Seven Sparta Hood Latches Aluminum Hood Catch Compatible with Jeep Wrangler JK/JKU 2007-2017, JL/JLU 2018-2022 & Jeep Gladiator 2020-2022, 1 Pair (American Flag)

I ordered another set of latches first that were advertised as black stainless steel. They were plastic. These are all metal and they are made really well. Not disappointed at all.

Works exactly as advertised. Really easy to install, but its kinda tricky to get a wrench on it. But its not these latches fault. They are holding tight.

I put these on our 2014 jeep wrangler Jk and they look great! They only thing is the rust that has already occurred during the winter. They’ve been on the jeep for a month or so. Other then the rust they hold up really well. Probably will get another set for the back but I’ll make sure this time to clear coat them first to help with rust.

Fairly easy to install, look great, work very well...quality appears to be good. I waited way too long to upgrade the inferior stock latches to something like this. Install is straight forward (instructions are useless but it isnt rocket science). The close with a reassuring sort of locking clunk and the hood is nice and tight now...no more hood flutter on the highway. Hope the finish holds up.

These latches are VERY high quality. Much better than I thought I was going to get. I own a 2012 2dr Sahara. If you own one too, be prepared for the battle of your life getting the old ones off. There is little to no room to fit your hand in there. Pro tip:remove the wheel well liner and come in from the bottom. That will save you some time. Of course all that has nothing to do with these latches, but just fair warning, they are a real PITA to get off.

This does include a very colorful poster style instruction sheet that has extremely vague instructions. For example, the first instruction is: 1. Factory hood latch is made of plastic remove the factory hood latch. And there is a picture of the hood latch locked in place on a closed hood. It neglects to tell you you have to remove the front grill. And you have to navigate a socket wrench from below the headlamp to squeeze it in between the body panel and engine compartment. Tip that i hope will save someone some time and aggravation: the factory nut is a 1/2 inch and comes off pretty easy once you navigate the socket wrench past the headlamps. But my biggest issue is the hex head screws are extremely weak metal. I had not notice the JK specific gaskets and initially installed using the pre-fitted JL gaskets. I was able to remove one mount but the second mount screw stripped the hex. Of course it is too low clearance to reach in behind so Im stick with a 70% tighten screw that wont come out nor go back in. Wasnt using anything more that a standard socket wrench and the included hex key and yet the screw rounded out. After over an hour trying various method to remove the screw I eventually gave up and just dealt with the passenger side lower mount being slightly loose. I may someday use the screw extractor to get it out but for now it works fine and the JL gasket works well enough. All that being said the mounts are good construction (except the weak screw head mentioned above). The hood latches tightly and no move windblown hood bounces at +55mph. Looks sharp too, just mildly irritating that I cant affix the a proper gasket and tighten it up.

Wouldn’t buy again. They look nice and are Strong but kinda hard to line up

Perfect fit. Easy to install even with winch partially blocking the grille movement

I am a firm believer of metal is better than plastic. These are of great quality and you wont have to worry about them breaking like the rubber stock ones.

This fit perfectly on my 2014 Jeep Wrangler hood! Looks great and it’s holding up well! I’d definitely recommend this, it will spice up the look of your Jeep ;) Trust me