What do Hood Pins Do?

[Schrites240]

Ok, Do hood pins hold down your hood, instead of using the main Latch that holds down the hood?

B/C My car is crashed up and my hood goes over the Main Latch and is too far passed it to latch in!

Could I just get Hood Pins to resolve this?<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>

Thanks!

[AKADriver]

Hood pins are designed to work in addition to the main latch, not instead of it.

Your radiator core support is bent. &nbsp;replace it.

[negular]

nah dont fix it... just tape it down with some good ol' duct tape (or is it duck tape?) tape fixes everything! <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

[gabossie]

The pins are used in adition to the latch, I don't know if they are strong enough to replace it, but probably. They are usually used for CF hoods because they have a tendancy to lift more since they are so much lighter.