hood pin help
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hood pin help
There are so many different hood pin kits out there and many different prices. What is the differences? Do any of them fit the 05? I dont want the kind with the cables. I like the look of the twist lock. Will they fit?
What kind do you have? Help me!
Like this kind.
HOOD LOCK TWIST STYLE 70 MUSTANG
Twist-Style Hood Lock for 1971-1973 Mustang.
Sold individually, use 2 per car.
Related Parts:
-Hood Lock Mounting Retainers, #F2188
-Auxillary Hood Latch Catch, #F2186
-"Original Tooling" Twist-Style Hood Lock, #F2189
What kind do you have? Help me!
Like this kind.
HOOD LOCK TWIST STYLE 70 MUSTANG
Twist-Style Hood Lock for 1971-1973 Mustang.
Sold individually, use 2 per car.
Related Parts:
-Hood Lock Mounting Retainers, #F2188
-Auxillary Hood Latch Catch, #F2186
-"Original Tooling" Twist-Style Hood Lock, #F2189
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From: Delray Beach , FL
I've got the Ford Racing Pins , they're stainless steel and don't rust right away. I like the twist lock also , but because of the angles on the hood they would require a lot of work ...
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ok if you like the twist locks (and i believe do not settle for something you do not want) Fangperformance.com has the twist locks that fit the 05-07 hoods...i have the FRPP pins with cables because i like the look so even after alot of work i got the look...believe me it is work spending a little more and getting what you want
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Those ones at Fang are $130! Ouch! So I take it there are no other twist type that will work on our hood?
What kinds of problems did you have with the FRPP ones? Too short as I read somewhere? What did you do to correct that? Please give me details of your install.
Thanks for the Steeda tip.
What kinds of problems did you have with the FRPP ones? Too short as I read somewhere? What did you do to correct that? Please give me details of your install.
Thanks for the Steeda tip.
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From: McAllen, TX
one thing my ford was a virgin when it came to hood pins and they charged me $125 to do it but i did not have the guts to do it myself....the FRPP posts are too short and all you have to do is go to pepboys and buy a set of their pins for $12...but you have to bore out the holes if you want to use the FRPP pins...i would recommend making gaskets out of a rubber tube for the plates...the cables are a PITA...they always want to curl when you want them straight....so i heated them a bit and they fit...my pins are more towards the center and are drilled through the radiator support brackets which from what i have seen is a very strong location...took a while (4-6 hours) but look good in the end....a better way might be looking into the Shelby hood pins because they come with brackets and longer posts but i would check into that first...any more questions just ask
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