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jherrick

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Posted: December 07, 2004 at 12:43 PM / IP Logged

Ravendarat wrote:

I dont understand how climate affects a hood pin.

That's why I asked. It is a steel pin. I wouldn't think cold or heat could affect it. I could understand LOTS OF humidity to an extent, just because it could cause arcing, but even then... I am not an installer by trade, and have not seen as much as a lot of people on this forum, so I ask because I am always open to reasonable advice. This one just came as a surprise to me.

hagmanti

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Posted: December 08, 2004 at 12:15 AM / IP Logged

Rust.

And more rust.

For cheap pins (w/ cheap alarms), the pin rusting.

Even if you get a top of the line pin, once you drill a hole under the hood and scrape off that nice rust-inhibiting paint, rust starts eating away at the place where you've put the pin, so the ground gets iffy and then goes completely.

I've put pins in and had them rusting so bad they were falling apart 3 months later.

Having said that, I always put them in. However, I'm married to a lawyer, so I'm a bit litigation-shy.

kgerry

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Posted: December 08, 2004 at 10:28 AM / IP Logged

3 months later???? where the heck are you?? Costa Rica?? i've been using pin switches for years and might see 1 every couple of years come back rusted to a point where it wasnt working ( 1 out of 100's ) i as a rule dont drill a hole but instead mount them on the proper available pin switch brackets, which makes for a cleaner, easier install ( i eat the 3 bucks the bracket costs ) and you dont drill through the above mentioned rust inhibiting paint.....

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hagmanti

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Posted: December 09, 2004 at 1:19 AM / IP Logged

I don't have the option of eating the cost of brackets-- not being in business for myself. Nor do I have the option of using decent pin switches-- see above comment.

Are you sure that yours aren't rusting out? After all, if they rust out, how many customers are actually going to notice?

hagmanti

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Posted: December 09, 2004 at 1:21 AM / IP Logged

Let me hasten to say, I'm certainly not questioning my vastly more experienced peers. I'm only going by what I've actually seen, which suffers from the deficits noted above (working w/ inferior materials....)

hightek

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Posted: December 09, 2004 at 3:38 PM / IP Logged

alright, as far as an update goes...i thought it had to do with the shock sensor, but evidently i was wrong. the remote start works fine now and this morning as i got out of the shower my alarm went off. it was the shock sensor, some little kid hit my car wit a football. but at least i know it works like it is supposed to did i get shafted? - Page 3 -- posted image. .

thanks for all your input and help.

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