I agree Shawn.? I wish mine had held up.? Unfortunately it did not and it
didnt take much for it to fail.? I am hoping in case of a crash that the latch
will remain attached.? I am not confident that if the catch was still attached
that it would be strong enough to stop the hood from sliding backwards.? My
guess is that in an accident it wouldnt be much use for that purpose at all.? I
hope I am wrong and have no empirical evidence but that would be my guess.
Aaron
-----Original Message-----
From: shawn loseke <shawn.loseke@gmail.com>
To: TR-6 list <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2009 9:03 pm
Subject: Re: [6pack] Hood latch (catch) assembly
The catch actually serves a good puprose which makes getting a good
one, or at least one as good as an original a good idea. In the event
of a front end collision, it holds the rear of the bonnet down.
Without it, the bonnet can release from latch and come through the
windscreen. Its more than a secondary catch to keep the bonnet from
rising under normal circumstances. I've witnessed its effectiveness
first hand in just such a situation. It really is a safety device,
which makes it all the more dissapointing that the reproductions are
not up to the task of normal use, let alone an emergency use.
Shawn
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:09 PM, <lfm614@aol.com> wrote:
> Ditto, mine resembles that remark.
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> Lou
> ------Original Message------
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> To: slowtoaccept@yahoo.com
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> Subject: Re: [6pack] Hood latch (catch) assembly
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> Probably not the idea you are looking for but mine broke off right after I
bought it.? I have just lived without it since, about 5 years.? Considering
the way that the hood/bonnet opens you dont need the catch anyways.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry C Shaw <slowtoaccept@yahoo.com>
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2009 7:02 pm
> Subject: [6pack] Hood latch (catch) assembly
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> Anyone have an alternative for the wimpy products offered by the Big Three
as
> substitutes for the Hood (a.k.a. Bonnet) latch assembly? Reference: TRF
> 619580 or Moss 802-275.
> Jerry
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