best place is to remove the stock rubber hood bumpers and replace them with pins. Thats what I did. I run hood "locks" on mine as well as the factory latch. I've see the locks by themselves fail and ruin a man's day. I went with the locks for the added insurance to the stock latch as well as the sleekness of'em. Installing them is nerve racking. What I'd do is get some paint, take the bumpers and run them up as high as they'll go. Put a blob of paint on each one, close the hood. Open the hood. now the bottom of the hood is marked in a round about area. When you punch the holes, remember to make them bigger than the pin size themselves. Install the pins. Remember also that your plates will cover up the oversize hole so don't worry if you don't get it perfect. They're going to need some "massaging." Once you can open and close the hood without binding on the pins, close the hood. Place the plates over the pins. TAPE THE PLATES DOWN. Adjust the heights of each pin so that they pin holds the hood down snugly but not so tight that the hood is forced down and your hood-to-fender gap is off. Once you've got your pin height set and tight. Double check EVERYTHING. The pins go smoothly through the plate holes and don't get hung up on them. Once that is set, secure your plates down with the provided screws. you're done! Have a beer.
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