Hood prop clip - metal or plastic

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  1. Mustang5L5 Founding Member

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    Some of you know what an anal-retentive SOB I am.

    My car's been lacking a hood prop clip as long as I've owned it. I've never cared before..but do now.

    Ordered a plastic clip from LRS and it didn't fit. I read that 1988 was the changeover year from the metal rod clip to the new plastic kind.

    Can someone with a metal clip post a pic, and someone with a plastic clip post a pic? I am not sure which I have, but want to get the right one.
    Mustang5L5, Oct 25, 2009
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  2. Celeb SuperMod

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    Metal one.

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    Celeb, Oct 25, 2009
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  3. Mustang5L5 Founding Member

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    Whoops, i meant the other side, where the loose end is held down when the hood is closed.

    Thanks for taking a pic though
    Mustang5L5, Oct 25, 2009
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  4. RYC CUKR Founding Member

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    No pic but my 88 has a plastic "hold down" clip for the prop rod. The other end that pivots on the body is like what 302 LX Coupe posted above
    RYC CUKR, Oct 25, 2009
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  5. RARE NOTCH Member

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    My 88 has the plastic clip to.
    RARE NOTCH, Oct 25, 2009
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  6. ID89GT Active Member

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    My 89 was broken, but it was plastic. And my 93 is the same, plastic.
    ID89GT, Oct 25, 2009
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  7. aar0s Founding Member

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    i guess my 88 had the plastic, i put one in but it only lasted a few months before it broke again.
    aar0s, Oct 25, 2009
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    The aero Foxes had two different size prop rod so there are two different size clips. In my experience with the Ford dealer years ago the black clips are for the small diameter rods and the white clips are for the larger diameter rods. You should be able to find the correct size clip in the HELP section of an auto parts store.
    Saleen0679, Oct 26, 2009
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  9. S&B teh Hass love child

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    :nonono:
    S&B, Oct 26, 2009
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  10. Mustang5L5 Founding Member

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    Okay, well a quick seach on Autozone.com came up with this part number

    HELP #45396

    So i'll see what they have tomorrow
    Mustang5L5, Oct 26, 2009
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