Just wondering if any of you guys know of a solution to lock the hood, so that the latch cant be lifted to open the hood.

Getting the car ready for a roadtrip again but i would feel more comfortable this time if i could lock the hood, for example when the car is parked in a parking garage.

ANY idea will be appreciated - i haven’t had any so far...
thanks !

 

There are a few ones.

You can use an aftermarket kit for a lock like the 70-72 style.

You can back out a bolt on the core support and the hood latch and use garden swing chain pieces for two pieces of chain you lock together.

You can mount a hook on the hood, and put a bar that hangs on the hook, then lines up with a hole on the core support on the bottom that you can put a padlock on.

 

I've seen people use a cable bicycle lock or a chain and padlock through the holes in the hood under structure and around the core support. You can reach up through the holes in the bumper to unlock it.

 

Thanks for the idea - i found an almost almost 7feet long bicycle chain which did the trick

 

I had a chain-and-padlock on the hood of one of my toy cars for years. It occurred to me that if I ever had an engine fire, by the time I knew there was a fire, I'd be out of time to unlock the padlock, unwrap the chain and open the hood to get the fire extinguisher in there.

Been a little scared to chain the hood ever since.

 

Yeah never leave it on while car is running - just for shady parking garages 😁

 

Yeah mine is a parked only, battery under disconnect, thing.