Screwed my hood, Anybody have hood pins?

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  1. spederman Member

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    I really screwed up my hood.:notnice:

    As one of my previous posts, i acquired a used Saleen Heat extractor hood for my 2002 S281. Well, the alignmet was a little off and i would have to SLAM it to get it to latch. Well yesterday i was trying to line it up a little better and after repeated slamming over a couple of hours, stupid me realized i mauled the striker plate on the hood. The fiberglass surrounding the whole striker plate is now cracked. :(

    I am trying to figure out what kind of of fiber filler i should use to seal up the cracks in the fiberglass and strengthen the fiberglass to metal bond. Any ideas on a specific brand would be great. BUT i also think i have compromised the safety of my hood and think i should get hood pins to make sure it doesnt ever come up on me. Anybody have any hood pins or know what brand would work well for our cars?
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    Hood pins look horrible.

    But sounds like you screwed it up good.

    The right JB weld will secure anything, but now IMO, you are going to have to come up with some kind of safety cable, to stop it from flying up.

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