hood pins

I’m looking for an alternative to the hood pin that I'm using now. I have a 2003 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS and as far as I can tell from looking for the part they have never been equipped with a factory hood pin. Before I was using a very nice all metal hood pin. The shaft that is usually made out of plastic was made out of a non conductive metal. The problem with that was that on occasion when it was raining or snowing somehow I’m guessing moisture created a path for the current and caused the hood pin to see ground thus causing a no start situation as I have a manual transmission. now I’m using one that comes with most DEI remstarts but that will last for maybe a season (lots of salt used on the roads and the hood pins don’t like that) so are there other more rugged alternatives that you guys use?

Thanks for the info.

Jonathan

Both good ideas, I would lean more towards the tilt mercury/roller ball type switch. The only thing (and something I forgot to mention in my original post, sorry ) is that in the warmer months I install a carbon fiber hood on my car. I would rather have a pin type switch so that I don’t have to worry about removing and replacing the switch every time I swap over hoods. I know that I could just put a switch on each hood and have a quick disconnect with two wires (one back to the alarm/starter and another to use as a ground when the carbon fiber hood is installed to provide a ground).

I will probably end up going that route, or I may try to salvage a factory hood pin of some sort from a junkyard car, something like a ford Taurus or some Hyundai’s I have seen have some.

Jonathan

some maximas have really nice ones as well.