Dorman 45999 Hood Prop Rod Retaining Clip Compatible with Select Models

Working Fine

Once installed in the rectangular hole in the hood, it feels secure but pops out with the hood prop you go to use it. The material is different from OEM and the dimensions and tolerances are slightly off. Had to glue it in.

Good fit

Fit great. Dorman quality is always there.

The clip is not the correct one for 2000 Jeep Wrangler. The one I ordered on the left of the picture looked like my original clip, the one on the right is what I received. Note the missing material in the red square on the one I received as compared to the one I ordered. Also notice the difference in diameter of the hood prop clip portion in the yellow square. This is why you see complaints of these pulling back out of the hood when you go to pull the hood prop out out of the clip again. To correct this, I used heavy duty hot glue to fill the gap in the red square. Then I put the hood prop into the clip and used a heat gun to soften up the clip and let it cool down again. That permanently widens the clip and allows the removal of the hood prop without as much force so the clip stays in the hood. Just finished and it holds the hood prop in place and removes easily. We'll see how long it lasts.

While it looks like the correct part, the part that is suppose to pop into the hood is too small and in my case wont catch at all. I even bent the tabs out as far as I could and it doesn't grab at all!

People are installing the part incorrectly and then complaining when the part snaps off or comes loose later. Included an image to help out.

I bought this to replace the original that had a broken side. I successfully removed the broken clip from the minivan. In the removal process I discovered the clip is 2 parts. One part inserts into the body of the van the other inserts into the first part, spreading locking tabs to prevent the entire keeper from coming out when you lift upon the hood prop rod. I took the new part and inserted into the slot in the body then with the pripros inserted in the keeper pressed down to spread the lock tabs. I heard a snap and plastic parts shattered to the ground. The parts that shattered were the locking tabs. The part that spreads them apparently spread them too much and they broke off. The part was cold from being outside in the mail box for an hour and that may have contributed to its brittleness I have successfully installed these types of fasteners before with no issues, so this was a bit of a surprise. Amazon is sending a replacement. I will warm the part to room temp before trying to install it when it arrives.

This came molded as one piece. Not a a push clip as intended. Broke when I tried to install

Product broke while trying to install. Cheap plastic. Boourns.