plastic Hood latches
04-19-2004, 11:37 PM
#11
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Re: plastic Hood latches
See that all the time driving I-84 in the wind...with or without the big trucks.
They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years ago. One side was
way looser than the other.
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:55:54 GMT, "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Hey guys,
>>
>>driving home from work today I was getting pushed around by some good clips
>>of wind.
>>Narrow/short wheelbases on a somewhat light vehicle....ok...so I get pushed
>>around no biggy!
>>
>>But I could see my hood buffetting quite a bit! I know the safety latch is
>>there but has anybody had problems with those plastic hood latches on the
>>TJ's?
>>I thought maybe with some weathering and UV exposure that they might get
>>brittle and let loose at some point?
>>
>>thanks
>>
They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years ago. One side was
way looser than the other.
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:55:54 GMT, "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Hey guys,
>>
>>driving home from work today I was getting pushed around by some good clips
>>of wind.
>>Narrow/short wheelbases on a somewhat light vehicle....ok...so I get pushed
>>around no biggy!
>>
>>But I could see my hood buffetting quite a bit! I know the safety latch is
>>there but has anybody had problems with those plastic hood latches on the
>>TJ's?
>>I thought maybe with some weathering and UV exposure that they might get
>>brittle and let loose at some point?
>>
>>thanks
>>
04-19-2004, 11:37 PM
#12
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Posts: n/a
Re: plastic Hood latches
See that all the time driving I-84 in the wind...with or without the big trucks.
They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years ago. One side was
way looser than the other.
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:55:54 GMT, "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Hey guys,
>>
>>driving home from work today I was getting pushed around by some good clips
>>of wind.
>>Narrow/short wheelbases on a somewhat light vehicle....ok...so I get pushed
>>around no biggy!
>>
>>But I could see my hood buffetting quite a bit! I know the safety latch is
>>there but has anybody had problems with those plastic hood latches on the
>>TJ's?
>>I thought maybe with some weathering and UV exposure that they might get
>>brittle and let loose at some point?
>>
>>thanks
>>
They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years ago. One side was
way looser than the other.
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:55:54 GMT, "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Hey guys,
>>
>>driving home from work today I was getting pushed around by some good clips
>>of wind.
>>Narrow/short wheelbases on a somewhat light vehicle....ok...so I get pushed
>>around no biggy!
>>
>>But I could see my hood buffetting quite a bit! I know the safety latch is
>>there but has anybody had problems with those plastic hood latches on the
>>TJ's?
>>I thought maybe with some weathering and UV exposure that they might get
>>brittle and let loose at some point?
>>
>>thanks
>>
04-19-2004, 11:37 PM
#13
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: plastic Hood latches
See that all the time driving I-84 in the wind...with or without the big trucks.
They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years ago. One side was
way looser than the other.
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:55:54 GMT, "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Hey guys,
>>
>>driving home from work today I was getting pushed around by some good clips
>>of wind.
>>Narrow/short wheelbases on a somewhat light vehicle....ok...so I get pushed
>>around no biggy!
>>
>>But I could see my hood buffetting quite a bit! I know the safety latch is
>>there but has anybody had problems with those plastic hood latches on the
>>TJ's?
>>I thought maybe with some weathering and UV exposure that they might get
>>brittle and let loose at some point?
>>
>>thanks
>>
They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years ago. One side was
way looser than the other.
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:55:54 GMT, "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Hey guys,
>>
>>driving home from work today I was getting pushed around by some good clips
>>of wind.
>>Narrow/short wheelbases on a somewhat light vehicle....ok...so I get pushed
>>around no biggy!
>>
>>But I could see my hood buffetting quite a bit! I know the safety latch is
>>there but has anybody had problems with those plastic hood latches on the
>>TJ's?
>>I thought maybe with some weathering and UV exposure that they might get
>>brittle and let loose at some point?
>>
>>thanks
>>
04-19-2004, 11:51 PM
#14
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Re: plastic Hood latches
jbjeep did pass the time by typing:
> See that all the time driving I-84 in the wind...with or without the big
> trucks. They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years
> ago. One side was way looser than the other.
http://tinyurl.com/2b7u7
or similar.
They do make an antitheft hood latch and inside cable
thingy too. That would keep any hood in place.
--
DougW
> See that all the time driving I-84 in the wind...with or without the big
> trucks. They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years
> ago. One side was way looser than the other.
http://tinyurl.com/2b7u7
or similar.
They do make an antitheft hood latch and inside cable
thingy too. That would keep any hood in place.
--
DougW
04-19-2004, 11:51 PM
#15
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Re: plastic Hood latches
jbjeep did pass the time by typing:
> See that all the time driving I-84 in the wind...with or without the big
> trucks. They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years
> ago. One side was way looser than the other.
http://tinyurl.com/2b7u7
or similar.
They do make an antitheft hood latch and inside cable
thingy too. That would keep any hood in place.
--
DougW
> See that all the time driving I-84 in the wind...with or without the big
> trucks. They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years
> ago. One side was way looser than the other.
http://tinyurl.com/2b7u7
or similar.
They do make an antitheft hood latch and inside cable
thingy too. That would keep any hood in place.
--
DougW
04-19-2004, 11:51 PM
#16
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Posts: n/a
Re: plastic Hood latches
jbjeep did pass the time by typing:
> See that all the time driving I-84 in the wind...with or without the big
> trucks. They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years
> ago. One side was way looser than the other.
http://tinyurl.com/2b7u7
or similar.
They do make an antitheft hood latch and inside cable
thingy too. That would keep any hood in place.
--
DougW
> See that all the time driving I-84 in the wind...with or without the big
> trucks. They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years
> ago. One side was way looser than the other.
http://tinyurl.com/2b7u7
or similar.
They do make an antitheft hood latch and inside cable
thingy too. That would keep any hood in place.
--
DougW
04-19-2004, 11:51 PM
#17
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Re: plastic Hood latches
jbjeep did pass the time by typing:
> See that all the time driving I-84 in the wind...with or without the big
> trucks. They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years
> ago. One side was way looser than the other.
http://tinyurl.com/2b7u7
or similar.
They do make an antitheft hood latch and inside cable
thingy too. That would keep any hood in place.
--
DougW
> See that all the time driving I-84 in the wind...with or without the big
> trucks. They can stretch - I had some replaced under warranty a few years
> ago. One side was way looser than the other.
http://tinyurl.com/2b7u7
or similar.
They do make an antitheft hood latch and inside cable
thingy too. That would keep any hood in place.
--
DougW
04-20-2004, 08:04 AM
#18
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Re: plastic Hood latches
Yep, this same thing happens on my '02 TJ also.
Tom
"Christine Courty" <ccourty@infionline.net> wrote in message
news:aF0hc.14114$l75.3815@newsread2.news.atl.earth link.net...
> This same exact thing happened to me a few months ago when I was driving
on
> I-70. It was really windy, and I actually pulled over because I thought
the
> main hood latch wasn't holding. They were fine, as were the plastic ones.
> I was wondering if this is normal. Guess it is.
>
> "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uy_gc.41674$9kJ.6631@news04.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > driving home from work today I was getting pushed around by some good
> clips
> > of wind.
> > Narrow/short wheelbases on a somewhat light vehicle....ok...so I get
> pushed
> > around no biggy!
> >
> > But I could see my hood buffetting quite a bit! I know the safety latch
> is
> > there but has anybody had problems with those plastic hood latches on
the
> > TJ's?
> > I thought maybe with some weathering and UV exposure that they might get
> > brittle and let loose at some point?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
>
>
Tom
"Christine Courty" <ccourty@infionline.net> wrote in message
news:aF0hc.14114$l75.3815@newsread2.news.atl.earth link.net...
> This same exact thing happened to me a few months ago when I was driving
on
> I-70. It was really windy, and I actually pulled over because I thought
the
> main hood latch wasn't holding. They were fine, as were the plastic ones.
> I was wondering if this is normal. Guess it is.
>
> "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uy_gc.41674$9kJ.6631@news04.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > driving home from work today I was getting pushed around by some good
> clips
> > of wind.
> > Narrow/short wheelbases on a somewhat light vehicle....ok...so I get
> pushed
> > around no biggy!
> >
> > But I could see my hood buffetting quite a bit! I know the safety latch
> is
> > there but has anybody had problems with those plastic hood latches on
the
> > TJ's?
> > I thought maybe with some weathering and UV exposure that they might get
> > brittle and let loose at some point?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
>
>
04-20-2004, 08:04 AM
#19
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Posts: n/a
Re: plastic Hood latches
Yep, this same thing happens on my '02 TJ also.
Tom
"Christine Courty" <ccourty@infionline.net> wrote in message
news:aF0hc.14114$l75.3815@newsread2.news.atl.earth link.net...
> This same exact thing happened to me a few months ago when I was driving
on
> I-70. It was really windy, and I actually pulled over because I thought
the
> main hood latch wasn't holding. They were fine, as were the plastic ones.
> I was wondering if this is normal. Guess it is.
>
> "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uy_gc.41674$9kJ.6631@news04.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > driving home from work today I was getting pushed around by some good
> clips
> > of wind.
> > Narrow/short wheelbases on a somewhat light vehicle....ok...so I get
> pushed
> > around no biggy!
> >
> > But I could see my hood buffetting quite a bit! I know the safety latch
> is
> > there but has anybody had problems with those plastic hood latches on
the
> > TJ's?
> > I thought maybe with some weathering and UV exposure that they might get
> > brittle and let loose at some point?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
>
>
Tom
"Christine Courty" <ccourty@infionline.net> wrote in message
news:aF0hc.14114$l75.3815@newsread2.news.atl.earth link.net...
> This same exact thing happened to me a few months ago when I was driving
on
> I-70. It was really windy, and I actually pulled over because I thought
the
> main hood latch wasn't holding. They were fine, as were the plastic ones.
> I was wondering if this is normal. Guess it is.
>
> "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uy_gc.41674$9kJ.6631@news04.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > driving home from work today I was getting pushed around by some good
> clips
> > of wind.
> > Narrow/short wheelbases on a somewhat light vehicle....ok...so I get
> pushed
> > around no biggy!
> >
> > But I could see my hood buffetting quite a bit! I know the safety latch
> is
> > there but has anybody had problems with those plastic hood latches on
the
> > TJ's?
> > I thought maybe with some weathering and UV exposure that they might get
> > brittle and let loose at some point?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
>
>
04-20-2004, 08:04 AM
#20
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: plastic Hood latches
Yep, this same thing happens on my '02 TJ also.
Tom
"Christine Courty" <ccourty@infionline.net> wrote in message
news:aF0hc.14114$l75.3815@newsread2.news.atl.earth link.net...
> This same exact thing happened to me a few months ago when I was driving
on
> I-70. It was really windy, and I actually pulled over because I thought
the
> main hood latch wasn't holding. They were fine, as were the plastic ones.
> I was wondering if this is normal. Guess it is.
>
> "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uy_gc.41674$9kJ.6631@news04.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > driving home from work today I was getting pushed around by some good
> clips
> > of wind.
> > Narrow/short wheelbases on a somewhat light vehicle....ok...so I get
> pushed
> > around no biggy!
> >
> > But I could see my hood buffetting quite a bit! I know the safety latch
> is
> > there but has anybody had problems with those plastic hood latches on
the
> > TJ's?
> > I thought maybe with some weathering and UV exposure that they might get
> > brittle and let loose at some point?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
>
>
Tom
"Christine Courty" <ccourty@infionline.net> wrote in message
news:aF0hc.14114$l75.3815@newsread2.news.atl.earth link.net...
> This same exact thing happened to me a few months ago when I was driving
on
> I-70. It was really windy, and I actually pulled over because I thought
the
> main hood latch wasn't holding. They were fine, as were the plastic ones.
> I was wondering if this is normal. Guess it is.
>
> "SB" <chicbearsmook@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uy_gc.41674$9kJ.6631@news04.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > driving home from work today I was getting pushed around by some good
> clips
> > of wind.
> > Narrow/short wheelbases on a somewhat light vehicle....ok...so I get
> pushed
> > around no biggy!
> >
> > But I could see my hood buffetting quite a bit! I know the safety latch
> is
> > there but has anybody had problems with those plastic hood latches on
the
> > TJ's?
> > I thought maybe with some weathering and UV exposure that they might get
> > brittle and let loose at some point?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
>
>