Reviews for Drake Off Road 12600 0216 RocKlaw Hood Catch System with Inserts for 07-18 Jeep Wrangler JK

Love the look

$100 for a couple of “High Quality” Drake hood latches that appear to be a solid upgrade in APPEARANCE, QUALITY and Durability over the factory plastic and rubber versions is what I thought I was getting! I was wrong! These will be returned as soon as I get ahold of customer service during regular business hours.
Pros: Look 110% better in appearance than the sun died factory plastic and rubber version. “Look” more solid than the factory version. But sadly that’s about all the positive I experienced from these hinges. Oh where do I start...

Zero install instructions! If you had to install these you would see where advice could have helped.

The washer and nut that has to be placed on blindly behind the fender should be attached together like the factory washer and bolt I took off the old hood latch and not two separate pieces due to difficulty putting on without being able to see the bolt.

One of the nuts just randomly locked up mid way down the bolt! Had to break it off to get it off because it wasn’t secure to the hood.

The tiny nuts inside the mounting plate busted out the side of the bracket as I was FINGER tightening it. I have posted some pix to help you gain a better understanding of what I encountered! I don’t know if I got a set from a bad batch of metal or what, but this is a very bad initial experience with Quadratec and Drake. I will update you after Customer Serv has their chance to make it right, whatever that means.