Hood pin & cable kits ..questions
I used exactly the same method trailbeast did, but I used a paint pen instead of silicone. Silicone would have probably worked better. Once I had that mark, I put tape all over the top of the hood near where the drill would exit, and made a 1/4" hole up. Then I came back down from the top with a step drill, and repeated on the bottom for just enough clearance to open and close. I put silicone under the pin guards and screwed them down. I would opt for a good quality metal for the guard. I used what appears to be chromed steel, because it rusts wherever the hood pins scratch it.
I made my own lanyards out of 1/8" stainless aircraft cable. They loop around the hood height adjusters on each side and then are wrapped and crimped to the cotter pins. They never move and are very stable. Each lanyard is about 2 feet long and it makes contact with the chrome lip, but never with the paint. They never move in the wind or anything and stay right where they were positioned when you set them.
I used exactly the same method trailbeast did, but I used a paint pen instead of silicone. Silicone would have probably worked better. Once I had that mark, I put tape all over the top of the hood near where the drill would exit, and made a 1/4" hole up. Then I came back down from the top with a step drill, and repeated on the bottom for just enough clearance to open and close. I put silicone under the pin guards and screwed them down. I would opt for a good quality metal for the guard. I used what appears to be chromed steel, because it rusts wherever the hood pins scratch it.
I made my own lanyards out of 1/8" stainless aircraft cable. They loop around the hood height adjusters on each side and then are wrapped and crimped to the cotter pins. They never move and are very stable. Each lanyard is about 2 feet long and it makes contact with the chrome lip, but never with the paint. They never move in the wind or anything and stay right where they were positioned when you set them.
