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Has anyone installed these on his/her Honda?

Any thing I should look out for while installing?

What manufacturer of hood pins do you like?

My 91 Civic's hood release lever and cable mechanism have been a pain for
many years. I am thinking of discarding the whole setup, sacrificing looks
for easier access to under-the-hood.

Elle wrote:
> Has anyone installed these on his/her Honda?
>
> Any thing I should look out for while installing?
>
> What manufacturer of hood pins do you like?
>
> My 91 Civic's hood release lever and cable mechanism have been a pain for
> many years. I am thinking of discarding the whole setup, sacrificing looks
> for easier access to under-the-hood.
>
>
as a cyclist, i have a significant objection to hood pins. when i
bounce off the front of your car, now i will not only have the bruises
of impact, i will have gouges and tears of pin penetration. please just
fix the mechanism instead. there's quite a lot of adjustment in the
latch position and the pin height that should alow you to get it working
right. and replacing the cable is pretty easy once you have the bumper
& wheel well liner off.

"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote
snip
> as a cyclist, i have a significant objection to hood pins. when i
> bounce off the front of your car, now i will not only have the bruises
> of impact, i will have gouges and tears of pin penetration. please just
> fix the mechanism instead. there's quite a lot of adjustment in the
> latch position and the pin height that should alow you to get it working
> right. and replacing the cable is pretty easy once you have the bumper
> & wheel well liner off.

I have never heard of an accident such as you describe; there are few
cyclists in my area; your request is like me asking you not to drive above
the speed limit.

It's the hood release lever (in the passenger compartment) that has been the
problem.

Elle wrote:
> "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote
> snip
>
>>as a cyclist, i have a significant objection to hood pins. when i
>>bounce off the front of your car, now i will not only have the bruises
>>of impact, i will have gouges and tears of pin penetration. please just
>>fix the mechanism instead. there's quite a lot of adjustment in the
>>latch position and the pin height that should alow you to get it working
>>right. and replacing the cable is pretty easy once you have the bumper
>>& wheel well liner off.
>
>
> I have never heard of an accident such as you describe; there are few
> cyclists in my area; your request is like me asking you not to drive above
> the speed limit.
>
> It's the hood release lever (in the passenger compartment) that has been the
> problem.

unfortunately, these accidents do occur, just like people with crash
damaged fenders that have sharp jagged edges... well, you get the picture.

the hood release lever is easy to fix elle. any junk yards near you?

"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote
> Elle wrote:
> > "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote
> > snip
> >
> >>as a cyclist, i have a significant objection to hood pins. when i
> >>bounce off the front of your car, now i will not only have the bruises
> >>of impact, i will have gouges and tears of pin penetration. please just
> >>fix the mechanism instead. there's quite a lot of adjustment in the
> >>latch position and the pin height that should alow you to get it working
> >>right. and replacing the cable is pretty easy once you have the bumper
> >>& wheel well liner off.
> >
> >
> > I have never heard of an accident such as you describe; there are few
> > cyclists in my area; your request is like me asking you not to drive
above
> > the speed limit.
> >
> > It's the hood release lever (in the passenger compartment) that has been
the
> > problem.
>
> unfortunately, these accidents do occur, just like people with crash
> damaged fenders that have sharp jagged edges... well, you get the
picture.

No, I do not.

When you quit speeding with your car, then we can talk.

> the hood release lever is easy to fix elle.

This malady is not easily repaired and is extremely common in Civics my
vintage. Go to any junkyard. The cable stretches, and a person is back to
square one.

Elle wrote:
> "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote
>
>>Elle wrote:
>>
>>>"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote
>>>snip
>>>
>>>
>>>>as a cyclist, i have a significant objection to hood pins. when i
>>>>bounce off the front of your car, now i will not only have the bruises
>>>>of impact, i will have gouges and tears of pin penetration. please just
>>>>fix the mechanism instead. there's quite a lot of adjustment in the
>>>>latch position and the pin height that should alow you to get it working
>>>>right. and replacing the cable is pretty easy once you have the bumper
>>>>& wheel well liner off.
>>>
>>>
>>>I have never heard of an accident such as you describe; there are few
>>>cyclists in my area; your request is like me asking you not to drive
>
> above
>
>>>the speed limit.
>>>
>>>It's the hood release lever (in the passenger compartment) that has been
>
> the
>
>>>problem.
>>
>>unfortunately, these accidents do occur, just like people with crash
>>damaged fenders that have sharp jagged edges... well, you get the
>
> picture.
>
> No, I do not.
>
> When you quit speeding with your car, then we can talk.

dude, i'm the cyclist, not the idiot driving with metal shards hanging
off their crashed-but-never-repaired turnip truck.

>
>
>>the hood release lever is easy to fix elle.
>
>
> This malady is not easily repaired and is extremely common in Civics my
> vintage. Go to any junkyard. The cable stretches, and a person is back to
> square one.

sorry, it /is/ easily repaired - i've done it. the handle is easily
replaced, the cable is easily replaced, and above all, the whole
shooting match is cheap.

fyi, the cables don't stretch, not at the tensions seen - the poly
outers wear, but that's it. don't confuse the fact that the catch is
designed to operate only at full lever extension with any malfunction.