After utilizing a cheaper competitor's hood lock for 5 years, I recently realized its fallibility to simple jamming. Having been completely satisfied with my Tuffy console, I turned to them for an alternative. Their hood lock appears to be the real deal. After reading other reviews, I have to agree with most of them. Advantages: keying to match my
...Read MoreRead more about After utilizing a cheaper competitor's interior console, solid steel construction and mounts securely between the hood latch and the grill frame. This lock cannot be jimmied-open without incurring major hood/grill damage.
I recommend purchasing the lock dust-cover too. As with other reviews, I don't understand why this isn't part of the oem. And, its silver color contrasts with the black lock box so I painted it to give it a more stealth appearance. (The Tuffy Security badge also contrasts, so I scraped it off. Sorry Tuffy! However,, with the dust cover matching the lock box and no other ID, everything blends subtly together to minimize its presence.)
Installation, too, was as described...it is a B----! Plan on spending a good hour disassembling the radiator from its frame and pushing it toward the back of the Jeep for the lock box to squeeze into place. (If you have A/C, plan on extra time to also move its radiator out of the way, and plan on encountering a few scratches on your arms from its sharp edges.) As a point of reference, time-wise, I began the job just as the 49ers game was starting, and I wrapped-up the complete job just as it ended.
The end result, however, is well-worth the effort! It looks great (stealthily) and it provides the ultimate level of hood security. Needless to say, I am completely satisfied with this purchase. Read LessRead less about After utilizing a cheaper competitor's