Aftermarket hood with pins

[sage2k]

I got an aftermarket cobra RR hood, the back is in the factory latch and the front has 2 hood pins with the hairclips. But the stock front latch doesnt line up

Do you think this is still safe or should I find a way to make the front latch line up?


so far on the interstate I hadnt seen the hood shake or wobble or anything..

 

[bjl95mustang]

Mine is a rr with 4 pin an no latch. I havent noticed any problems.

 

[stang_dan]

should be ok as long as u got the hood pins in...

dan

 

[SQUEEZE&STROKE]

Gentlemen...you are playing with fire. Get those pins in! Take it from me...I had a cobra RR hood fly up on me twice...the first time driving down the highway with no hoodpins, just the factory latch...second time at the track, ripped the pins out after the manifold blew off the motor...to make a long story short I am out two hoods, two windshields, two trips to the body shop, and without mny car for almost a year (combined).

 

[stang_dan]

yup been there before i told u one the phone squeeze.
first time was a 87 camaro i bought those locking hood pins the flush ones yea peices of chit... didnt hold and opened.

second on my 89 bronco the latch peice that was fiberglassed into the hood broke out doin 85 on the parkway not fun. lots of messed up parts.

fiberglass hoods need hood pins

dan

 

[sage2k]

I do have hood pins, but the factory front latch is off and not being used. just rear bolted in and front with hood pins

 

[stang_dan]

should be ok then i trust hood pins not latch consider latch a secondary
dan