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hey did u guys know that our hoods can open without the latch being pulled from inside my buddy did it when he was working on my car i was like wtf. This kinda worries me knowing anyone can look under our hoods. did u guys know this and is there any ways of preventing this ?

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I did on my 65'... but no on my 87 [Confused]

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What year Mustang did your buddy open the hood on?...

You're also leaving out HOW he did it...Do you mind telling us?...

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there is a little spot right where the latch attaches to the cable. you pull it towards the driver side i believe and it pops open. the years you can do it on im not sure. probably 87-93 or so.

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no man i have a 99 cobra and he did it on that which means its definitely on 99+ and likely on alot more early ones

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how about a sledge hammer? [Confused]

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I know how to pop the hood on a fox, but I couldn't see anything on my 98(I just took a quick look).

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HOOD PINS!!

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quote:
HOOD PINS!!
Forget the hood pins...I use a silent pager alarm and a glock [Cool]

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quote:
Originally posted by 87 Saleen:
HOOD PINS!!

Hood pins + Walgreens lock sets [Smile] Just keep a copy of the key inside of the house somewhere lol

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