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oldrelics · 07-06-2013, 09:21 PM

So I have a repro latch on a repro grille center but the hook won't go far enough forward to catch on the underside of the hood because it hits the top of the grille center itself. What gives?

Lawson Cox · 07-06-2013, 11:57 PM

Chinese junk, and I am not talking about the boat.

nathanmac · 07-07-2013, 03:30 AM

Yep I have one the same. Not a show of fitting when I opened it up so I threw it in the box to deal with another day. Does anyone reproduce one that actually fits?

I've been driving a car that had the bonnet fly up at 55mph, it's not really something I want to do again.

okiedokie · 07-07-2013, 04:07 PM

40 and 41 are not the same, are they? Thought there was a difference.

okiedokie · 07-07-2013, 04:14 PM

Is this like yours?

oldrelics · 07-07-2013, 05:21 PM

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I'm talking about the safety catch, the piece that bolts through the grille center and you push the little knob in the top of the grille center to release the hood (secondary catch).

okiedokie · 07-07-2013, 09:49 PM

Ok, got it. I have a Drake grill and catch that fit just fine on my standard coupe.

07-06-2013, 09:21 PM	#1
oldrelics Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 571	40-41 pickup hood safety catch So I have a repro latch on a repro grille center but the hook won't go far enough forward to catch on the underside of the hood because it hits the top of the grille center itself. What gives?

07-06-2013, 11:57 PM	#2
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: 40-41 pickup hood safety catch Chinese junk, and I am not talking about the boat. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

07-07-2013, 03:30 AM	#3
nathanmac Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Invercargill, New Zealand Posts: 93	Re: 40-41 pickup hood safety catch Yep I have one the same. Not a show of fitting when I opened it up so I threw it in the box to deal with another day. Does anyone reproduce one that actually fits? I've been driving a car that had the bonnet fly up at 55mph, it's not really something I want to do again.

07-07-2013, 04:07 PM	#4
okiedokie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tulsa Ok Posts: 516	Re: 40-41 pickup hood safety catch 40 and 41 are not the same, are they? Thought there was a difference.

07-07-2013, 05:21 PM	#6
oldrelics Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 571	Re: 40-41 pickup hood safety catch Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I'm talking about the safety catch, the piece that bolts through the grille center and you push the little knob in the top of the grille center to release the hood (secondary catch).

07-07-2013, 09:49 PM	#7
okiedokie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tulsa Ok Posts: 516	Re: 40-41 pickup hood safety catch Ok, got it. I have a Drake grill and catch that fit just fine on my standard coupe.