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Old 09-05-2009, 10:02 AM
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GT500KR hood pins?


Wondering if anyone has got a chance to get a better look at these. Just wondering if they would be a good idea. I plan on getting a fiberglass hood. Anyways, thoughts? Also, would it be a good idea to run these without a hood latch?

Found 2 different styles of them:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/68-Sh...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-...Q5fAccessories

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Re: GT500KR hood pins?

It's a good idea to have 4 in the front if you dont have a hood latch.
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Re: GT500KR hood pins?

if youre not partial to the gt500 ones and since youre painting a fiber hood anyways, these looked like a nice, unobtrusive set. on ebay for $40 a pair....
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Re: GT500KR hood pins?

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if youre not partial to the gt500 ones and since youre painting a fiber hood anyways, these looked like a nice, unobtrusive set. on ebay for $40 a pair....
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Re: GT500KR hood pins?

sorry. ill see if this works. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...3D10%26ps%3D63
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Re: GT500KR hood pins?

its probably what ill be running with my hood. when its all painted, it should be very hard to notice.
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Re: GT500KR hood pins?

http://www.aerocatch.com/
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the aerocatch setup looks like a lot better quality, and i like how you can get ones that lock, but they look kinda bulky... kinda wacky, on their own site, they tell you the black screws that come with it are going to rust. http://www.aerocatch.net/

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Re: GT500KR hood pins?

you can buy the first ones at autozone and they dont have the gay carbon fiber on them.
i think they are like 20 bucks
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whats gay about carbon fiber?
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Re: GT500KR hood pins?

The 71-73 mustang had the same twist locks and they are cheaper.
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Re: GT500KR hood pins?

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The 71-73 mustang had the same twist locks and they are cheaper.
Where are they cheaper? Who sells them?
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Re: GT500KR hood pins?

Originally Posted by godjackass
whats gay about carbon fiber?
if a part is wrapped in carbon fiber, and the part is not actually carbon fiber, its gay
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if a part is wrapped in carbon fiber, and the part is not actually carbon fiber, its gay
this depends if its wrapped with a film to look like carbon fibre or if its actually wrapped with the genuine stuff, if its genuine it not gay.... maybe over kill but not gay!
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Re: GT500KR hood pins?

Originally Posted by godjackass
if youre not partial to the gt500 ones and since youre painting a fiber hood anyways, these looked like a nice, unobtrusive set. on ebay for $40 a pair....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...3D10%26ps%3D63


do not run these without a hood latch!! they arent designed to handle the loads, and WILL break.

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Re: GT500KR hood pins?

I really like the aerocatch ones. If I had the $$ I would definitely have those....

O.P.= Those 500 pins look alright but I think there are better ones out there for the price. But thats just my opinion. I have hood pins, and I don't run the latch, however, I learned the hardway to run the safety latch (I think its called) the actual latch you have to "unhook" from the front before lifting up the hood...
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