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Originally Posted by Silverado
You mean the hood pins?
Nowadays they are more for looks than anything, but they were originally conceived for racing purposes....makes opening the hood much quicker.
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Also its the weight and racing reliability(like you said). The pins stay in place even during rough racing but will break off during a crash and for production cars replacement of the hood latch and cable can save close to 40-50 lbs in some vehicles.