasties that will quickly lead to their failure. I was hoping to find some sort of like a plastic snap in cover for this...

Anyone able to point me in the right direction? Something I can just pop in and out, and its cheap/easy to replace when some asswipe walking by my car decides its fun to just pop the thing off.

***S14DB*** · 06-22-2006, 07:32 AM

The Pins in the lock wear/break and don't latch down when the hood shifts. The are only really good for keeping your hood closed in a parking lot, not on the HW.

Get these:

http://www.coastfab.com/products.php?cat=77
http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=108799

tastyratz · 06-22-2006, 07:48 AM

thats definitely a nice system, i checked the thread too... I just cant afford to be spending 100 bucks on hood pins right now :-(
These things seem to be holding my hood well for right now, its a bitch to get them to engage right but mainly because I have a very big angle in the hood where its mounted so they engage somewhat crooked. I plan on shimming the pins a bit more to compensate for this however but id say I feel fairly safe with these pins for now... I just fear rust and wear

projectRDM · 06-22-2006, 11:35 AM

Rubber plugs, .34 cents at Home Depot.

tastyratz · 06-22-2006, 11:55 AM

thats the kind of thing I was hoping for, I just didnt know if there was a product like that in existance specifically sized for doing... just that

06-22-2006, 07:10 AM	#1
tastyratz Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: nh Posts: 995 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	tubular lock hood pins - lock cover?? so I picked up a set of these babies for my car: and I love it, its much cleaner and overall nicer than a regular hood pin plus has security for those of us with alot under the hood. Unfortuanately its also an open cylinder facing skywards and exposed to the elements. Something tells me that these tubular locks will fill with dirt grime road salt rain and misc nasties that will quickly lead to their failure. I was hoping to find some sort of like a plastic snap in cover for this... Anyone able to point me in the right direction? Something I can just pop in and out, and its cheap/easy to replace when some asswipe walking by my car decides its fun to just pop the thing off. __________________

06-22-2006, 07:32 AM	#2
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	The Pins in the lock wear/break and don't latch down when the hood shifts. The are only really good for keeping your hood closed in a parking lot, not on the HW. Get these: http://www.coastfab.com/products.php?cat=77 http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=108799 __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

06-22-2006, 07:48 AM	#3
tastyratz Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: nh Posts: 995 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	thats definitely a nice system, i checked the thread too... I just cant afford to be spending 100 bucks on hood pins right now :-( These things seem to be holding my hood well for right now, its a bitch to get them to engage right but mainly because I have a very big angle in the hood where its mounted so they engage somewhat crooked. I plan on shimming the pins a bit more to compensate for this however but id say I feel fairly safe with these pins for now... I just fear rust and wear __________________

06-22-2006, 11:55 AM	#5
tastyratz Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: nh Posts: 995 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	thats the kind of thing I was hoping for, I just didnt know if there was a product like that in existance specifically sized for doing... just that __________________

06-22-2006, 11:35 AM	#4
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Rubber plugs, .34 cents at Home Depot.