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Technical Shop => Body Shop => Topic started by: Racer57 on May 29, 2021, 09:44:09 PM

Title: How high hood pin above bezel ?
Post by: Racer57 on May 29, 2021, 09:44:09 PM
I got tired of being paranoid about removing my pins and raised the stud. How high above the bezel should the pin be ?
Title: Re: How high hood pin above bezel ?
Post by: dodj on May 30, 2021, 04:51:41 AM
Not sure what others do, but my pins almost or lightly contact the bezel. To hold the hood.  :alan2cents:
Title: Re: How high hood pin above bezel ?
Post by: anlauto on May 30, 2021, 06:44:20 AM
If you have a hood latch, I keep the pins off the bezels so they don't mark them up, if there's no hood latch, you basically put them right on the bezel, although the last AAR I did I put plastic washers on the bezel first, then the pin. :alan2cents:
Title: Re: How high hood pin above bezel ?
Post by: headejm on May 30, 2021, 08:03:48 AM
Quote from: dodj on May 30, 2021, 04:51:41 AM
Not sure what others do, but my pins almost or lightly contact the bezel. To hold the hood.  :alan2cents:

:iagree: I removed the hood latch on my car because it was scratching the core support piece and making it look bad. There is also all the comments from owners that have banged their heads on it. I tried not to scratch the bezels but that is impossible. Don't really see the scratches with the pins installed. I don't think the pins look good if they are much above the bezels.   :alan2cents:
Title: Re: How high hood pin above bezel ?
Post by: dodj on May 30, 2021, 06:28:49 PM
Quote from: headejm on May 30, 2021, 08:03:48 AM
Quote from: dodj on May 30, 2021, 04:51:41 AM
Not sure what others do, but my pins almost or lightly contact the bezel. To hold the hood.  :alan2cents:
There is also all the comments from owners that have banged their heads on it.
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