YakGear Hood Loops - 2 pack

The Yak-Gear Hood Loops are a great idea! Solved the problem of trying to find a place to tie down the front of my Kayak to a vehicle. Simple design and the Yak-Gear product appears to be well built using a heavy material...

Does exactly what it's suppose to, my only gripe would be the holes might be a little too big for the screw. Not sure about their longevity.

Bee's knees. They work.

I have bought a lot of gear from AKC and always good stuff with great customer support. These simple loops however are losers. Poor quality overall. Grommets are not located in the same spot on each loop (one off center, right near the edge) and the loops are not the same length and they are an inch shorter than other brands and much softer/thinner webbing. Too cheap to bother returning so they went right in the trash. Buy infinity outfitter straps, 12" long and heavier webbing with rust resistant grommets - go after those

Simple and easy to install. This is a nice way to eliminate scratching your vehicle finish while transporting your canoe or kayak.

Great product, easy to install

A quick and easy solution to the problem of no tie down attachments.

Product installed easily, have not used it yet but it looks like it should work fine and will be easier than hooking to a loop in the frame under the front bumper.

Follow-up to my earlier post and reply. I've used a home-made item like the Seattle Sports Quick Loops you mention in the back. Never thought to try it under the hood of the Prius, but I will. The hood might be too flimsy, but THANKS for the tip!

Worked great on our Volvo wagon. But, our 2011 Prius has nothing but plastic under the hood, including plastic fake bolts. Still trying to find a spot so we can try again this spring.

get the job done -- fit under the hood of my toyota siena minivan and provide secure attachment points for canoes and kayaks

Easy to install. Much better than tieing to bumper.

Bought these since my minivan has a plastic bumper and there werent any good places to hook tie down straps when we transport our canoe. These have worked great for us.

These didn't work well on my car because of the contour of the hood, but they might work on yours. They were easy to install (again, on my car), but seem a bit flimsy to secure my beloved boat. I've used them a couple times for short trips but they're not as secure as the holes I found in the subframe.

Great Idea!! These keep me from climbing around on my hands and knees trying to find a place to secure my Kayak to. Thanks ACK

Works great for about a year then they started fraying. I ordered a new set, I just replace mine yearly.

These loops work great on my 2011 Chevy Equinox. Much better than crawling under the car looking for anchor points. When not in use, they fold back under the hood. Great Idea.

Simple and Effective! I already had a free hole available under the hood of my Jeep Liberty and attached the ACK Hood Loop with an appropriate nut and bolt in less than a minute! Just went from NY to OBX/NC and back with no problems!

These hood loops work perfectly, saving the paint job on my hood and allowing me to avoid compromising the integrity of the hood deflector that came with the SUV from the factory. An ingenious application.

These make bow tie down points on my Camry incredibly easy without damaging the paint on my car.

Works great on my 2010 Prius.

Although I haven't used them yet, these hood loops are just as expected, and will do the job they're intended to do.

Great addition to my yak tie down system.

Excellent little item for modern cars with plastic parts and no tow hooks or metal parts to hook a tie-down to. Could've made my own, but for only six bucks, they're a best buy.

Webbing loop with grommets works perfect. Daddy like.

Great,

Good way to go. Better than crawling under your car. And you can see the hook through the loops while you're driving so you have the peace of mind from seeing that bow and stern tie- downs are secure. You may have to get longer screws than the ones you remove because the brass grommet in the hood loops adds about 1/4" to the needed screw length. I got screws that were 1/2" longer. Just make sure you use the same size and threads per inch and use a flat washer between the screw head and the top of the brass grommet. I had to get 1/2" longer metric screws at Home Depot. I even mounted a couple of extra hood loops under the hood in front. I also put one on each of the two trunk latch bolts for the stern tie-down.

I anchored the Hood Loops under the engine hood and in my trunk to help stabilize my kayak. Used a long strap looped around the kayak through the straps. They are just what I needed. Easy to install and stay out of the way when not in use.

These hood loops shouldn't be just called hood loops. We also put a pair on the rear under the back bumper. They work like a charm and make canoe hauling so very easy.

EXCELLENT product. Highly recommended. I have a Nissan Frontier and I found two unused tapped holes on the top of the mounting bracket for the radiator left and right of the hood latch. I bolted the loops on with some big washers - took just a few minutes. They work perfect for my two kayaks. I put them back behind the grill when I'm not using them.

Drove from Ohio to Montana - the ACK Hood Loops wWorked perfectly - easy to install.

Works as intended. Only drawback is the potential wind noise the band can make.

Perfect for cars or trucks without frame attachments under the front of the vehicle. Easy to install, just open the car hood and where the hood sits will be a couple of bolts that you can remove, attach the hood loops, re-tighten the bolts letting the loops hang out the side of the vehicle. I tuck mine back in the hood when I'm not using them.