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General Information => Upgrades (non engine related ) => Topic started by: 79Rabbit on March 17, 2007, 12:35:15 am

Title: hood release
Post by: 79Rabbit on March 17, 2007, 12:35:15 am

I just want to get some ideas on what other people are doing about the hood release lever that sticks out the front grill of the 79 rabbit...... I'd imagine in 79 autotheft through the hood wasn't that common..... times have changed..... are you guys cutting the latch? Relocating the latch to be pulled from the inside?? Or just leaving it? Just wanna see what's the best idea for taking care of this.... thanks!

Title: hood release
Post by: jtanguay on March 18, 2007, 07:53:36 am

just connect a 12v lead to it and make sure its 'moist'  :twisted:

Title: hood release
Post by: AdAm84 on March 18, 2007, 08:26:53 pm

would putting the hood release on from a later rabbit work? my 84 has a hood release on the inside. just an idea.

Title: hood release
Post by: 79Rabbit on March 20, 2007, 07:50:13 pm

Hmm.. Interesting Idea... that Might work....  Im actually planning to Install an alarm with a hood sensor anyways, but the fact that the lever sticks out and anybody can just come by and pull it bugs me.....  I was thinking of cutting the lever back so its behing the grill and attaching another means of releasing it..... maybe a wire and some pullys welded into place somewhere?? HaHa! I dunno...

Title: hood release
Post by: burn_your_money on March 20, 2007, 07:59:04 pm

DON'T CUT IT

you can sell that latch for like $50-$75 on vortex. You can swap the entire "normal" hood release from a rabbit into your car, just drill out the rivets

Title: hood release
Post by: jtanguay on March 21, 2007, 08:57:59 pm

there's been some guy's who put leads in the gas tank door.. just connect 12v to it and it opens the door (in case the battery is dead etc..)  

pretty neat idea huh!  I may do that as I will be shaving my doors.

Title: hood release
Post by: 79Rabbit on March 21, 2007, 11:32:42 pm

Yo thanks for that bit!  Ill be trying to take that out this weekend probably.....  We'll see.   Thanks Man!

Title: hood release
Post by: burn_your_money on March 22, 2007, 05:12:25 am

Maybe I was thinking of something else... I just looked on vortex and most sold for $20-50 shipped. Still not a bad deal though

Title: hood release
Post by: 79Rabbit on March 22, 2007, 12:52:23 pm

Thats ok..... Slow money is better than no money as the saying goes..... At least i can get somethng for it.  Also...

Is there any Particular year that i would need to look for as the replacement hood latch? I forgot to ask that the other day.....

Title: hood release
Post by: AdAm84 on March 22, 2007, 01:14:18 pm

84 had the latch that was popped from inside. don't know when that started though. sorry.

Title: hood release
Post by: RabbitJockey on March 22, 2007, 01:18:58 pm

Quote from: AdAm84

84 had the latch that was popped from inside. don't know when that started though. sorry.

the outside pop latch was only on base model rabbits and usually on older ones.  i've only seen them on 1980 and older rabbits

Title: hood release
Post by: saurkraut on March 22, 2007, 02:45:23 pm

I have a '79 with the same latch.  Get a hood spoiler (grill spoiler?) and it won't be visible any more.

http://www.rsjparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=33&products_id=468&osCsid=cd8e6f467158332bc651150502d30155

I prefere the original latch, don't need to open the door if you have an urgent desire to putz with the engine.  just hide it

Title: hood release
Post by: Darth Garry on May 10, 2007, 11:32:49 am

Most people probably don't know what a hood latch is anyways ;)

If you want to make your car real secure, do like my dad did.

He mounted two switches inside the wheel well.  The first one killed the injection pump solenoid.  The second one closed a contact between accessory power in the horn.  

If switch one is off, the car will not run, unless someone jumps the battery to the solenoid.

If switch two is on, as soon as you juice up the accessory power to run the car, the horn will not stop.  Po' man's alarm system.

Garry

Title: hood release
Post by: blkboostedtruck on May 30, 2007, 05:59:26 am

where you located 79rabbit? if you want i'll trade you for your latch for one of my late model hood release latches with remote cable and lever ? i cant believe they are selling for that much especially when i have 3 or 4 of each style! your style were on rabbits untile 1980 and then changed to the new remote style in 81 .i still see alot of 80 rabbits still around well let me know ?
 thanks Duane

Title: hood release
Post by: BlackTieTD on May 30, 2007, 10:57:35 am

i'll trade you for a cable latch and i can probably find a cable and the lever as well. i'm looking for the one you want to get rid of  :lol: if someone wants to steal something from a rabbit they must be really bored  :lol:

Title: hood release
Post by: BlackTieTD on May 30, 2007, 10:59:31 am

Quote from: "Darth Garry"

He mounted two switches inside the wheel well.  The first one killed the injection pump solenoid.  The second one closed a contact between accessory power in the horn.  

If switch one is off, the car will not run, unless someone jumps the battery to the solenoid.

If switch two is on, as soon as you juice up the accessory power to run the car, the horn will not stop.  Po' man's alarm system.

Garry

so the driver gets out, potential thief watches him fool in the wheel well before walking away from the car?  :?

Title: hood release
Post by: jtanguay on May 31, 2007, 07:48:50 am

Quote from: "BlackTieTD"

Quote from: "Darth Garry"

He mounted two switches inside the wheel well.  The first one killed the injection pump solenoid.  The second one closed a contact between accessory power in the horn.  

If switch one is off, the car will not run, unless someone jumps the battery to the solenoid.

If switch two is on, as soon as you juice up the accessory power to run the car, the horn will not stop.  Po' man's alarm system.

Garry

so the driver gets out, potential thief watches him fool in the wheel well before walking away from the car?  :?

hmmm... that is a pretty dedicated thief!

Title: hood release
Post by: Darth Garry on June 04, 2007, 02:17:12 pm

Well it's better than nothing.   :o

Garry