nik850r Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 there was talk of retrofitting the 70 series latch to an 850... that would be slick for you guys. We don't have that harry highschool rigged latch like you guys do.←i thought you guys in the nw crew were suppose to figure that out . i'm a tad reluctant to remove the latch, but it sounds like the way to go. i'm just waiting for the spring to break, so i won't be able to open my hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderlord Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 i thought you guys in the nw crew were suppose to figure that out . i'm a tad reluctant to remove the latch, but it sounds like the way to go. i'm just waiting for the spring to break, so i won't be able to open my hood.←haha, one of the guys with an 850 will just have to buy a latch, and we'll try and make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmerrill Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 how did you get your iPd grill to fit in the engine bay? mine barely fit in my trunk in its box before I opened it? I tried to install it, but couldn't figure it out...any ideas? Here is a pic of my iPd grill:Thanks for your help← :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderlord Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 ←weak sauce...if he had said "Grille" then I would have done that... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxicLemonade Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 just for the record, i did over 90mph with one of the side hatches not attached and it held fine. i didnt know the latch wasnt holding the hood until after the fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 weak sauce...if he had said "Grille" then I would have done that... ←but grill = andgrille = that's why I did it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderlord Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 <--- PWN3D by gregg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AutoX47 Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 I had a side catch let go on the 97 GLT at around 50khm. Second one held and I could not tell if any stress was put on the 3rd one. Was alot of force though. Even at that speed it threw the car sideways. I never liked hoods that open back for this reason.←ExactlyPeople used to use hood pins because they would rather not have a hood fold around their windscreen or any other life threatening hood latch failure. If you are on the cheap, ok maybe you can get away with it but I would never remove that latch on purpose or leave it off my personal car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asinine Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 ExactlyPeople used to use hood pins because they would rather not have a hood fold around their windscreen or any other life threatening hood latch failure. If you are on the cheap, ok maybe you can get away with it but I would never remove that latch on purpose or leave it off my personal car←Why not, is that latch the stongest lock on the hood?I think i'll keep the part but won't install it. I've never had a car latch un-pop on my and all i've ever driven were cars with single lock hoods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AutoX47 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Why not, is that latch the stongest lock on the hood?I think i'll keep the part but won't install it. I've never had a car latch un-pop on my and all i've ever driven were cars with single lock hoods.←I have, my friend was driving his car with me riding shotgun and the bonnet folded to the shape of the windscreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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