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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 10:43 PM
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Hood popped open while driving!

I was doing some hard driving here and there, but just cruising down the freeway doing normal speed 75ish and I come home and realize my hood was partially open but still locked. Is there any simple fixes I can do to keep the hood more secure? Thank you
Old Feb 8, 2013 | 10:52 PM
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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 10:54 PM
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Are there any reputable manufacturers that make good hood pins?
Old Feb 8, 2013 | 11:10 PM
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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 11:14 PM
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aslong as they are stainless steel you should be ok
Old Feb 8, 2013 | 11:14 PM
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Not fun seeing a hood scoop on your face while cruising....luckily just cracked my windshield, didn't bent my roof...
I got Ebay hood pins and happy with it (as long as you know how to install them)
Old Feb 8, 2013 | 11:32 PM
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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 11:33 PM
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Lube the hood latch with lithium grease. his happened to me until I lubed the latch.
Old Feb 8, 2013 | 11:42 PM
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My windshield is cracked already from a flying pebble trolling on the freeway, but i'll start with Lubing the hood latches first. Is lithium grease the best choice? Some people said WD40, grease, motorcycle chain grease etc.
Old Feb 10, 2013 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ZombieFetuz
My windshield is cracked already from a flying pebble trolling on the freeway, but i'll start with Lubing the hood latches first. Is lithium grease the best choice? Some people said WD40, grease, motorcycle chain grease etc.
I used the crc white lithium grease you can find it at walmart
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