Aerocatch hood latches

[PetefromtheStreets]

So ive always liked aerocatch latches and finally got around to buying some.

I started out by ordering the plus flush kit and added the password JDM mounts for a clean install/finished product.

http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/758A44D8-5462-4656-8208-85A3CF1BE726-3185-000001321C10F786.jpg

67 bucks shipped for the latches on eBay.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/023CA1B6-4073-4E5F-A2F9-02C10B6A3D21-3185-0000013221FD4206.jpg

39 bucks shipped for the mounts from password JDM.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/899455C4-C8A0-4111-815B-443D72BE4386-3185-000001321FC6D5E6.jpg
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/3B3AE5CD-5FC8-40F4-9489-E39E7DB500FF-3185-0000013224AC9762.jpg

To start, you have to think of how this is going to lay out on your hood. Make sure body lines and all won't effect your mounting of the latches themselves. (Ex. High to low lines in the hood.)

I knew where I wanted the latches to sit and how after searching through pictures of rsx's with them. Only 1 rsx that I could find had what I liked.

I found these two models:
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/D809E3A5-9827-4F41-B768-5E06E1B1EE3D-3185-0000013101E56EB2.jpg
And
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/39EF0022-F636-47EE-B6F5-DD082035D011-3185-000001318D231187.jpg

This is how I wanted mine....^^^^^

But per recommendations from aerocatch, you should mount them reversed from how his are.
(Wind could catch the latch and lift the arm up to disengage the pin if left unlocked on accident) personally I think they look good how he has them.

So knowing where I wanted them to sit, I had to find how to mount the pin itself to the chassis.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/1876B76B-F9D8-411D-BE30-8FFAB8228AB7-3185-00000130BE704256.jpg

I took and drilled out the threads of stock rad holder for my first bolt hole.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/FC54FA8D-66EE-4361-BFD2-298081AF3ECF-3185-00000130C0A31B5D.jpg

Found these plates I had from years ago and decided it would work perfect.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/6EA789DB-A18F-41C0-8AFF-6F6701223260-3726-00000172738F399F.jpg
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/08319F86-4373-457D-B6B6-856836DFC84C-3726-0000017268140BA7.jpg
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/70DE36A9-8FB4-4BEF-9B45-57589B9EC6D5-3726-0000017260C497AA.jpg

Marked it with a drill strike to properly place my hole for drilling.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/D4DA758A-3A03-4CC7-AD31-8CE2160A9FE4-3185-00000130C413B4B5.jpg
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/A15FDCA3-B154-481A-AE6E-DBD8D0BEFE62-3185-00000130C7F004BE.jpg

And drilled the hole.

Then mounted it using:

1) 1/2" long 1/4" spacer
2) 1/4-20 button head bolt
3) 1/4-20 lock nut

http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/867517B6-5552-4A6B-A831-8E23574CC45D-3185-00000130CBBB085B.jpg

After getting the first bolt in I was able to mark out the next hole location.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/9AD26BE1-C134-4BA1-A3B1-86C8605910DC-3185-00000130CE3B701D.jpg

Then drilled and installed the same hardware as the first hole.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/F2D0FAB7-0F50-4E02-9E0F-FAF40CA887E7-3185-00000130E00FBFEC.jpg

Once that was done then I could place the pin in my new bracket.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/059E537A-14B0-45C1-9E6D-D5AF96629A39-3185-00000130E59FB797.jpg
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/6F82C1AB-7123-41F7-A4C5-5A11652C52CC-3185-00000130E37C0344.jpg

Btw, I de burr and chamfer every hole after drilling to the proper size. You can either use a drill but that bigger then the intended hole size or use a chamfer tool. I used a drill but.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/9F43BA39-5D02-4939-B8E4-56AEEB8B2751-3185-00000130DC846839.jpg
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Once the pins mounted to the bracket I took some toothpaste. And dabbed the tops to transfer to the bottom of the hood.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/0418AFA3-F781-4BE4-8C43-27445229FF11-3185-0000013732B7A608.jpg

You can see where the hole needs to be. I took my drill strike and marked it.

I started by just drilling through the bottom layer of the hood so I could make sure the pin stayed clear when the hood closes all the way.

Then I took a Dremel tool and opened the hole to allow the pin to hit the top section of the hood.

Marked the place and drilled through.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/46DE833E-4FA4-438D-A730-61B3FC1DC326-3185-0000013730074ABB.jpg

This would be your point of no return.

Then laid out the angle in which I wanted the pin to sit. And traced the guides given from password JDM.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/2318109F-636D-4CFA-BD6E-94E7D820A4C1-3185-00000130F1753D4B.jpg
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/D0596544-6381-4135-90EB-E34F6C3AA6E2-3185-00000130EF25A886.jpg

Then cut out the inside section of my marked area.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/D8ACF699-EEA6-4FB5-89B1-4F9C23A8915A-3185-00000130F46988A9.jpg

Dremel'd the lines smooth and straight then laid the latch in place.


Once in place take and mark your 6 holes out to the hood.

Drill the holes out and clean the holes of burrs.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/8959766E-2F55-4C63-9097-4B07AE753A0E-3185-00000130F6DC6A2E.jpg

The password JDM plates act as a piece of bread sandwiching the hood between the plate and the latch. Also allowing a clean install from just the top.

This is what you'll end up with.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/35E1D633-9C15-4DCF-A9D0-BB206A1EB2DD-3185-00000130FC3937A7.jpg
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/D25B7917-5902-46D5-B947-81B222FE0085-3185-00000130F8F6FEBA.jpg


Then you repeat the process for the other side.
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/C296B6F3-5CDA-4F65-BF1C-B1222ECD951D-3185-00000130FFB2A9CF.jpg
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/7151863C-E333-4746-AE64-E6782FFD1BA6-3726-0000017279224D1C.jpg
http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/EBFDE46E-A773-4C68-847D-A211795E4684-3726-00000172766C3CE3.jpg
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http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz159/adm_rsx/260B578C-BDA9-44A1-8AAC-1DA711521E2F-3726-000001727E79AAFD.jpg

My install was by no means perfect but pretty damn close given its just eyeballed and a little use of a tape measure.

Things I would do differently the next time around........

•I would tape the hood as to further protect it from metal shavings/dust

•I would lay out the position of both pins prior to cutting and installing either latch

•I would probably have a friend as well to help with the install

I hope this helps, even though there are plenty of different ways to installing these great latches.

-sincerely Pete

[bodyman]

Nice writeup, I love these, I need another set when I get my new hood.

[PetefromtheStreets]

Nice writeup, I love these, I need another set when I get my new hood.

Thanks man. Yea they are nifty little things.

[umdorado]

Very nice hoping to get it done pretty soon.

[PetefromtheStreets]

Very nice hoping to get it done pretty soon.

Be sure to post a picture in this thread so others can see options they have to mount them.

[Spaz]

wait do your screws go into the Password JDM piece?!

If so FUCK MY LIFE that would be so much easier than how I did mine. I used the actually little nuts and bolts! And I didn't make that bracket I mounted mine where the hood damper rubber spacers are.

[PetefromtheStreets]

wait do your screws go into the Password JDM piece?!

If so FUCK MY LIFE that would be so much easier than how I did mine. I used the actually little nuts and bolts! And I didn't make that bracket I mounted mine where the hood damper rubber spacers are.

Lmao yes. Those screws tighten into the PJDM brackets. Haha. Post how yours look man. I'd like to see.

[Spoolin_VTEC]

Nice DIY!

[PetefromtheStreets]

Nice DIY!

Thanks dude.

[boosted_teg]

unfortunatly i have to hack my CF hood on mine and install a set of these. Scary watching it lift at 120+mph. :( Nice DIY, ill definetly be following this when time comes

[PetefromtheStreets]

unfortunatly i have to hack my CF hood on mine and install a set of these. Scary watching it lift at 120+mph. :( Nice DIY, ill definetly be following this when time comes

Yea I never was a fan if watching my cf hood lift on my crx. I installed to ghey hood pins on that tho. Never again. Lol

[Frostydc5]

did you remove your oem latch after the isntall?

[PetefromtheStreets]

Frostydc5 no I didn't. Only reason being is that my car is still driven on the streets and I didn't want to buy the locking version. Pending the car is ever track only I will remove the oem latch

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[Frostydc5]

Frostydc5 no I didn't. Only reason being is that my car is still driven on the streets and I didn't want to buy the locking version. Pending the car is ever track only I will remove the oem latch

s4 IG-petefromthestreets

damn im daily driven but my t bar is cracked where the latch mounts so if i replace it i have to get it painted too so i might just get the lockig ones and do it that way. otherwide you need to slam the hood. and i mean SLAM the hood or the latch doesnt catch. great diy tho!!

[PetefromtheStreets]

damn im daily driven but my t bar is cracked where the latch mounts so if i replace it i have to get it painted too so i might just get the lockig ones and do it that way. otherwide you need to slam the hood. and i mean SLAM the hood or the latch doesnt catch. great diy tho!!

Yea man just get the locking ones and absolute can make you a new "t bar" I'm sure and you can mount them to that.

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[Frostydc5]

Yea man just get the locking ones and absolute can make you a new "t bar" I'm sure and you can mount them to that.

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the bar is ok just where the latch is bolted to that has an issue so im just going to remove the latch and use the locking latches instead. not sure where im going to put them tho lol decision decision...

[PetefromtheStreets]

the bar is ok just where the latch is bolted to that has an issue so im just going to remove the latch and use the locking latches instead. not sure where im going to put them tho lol decision decision...

Oh ok then that works fine lol. And if the two I posted I prefer where I put them as opposed to where the black 02-04 had put them. Better look Personally. :thumb:

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[Spaz]

I also installed the Aerocatch hood pins and love them

Installed my new hood pins
http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_172129_zpsd588de0b.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_172129_zpsd588de0b.jpg.html)

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_181002_zps212194cc.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_181002_zps212194cc.jpg.html)

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_182628_zps23dd4bf4.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_182628_zps23dd4bf4.jpg.html)

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_183131_zpse2642361.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_183131_zpse2642361.jpg.html)

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_183152_zps320aa61b.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_183152_zps320aa61b.jpg.html)

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130928_101856_zpsd65146bd.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130928_101856_zpsd65146bd.jpg.html)

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130928_101904_zpsee469359.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130928_101904_zpsee469359.jpg.html)




One other main point to point out...
These do have a direction recommended for install! Do not installed them backwards
They are designed with a latch, the latch should be facing towards the car, this way in the event that the lock breaks, the wind will keep pressure on the latch to help hold it down. If installed backwards then the wind will easily catch the latch and flip it up releasing the hood pins. This will be a bad incident...

[PetefromtheStreets]

I also installed the Aerocatch hood pins and love them

Installed my new hood pins
http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_172129_zpsd588de0b.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_172129_zpsd588de0b.jpg.html)

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_181002_zps212194cc.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_181002_zps212194cc.jpg.html)

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_182628_zps23dd4bf4.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_182628_zps23dd4bf4.jpg.html)

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_183131_zpse2642361.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_183131_zpse2642361.jpg.html)

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_183152_zps320aa61b.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130927_183152_zps320aa61b.jpg.html)

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130928_101856_zpsd65146bd.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130928_101856_zpsd65146bd.jpg.html)

http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad22/typespaz/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130928_101904_zpsee469359.jpg (http://s918.photobucket.com/user/typespaz/media/Max%20Racing%20Hood/20130928_101904_zpsee469359.jpg.html)




One other main point to point out...
These do have a direction recommended for install! Do not installed them backwards
They are designed with a latch, the latch should be facing towards the car, this way in the event that the lock breaks, the wind will keep pressure on the latch to help hold it down. If installed backwards then the wind will easily catch the latch and flip it up releasing the hood pins. This will be a bad incident...

Good point! I should have added that in there. I know a lot of cars have them the opposite way for some reason or another.

Side note: your car looks sick all track ready like. The hood pins increase the meanness of the hood tripplybad.

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[Frostydc5]

Good point! I should have added that in there. I know a lot of cars have them the opposite way for some reason or another.

Side note: your car looks sick all track ready like. The hood pins increase the meanness of the hood tripplybad.

s4 IG-petefromthestreets
Cage plus radio member #1

you mentioned on it on your original post.

[PetefromtheStreets]

you mentioned on it on your original post.

Oh lol. Go me!

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[Spaz]

I see that now... right under the photo of the wrong way to mount it... lol

[bluEP3_SC]

Any tips for doing this on a carbon fiber hood? Ive had the locking pins and pwjdm mounting plates in my tool box for over a year now since my hood latch broke in the car- im too nervous to cut into my cf hood lol.


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[PetefromtheStreets]

Any tips for doing this on a carbon fiber hood? Ive had the locking pins and pwjdm mounting plates in my tool box for over a year now since my hood latch broke in the car- im too nervous to cut into my cf hood lol.


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They say to take and tape it off. And only drill from the beauty surface in.

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[bluEP3_SC]

They say to take and tape it off. And only drill from the beauty surface in.

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I've been trying to talk my friends into doing it for me lol.


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[Spaz]

Where long sleeves, gloves and a mask... fiberglass will go everywhere and iches soooooooo bad... get a vacuum handy and clean up often.

[bluEP3_SC]

Where long sleeves, gloves and a mask... fiberglass will go everywhere and iches soooooooo bad... get a vacuum handy and clean up often.

I guess ill give it a shot- im tired of popping my hood with a pair of pliers lol


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[PetefromtheStreets]

I guess ill give it a shot- im tired of popping my hood with a pair of pliers lol


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Lmao Yea it won't be bad but Spaz was right fiberglass is a #bigbitch

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