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After I paid the cashier for my Ram truck repair I walked through the dealership showroom. They had a Scat Pack on the floor (the only SRT for sale on the premises) that had hood pins. Having just ordered Mopar hood pins for my ‘19 Hellcat I was curious and took a closer look, hoping to get a clue when it comes time for me to install my own.
1) These are 2020 factory installed. New option I assume? Not an option when I ordered my Hellcat last year as far as I know.
2) It appears the cables are looped back under the hood lip rather than through the grill (as I was planning for my own install) I wondered why?
3) If indeed part of the assembly line, how do they do it? Jig on the hood corner and a big-ass circle cutter tool hanging from the ceiling that worker reaches up and grabs?

Just curious. I like the retro look, no other reason. I see on this forum that opinions vary both ways. 😉

Mopar offers black like this Scat and chrome. I chose black for my satin hood.
 


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1) This option has come and gone without reason that has been obvious, in past years sometimes it was around for a millisecond and then gone....
2) If I was doing it, I'd skip the cable altogether, just IMO
3) I think this goes to the Upfitter after the assembly line for these kinds of options.


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Agreed...Most likely goes to an upfitter for the hood pins. No way I can see them doing this on the assembly line without jacking it up.
 


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After I paid the cashier for my Ram truck repair I walked through the dealership showroom. They had a Scat Pack on the floor (the only SRT for sale on the premises) that had hood pins. Having just ordered Mopar hood pins for my ‘19 Hellcat I was curious and took a closer look, hoping to get a clue when it comes time for me to install my own.
1) These are 2020 factory installed. New option I assume? Not an option when I ordered my Hellcat last year as far as I know.
2) It appears the cables are looped back under the hood lip rather than through the grill (as I was planning for my own install) I wondered why?
3) If indeed part of the assembly line, how do they do it? Jig on the hood corner and a big-ass circle cutter tool hanging from the ceiling that worker reaches up and grabs?

Just curious. I like the retro look, no other reason. I see on this forum that opinions vary both ways. 😉

Mopar offers black like this Scat and chrome. I chose black for my satin hood.
I've installed the factory roof clearance lights on two of my previous Ram trucks. The kit came with a paper template that told you where to position it and had position markings as well. It also had all the layout for the main wire holes and the screw holes. I would hope that the hood pin kit comes with something very similar.

When I did those clearance lights, I just used that blue painters tape and taped the template down tight. I used an automatic center punch to mark all the holes. I used a very small drill bit to drill all the pilot holes first.

I have a drill index where the bits are in 64ths. If the little plates on top of the hood have screws to hold them on like the old school hood pins did, I would drop 1/64 in size from the hole size they tell you to drill just to make sure the screws can get a good bite

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Here's a video.....

 


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I like the look but wouldnt want a cable just sliding all over the paint.
 


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I love the look of the pins! Just watching the video made my OCD alarm go off drilling into the hood. Wish it had been a factory option for sure.
 


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I like the look but wouldnt want a cable just sliding all over the paint.
Could do Xpel on the front that would protect it I'm guessing no?
 


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I love the look of the pins! Just watching the video made my OCD alarm go off drilling into the hood. Wish it had been a factory option for sure.
Yeah, I was really surprised to see how they were doing it and that there wasn't a template to layout the holes. That was some old school install right there.
 


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I put the Mopar kit on my 2019 Redeye and I am pleased.

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Thanks for the info and tips. That video gives me confidence that I can do it myself but the thought of that first cut in my flawless hood still gives me the willies. 😱

My first car in high school was a ‘71 442 which had push/turn latching hood locks which seemed cool. No cables. (internet photo, not mine)

Now that I think about it, that dual scoop hood looks very similar to the one on my car now. 😀

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Could do Xpel on the front that would protect it I'm guessing no?
My Redeye has xpel and ceramic coating so....
 


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Thanks for the info and tips. That video gives me confidence that I can do it myself but the thought of that first cut in my flawless hood still gives me the willies. 😱

My first car in high school was a ‘71 442 which had push/turn latching hood locks which seemed cool. No cables. (internet photo, not mine)

Now that I think about it, that dual scoop hood looks very similar to the one on my car now. 😀

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Yeah that first cut was tough but after that, a piece of cake.
 


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Thanks for the info and tips. That video gives me confidence that I can do it myself but the thought of that first cut in my flawless hood still gives me the willies. 😱

My first car in high school was a ‘71 442 which had push/turn latching hood locks which seemed cool. No cables. (internet photo, not mine)

Now that I think about it, that dual scoop hood looks very similar to the one on my car now. 😀

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Oh man, that's a beautiful 442. I'd love to have that.
 


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Thanks for the info and tips. That video gives me confidence that I can do it myself but the thought of that first cut in my flawless hood still gives me the willies. 😱

My first car in high school was a ‘71 442 which had push/turn latching hood locks which seemed cool. No cables. (internet photo, not mine)

Now that I think about it, that dual scoop hood looks very similar to the one on my car now. 😀

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Yeah.....I know that I'd be triple measuring where that pin was gonna come through after I had bolted that plate/pin in place before I ever ran that hole saw through.

Good luck!
 


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Yeah.....I know that I'd be triple measuring where that pin was gonna come through after I had bolted that plate/pin in place before I ever ran that hole saw through.

Good luck!
There’s really no measuring required. 😉
 


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There’s really no measuring required. 😉
Hey look......I tell that same thing to women....but it doesn't mean I actually believe my own propaganda. :p
 


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Mine were ordered, late order and late build on a 2019. My car was tagged no dealer prep other than road readiness so my security pins and cables were in a plastic bag in the trunk. I worry about the cables scratching the paint so I didn’t install them.
 


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Weird that the option is only available on the wide body Hellcat and not the narrow body.
 


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Mine were ordered, late order and late build on a 2019. My car was tagged no dealer prep other than road readiness so my security pins and cables were in a plastic bag in the trunk. I worry about the cables scratching the paint so I didn’t install them.
You can put a piece of clear bra film on we’re the wire would touch. That’s what I did and it works out great., 98AC916C-0422-433F-B8FD-A2CDC50ED6CB.jpeg if you look really close you can see it.
 




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