front hood catches problem

[spatz]

just wondering if anybody has the same problem that the pin that goes into the catch of the front hood has wear from the lock that will make it almost impossible
to open the catch from the inside. I agree I have made it a tight fit, so the hood is not bouncing around when driving but the tension with the wear makes it almost impossible to open unless somebody is pushing the hood down. I tried grease but wonder if there is a better catch or solution that what ultima is shipping ?

[spatz]

that is actually not such a bad idea but I think the wear is coming from the pin moving around in the catch mechanism when driving.
I will give this a thought making my own mechanism is one way to do it, I thought maybe someone has found a ready to install solution

thanks

3Dee said:

How about finding a friendly engineering company and designing the main pin like a roller-bearing type?
i.e the pin would rotate when the mechanism is released thus less resistance?


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