Cat Hood Latches - Help

Hollywood 800 · Jan 8, 2010

Could use some help here, bought my first cat after having ski doos for the last 15 yrs. So far I love the 09 M 8 but..... after only mild use the hood latch barbs or whatever you want to call them broke off. Anybody have a fix for this??

columbus · Jan 8, 2010

Put a small self tapping screw where it broke, leave the head sticking up and hook the straps on it like you did before it broke.

IRC · Jan 8, 2010

ski doo has some plastic peices that r 5 bucks u just grind off the spot where the old one was and drill a hole i just used a bit a hare too small and threaded it in or u could put a nut on the back

Rprecision · Jan 8, 2010

Check your PM

boondocker97 · Jan 8, 2010

amp makes some billet ones that screw to the hood

MTnickmck · Jan 8, 2010

M7 Billet Hood Hooks

The stylish and most durable route for replacement on these is through this performance shop in Canada. Nice billet piece that's incomparable to any others I've seen. Send Teth-Air a PM. Cost is $50.

http://www.sourceinnovations.ca

JHG · Jan 8, 2010

Buy two of the studs that hold your stock seat on. Grind off the barb on the hood and put the studs where they used to be.

IRC · Jan 8, 2010

never thought of that i had four from putting the '10 seat on my '09 ill have to look at that for my other sled that still has the originals

Cascade Crud · Jan 9, 2010

Arctic Cat actualy makes a repair kit for this, I had the same problem on my 09. It's just some meatal studs you press in to your hood where the old nubs break off. Available at your local dealer.

skidooboy · Jan 9, 2010

to avoid this from happening, when you put the straps on the barbs on the hood or lift them off, make sure you pull up on the strap. this relieves the tension on the thin spot on the tabs. if you just pull them straight off they will break. ski

Hollywood 800 · Jan 9, 2010

This is exactly what I was hoping for, thanks for all of the great ideas!

RMKdude · Jan 9, 2010

columbus said:
Put a small self tapping screw where it broke, leave the head sticking up and hook the straps on it like you did before it broke.

That is exactly what i did and it works fantastically and cost me $0

IRC · Jan 9, 2010

skidooboyedk said:
to avoid this from happening, when you put the straps on the barbs on the hood or lift them off, make sure you pull up on the strap. this relieves the tension on the thin spot on the tabs. if you just pull them straight off they will break. ski

unless u lightly bump a tree or branch like i did and it pushes the hood back n busts it off

SledheadPaul · Jan 9, 2010

BigHoe said:
Buy two of the studs that hold your stock seat on. Grind off the barb on the hood and put the studs where they used to be.

That is a great idea!!

Dogmeat · Jan 9, 2010

Hollywood 800 said:
Could use some help here, bought my first cat after having ski doos for the last 15 yrs. So far I love the 09 M 8 but..... after only mild use the hood latch barbs or whatever you want to call them broke off. Anybody have a fix for this??

Send a PM to Rprecision on here.

I just bought a set of his hood hooks and installed them today

I just used a a pair of side cutters to snip off the nubs, then used a dremel tool with a coarse sanding wheel to flatten it out ... it took all of about 20 minutes to put them on, problem solved.

Stack · Jan 9, 2010

I added this topic to the "Helpful Links" Lots of great ideas!

John

MTnickmck · Jan 10, 2010

M7 Hood Hooks

Hey there,

I like the seat stud idea for hood clips. I had some laying around so decided to do a little carving of the remaining plastic stock hood hooks (both of which were conveniently broke off and had sheet metal screws plugged into them for functionality). Next I drilled a 19/64ths hole for the seat studs to pass through the hood. Secured the studs with a washer on the back for stability along with the factory lock nut.

Thing of beauty...or at least a huge step more classy than the sheet metal screws that I had holding the hood down before.

The picture doesn't do the justice but here you go.

Dummy · Jan 11, 2010

rivets

I just ground off where the old ones broke and drilled a hole and stuck some rivets upside down in the holes.

SnowXTC · Jan 21, 2010

We do some really nice hood tie down kits. Spare set on your sled, aftermarket hood, replacement hooks for the OEM ones, easy hood removal.

$15.00 a set, $5.00 shipping and handling for up to 2 sets, $7.00 S&H for up to 6 sets.

Additional quantity pricing is also possible.

We sell both a Yamaha strap which is the flat strap in most of the pictures and a heavier duty Ski-Doo strap. All hardware is stainless steel and all sets come with the 1 inch fender washers for the hood.

We can also sell just the hooks at $8.00 a set.

We prefer Paypal, but cash also works great too.

Feel free to PM me or email me at XTCRacing@XTCRacing.com

Brett Slagle · May 18, 2010

SnowXTC... are you still selling these? I sent you a PM, but no response. Anybody know where else I can get some extra hood tie downs? Thanks

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