Locking hood pins on stack hood?

[bronco italiano]

Does anyone know of a locking hood pin kit that works for the stock steel hood?

 

[Broncobowsher]

Years ago I used the poly bushing style on a stock hood.
Really any of them should work on a stock hood. That is what they were designed for.
Do you know of one that won't work on a stock hood?

 

[bronco italiano]

No I don't.
-My buddy wants the stock style hood latch, but the AC condenser is my main concern.
-I bought a remote hood release, similar to the BC and the Taurus safety latch, but it is gonna be lots of trial/fab work.

 

[399strokerEB]

I'm running a set of the old poly ones on mine, I'll be ordering a set of the nice billet ones wild horses sells.

 

[Broncobowsher]

No I don't.
-My buddy wants the stock style hood latch, but the AC condenser is my main concern.
-I bought a remote hood release, similar to the BC and the Taurus safety latch, but it is gonna be lots of trial/fab work.

Stock style and no room with A/C. I remember seeing something once that I thought would be a good fix. But I don't remember the car now. Maybe British? It was a hood latch mechanism that latched on the corners instead of the center. Had a linkage that sycronized both.

 

[ba123]

I would bet the ones I have would work on any hood, and I think they are great.

AeroCatch 120 Series Plus Flush Mount Hood Pins 120-2100
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/...tFaZXHTrinoaurGftEWtEvjntAE80EPES_aYMzyXBUarA

 

[EPB72]

Stock style and no room with A/C. I remember seeing something once that I thought would be a good fix. But I don't remember the car now. Maybe British? It was a hood latch mechanism that latched on the corners instead of the center. Had a linkage that sycronized both.

BMW is one ,,dual latches with a double pull hood release... volvo has double latches, corvettes others ?

 

[SteveL]

I tried the locking pins that used a cylinder key. Might've been a. Spectre product. Don't bother they suck. The inner cylinder tends to spin with road vibration. Gives em the potential to unlock going down the highway. It also makes em a pita to get unlocked when the pin on the key doesn't line up with the slot. Also do you want to be bumbling around with keys if there's a fire or other issue under the hood. I switched to the urethane ones from wh.

 

[Dylan_Shaffer]

I used small Keyed locks on my hood pins for a while. I did worry about ease of access in case of an underhood fire. They also don’t last long from the constant vibe. After a long trip I’d find one of them just unlocked itself a few times, which is kind of scary. Went back to the normal pins after that.

 

[ba123]

those all sound like crappy af locks. They were probably like lock box locks that just rotate.

The ones I mentioned above work great. They cannot vibrate loosely and life is too short to be constantly worried about an engine fire. I guess if you are, only lock them when you're parked away from home, not driving and unlock before you start your drive again.

Or just get better locking ones, like mine. Pricey, but very nice.

I also have a hood pin set to my alarm in case I forget to lock. Just don't forget to disarm before you open your hood to do something (don
t ask how I know).

and Don, if you want a hood contact pin for an alarm that works, I had to buy a whole set of them...you can have one.