The bad news is they are a bit harder to get on. Here's my trick. I take a big cotter pin (we'll only using one half (tthe longer half) of the cotter pin). I tie a zip tie through the loop on the cotter pin, creating a lanyard of sorts. I spread the cotter pin a bit and insert only half of the cotter pin into the fold of the clip (get a cotter pin that is large enough so that one side fits snugly into the clip's fold without opening up the clip). Then I twist the cotter pin 180 degrees (which causes the clip to open). Insert the clip ("washer") onto the hood mounting pin and either twist the cotter pin, allowing the clip to close, or just give it a serious yank on the zip tie to extricate the cotter pin from the clip. Since I don't have a pic, think of it this way: the half round shape of one half of a cotter pin makes a great cam to spread (open) the hood clip and that's how its used.
Anyway, Super Beetle hood pins can be a serious pain to deal with, so thought I'd share this little technique as it works well in those tight quarters.
