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slow86fiveoh
04-11-2017, 10:35 PM
Just in case anyone is currently running the quick latch latches on their hood be sure to keep the safety latch, I witnessed first hand a failure of them at the track a few weeks ago on a beautiful coyote swapped turbo foxbody. Wasn't even my car and about made me sick.
SnailPony
04-12-2017, 10:30 AM
I considered using them in my car when I was looking at hood pins. I called Quick Latch and they recommended I use 4-6 to ensure the hood would stay down. I thought it would look dumb so I went with the standard hood pin setup.
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slow86fiveoh
04-12-2017, 11:03 AM
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Hopefully this picture works I took it right before he made the pass that the hood flew up
Rick93coupe
04-12-2017, 11:01 PM
Let me guess, he used a pair of mini's? I've never heard of anyone having a failure with the standard latches. If you are using the mini's, you have to use the factory latch assembly as a backup or use multiples like a dzus fastener. I just used a set of minis to attach a bumper assembly on a Lexus is200 that had the bumper tabs broken off. Looks pretty slick.
slow86fiveoh
04-13-2017, 09:31 PM
I believe they were actually tge larger hood pins not the minis, he made multiple passes in the car and on his last pass about 200ft out the hood flew up
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