I missed the days when they made cars with manual hood rod.

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July 24, 2024, 06:22 PM

Johnny 3eagles

I missed the days when they made cars with manual hood rod.

I miss the days when you could open the hood and SEE the engine, and the air cleaner, and there were only 2 wires coming off the battery.

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July 25, 2024, 10:25 AM

Wyatt_jr

Johnny, those cars had the 9 pound springs with 21 pounds of hinge to hold the 80 pound hood up.
Ahh, the good ole days.

July 28, 2024, 11:39 AM

egregore

I like(d) Jeep Wrangler hoods for simply folding them back against the roof. I put padding between them so as not to mar the paint. (Not my paint to mar.) This doesn't work when they mount Hi-Lift jacks to the hood.

July 28, 2024, 07:40 PM

sjtill

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Allows me to open the hood fully vertical for better access to the engine bay on my '03 S2000.

I like that, bald1!

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July 28, 2024, 10:34 PM

Rey HRH

I spent $350 to replace mine this May.I remember when they just had springs. If the catch fails, you end up with the hood blocking your windshield but....

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