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Hood pin and grille question

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02GTRX

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My hood tends to move alot while driving on the highway. Almost to the point where I think its going to fly off. I heard hood pins will get rid of this problem, can anyone here vouch for that? I already tried adjusting the hood stop things and that didnt work. Also what brand are some good hood pins? I like the shelby ones but not the price, is any out there that resemble those without a high price. Also how hard are they to install? and last im getting a center fog light grille for xmas, which brand is best and where is good place to buy I saw a 3d carbon somewhere (cant remember) for $130 and the same one at brenspeed for $200. Any other sites you guys recommend looking?
 

Five Oh Brian

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I have the Shelby billet aluminum hood pins and they absolutely stopped the high speed hood shake I had previously. Super nice quality. Much better than the cheaper Mr Gasket style that have been around for decades (that rust out and the chrome rubs off of too easily). I've used hood pins on most of my cars that see track duty. Easy to install if you take your time and measure carefully before you drill the hood.
 
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you can get the scoot drakes hood pins there like $60 there the same as the shelby but with out the shelby logos. check partscheap.com. On the grille go with the 3d it comes with the pony emlems and new bulbs. check my 3d grille with street scene chrome fog light benzels.


 

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I just installed the Scott Drake billet hood pins (same as Shelby but without the logo). Haven't had the car out yet to test them but I didn't have the shake problem before anyway. I also just changed out my 3D Carbon Eleanor grille for a Street Scene black chrome center fog grille. Although I had some trouble with installing the fog lights on the SS grille (see my thread on that) in the end, I really like the result. The one thing that annoyed me about the 3D Carbon grille was trying to keep all the honeycomb clean. Lots of nooks and crannies that were a pain to get at.
 
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I got my grill

Just wanted to share the site, they offer nice discounts too
Mustang Grille Black-Chrome 05-09
 

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raghosal said:
Just wanted to share the site, they offer nice discounts too
Mustang Grille Black-Chrome 05-09
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Who makes that one?
 
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Amazon.com: 3dCarbon 691039 Ford Mustang GT 05-09 Eleanor Style Grille w/ Pony Emblem: Automotive is this a trust worthy site? not a bad price considering it comes with bulbs, harness extension and the tri bar pony
 
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I have the shelby billit hood pins as well, love the; only bad part is installing them, make sure you have a whole day you can spend doing it
 

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Although I don't have them and can offer nothing about their performance, WMS makes some that you can't see. They're underneath the hood. See their site for a pic.
 
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