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Reviews for Rugged Ridge Aluminum Hood Catch for 07-18 Jeep Wrangler JK

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GRAHAM K.
9/17/2024
1

Powder-coat finish and plastic safety snap listed as -Part M do not hold-up to the weather. Aesthetically not pleasing to look at once they begin to deteriorate.
Steve Y.
12/14/2023
1

These hood latches are junk. First set broke first time latched. Second set fell apart on vehicle after 4 yrs. Rugged Ridge offfers no help in resolving issue.
Robert K.
4/30/2023
1

After 3 years plastic clip breaks.
Chris B.
12/5/2016
1

I really wanted to love these...The install was easy and they looked great. Now for the bad part...
The plastic "safety snap" on both sides broke after closing the latch one time. I had to get 2 replacement parts sent to me by Rugged Ridge. i installed the latches again after receiving the new set of "safety snaps". A week later i noticed one of the bolts was missing from the latch and after further investigation i noticed ALL of the bolts were severely loose and about to fall out. I called the vendor again to report the problem and get another replacement part sent out. When the replacement bolt came in i noticed all of the bolts were loose once again so i tightened everything up and closed the latches and the new "safety snap" broke AGAIN! This was the last straw!! These latches hold your hood from flying off and to continually worry if your bolts are tight or if your plastic piece is broke is NOT for me. I ended up reinstalling the factory latches.
I will saw that Rugged Ridge would have continued to send me the plastic pieces and bolts but honestly i didn't find it worth the trouble...too much of a safety issue in my mind.