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Old 04-04-2011, 11:04 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
No, they actually place the trailing edge of the hood at just above the dash... In line with your head. They're there to ensure that the hood crumples, rather than just disconnecting at the chassis and becoming a projectile.
Yea to keep it there rather than flying off, or coming straight back. I have looked at mine several times, and that's the best I can come up with. Departing the vehicle is not much of a concern, departing and impinging into the occupants that's worth the engineering effort to put hooks on the hood.
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