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
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.
Well, I know I had to realign the safety latch cuz I had munched it while slamming the hood down.
But I remember someone posting a website where a guy figures someone lifted his hood to take a peak and didn't relatch it. so when he jumped in and went for a drive....his hood flew up and wrapped over this windshield and smashed up the glass and that was about it....but a mess after he did a rebuild or something! so it's on my mind!
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.
jbjeep did pass the time by typing:
They do make an antitheft hood latch and inside cable thingy too. That would keep any hood in place.
Yep, this same thing happens on my '02 TJ also.
Tom
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