Hood Latches
JK Jedi Master
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From: Maine
I installed the OEM hood lock. It reduced the amount of hood lift by 1/2. It could be reduced further by tweaking the lock tab. I have not bothered to do that because at 1/2 the lift, it doesn't startle me at all.
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From: NW Florida
I had the Mopar hood lock installed on delivery, so I can't compare it to the original. There is still some pucker factor. I think it may be a little stronger so it might be a good safety "chain".
JK Newbie
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Mojave Desert
for those that have "fixed" the problem by removal of the spring, if you drove through my neighborhood today during:
"HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
UNTIL 10:00PM PDT,"
you'd know why it doesn't work for us out here in the mojave
I reinstalled my daystars, they'll have to do for now.
"HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
UNTIL 10:00PM PDT,"
you'd know why it doesn't work for us out here in the mojave
I reinstalled my daystars, they'll have to do for now.
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From: Arizona
7. The zip-ties totally fix the problem. However, cheap zip-ties will break under extremely heavy loading, especially if over-tightened. Buy high quality zip-ties and install them with the proper amount of slack (if it's too hard to latch the hood, then you have the zip-tie too tight).
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From: Cheyenne, WY
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I did the zip tie trick and it worked fine. I bought the daystars anyway. They aren't rubber--they're some kind of polyurethane.
They are really tight in the beginning, but they get somewhat easier to latch. So far I haven't heard them getting as loose as the factory rubber ones.
see here http://news.webshots.com/album/563304735JKiAFD for some else's install pics. [props to flexyxj]
I used two vise grips. Attach them with the tops away from the body.
I twisted back and forth and the connectors wouldn't break. So I got some cutting dykes and popped off the front caps. I think that I probably loosened the caps from the shafts by twisting them first though.
If you are careful, you don't need to remove the mounts from the Jeep.
They are really tight in the beginning, but they get somewhat easier to latch. So far I haven't heard them getting as loose as the factory rubber ones.
see here http://news.webshots.com/album/563304735JKiAFD for some else's install pics. [props to flexyxj]
I used two vise grips. Attach them with the tops away from the body.
I twisted back and forth and the connectors wouldn't break. So I got some cutting dykes and popped off the front caps. I think that I probably loosened the caps from the shafts by twisting them first though.
If you are careful, you don't need to remove the mounts from the Jeep.
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From: warren county nj
