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Originally Posted by Shiny
I'm curious if this was the same as the GM version?
If you had no release rod on the outside, and you popped the remote from inside, how would you release the safety latch when you got out to open the hood?
Could this have been marketed more as a convenience than as a security feature? For example, if you drove into a gas station in 1970 that had an attendant, maybe this remote came in handy? OTOH, any service attendant would know how to open the hood... I know Oregon did not allow self-serve gas the last time I drove through it.. back in 1969 or 70 it was probably common everywhere.
Mike
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The design of this aftermarket unit still requires pulling the lever in front to open the hood. There's a rod attached to the back side of the lever that gets pulled on to release the hood latch. there's also a sliding stopper that blocks said rod to prevent the latch from being released. sliding the lever inside the cabin is what activates the stopper.
It worked this way on the aftermarket latch and same on mine. The difference is I welded a stronger rod to my latch lever than the one that came in the kit/ aftermarket unit, and my latch has the secondary catch. (it's also original so it looks better when the hood is up) the secondary catch is only for safety, it has no impact on the locking mechanism itself.
hope this helps explain more