Which Hood Lock?

[sf5211]

Hello Jeep family, I've been getting more and more paranoid about these relay thefts (steal your fob signal) and now according to this forum they can open your hood, exchange your ECM and start your Jeep with their own fob? I was away this past weekend and at least 5 times I was hoping no one was under the hood of the Jeep while in a parking garage. I have Faraday bags for the fob and they work well. Yes I have insurance but I want to keep my Jeep. Ok now the question.....
I was researching hood locks. It seems there's Mopar and the Bolt hood lock. I wanted to stay genuine and go Mopar but in their picture there's no little cover for the lock. I'd imagine the lock could get covered with mud, snow, bugs etc. The Bolt lock has the cover and I like that you can set your key to open. Which is better?
Thank you all in advance my friends.

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[McGilli]

Last thing I needed was ANOTHER key to carry...

Bolt all the way.

When I take to dealer or shop - they have no issue opening it if I just give them my FOB since it's coded to it. Makes things easier. For me.

 

[Volstock]

I installed the Mopar hood lock that is keyed to the door key. It has a cover over the lock.

 

[Heimkehr]

I purchased the Bolt hood lock. At the time, I wasn't aware there was an OEM option.

Anyway, I've no complaints regarding the Bolt lock. It fits and works well.

N.B.: If you DIY the installation, you'll need a rivet gun capable of handling the included 1/4" steel rivets.

 

[Dave928]

Bolt

 

[Volstock]

I purchased the Bolt hood lock. At the time, I wasn't aware there was an OEM option.

Anyway, I've no complaints regarding the Bolt lock. It fits and works well.

N.B.: If you DIY the installation, you'll need a rivet gun capable of handling the included 1/4" steel rivets.

You will need the same rivet gun for the OEM one as well. I wasn't aware of that and had ordered one from Amazon that was too small. Wound up doing a last minute run to Harbor Freight.

 

[Zistrum]

The only problem I see with the Bolt & Mopar hood locks are if you have the trail camera which is in the same spot those locks go(I think?).....

 

[LarryB]

I seem to be in the minority here but I opted for the Rampage locking hood latches. Even someone like me who is far from handy installed it in 30-40 minutes. The key is pretty small, like a mailbox key, so I didn’t care about adding it.

 

[Rico1111]

Bolt is what I installed also ..first week

 

[Steven Yates]

Mopar hood lock all the way the fit and finish are excellent plus the added bonus of just one key to keep up with was important to me and also the installation was a breeze I wish the hood lock was standard equipment and just my 2 cents get the keyed gas cap as well for total protection

 

[VooDoo1]

I went with the Bolt hood lock. The big advantage with the Bolt Lock is you can remove the key in the unlocked position. Big advantage when leaving it for service. Mopar lock does not allow for key removal in the unlocked position.

 

[G13]

I have Mopar, installed by myself. Matching the lock with key was a fun project (I did the locking gas cap, and hood lock has more parts to deal with). Check a video posted by Quadratec.

You cannot remove key when unlocked, but you can actually close the hood in locked position and latch it. Pushing the hood down would not lock it, so service person would just have to unlatch to open the hood.

 

[Black Jeep Convertible]

Bolt Hood Lock for me https://amzn.to/3r1iu3C


Can hardly tell it's there with the flag mesh I have

 

[K9-01]

Bolt Hood Lock for me https://amzn.to/3r1iu3C


Can hardly tell it's there with the flag mesh I have

Looks sharp and you can't even notice the lock. Thanks for giving me something to add to my Jeep list!

 

[dpike]

I have a mopar lock in a box in my garage because I installed my winch first which pretty much locks in the grill panel and I'm having a hard time getting the motivation to mess with it.

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