simplyphp

Are hood pins REALLY needed for a carbon fiber hood? I just got in & installed my VIS carbon fiber hood, and it clicks / installs the exact same as the stock hood. Also, hood pins require you to drill a hole into the hood, right? So I would have to drill into the carbon fiber? If I can keep my carbon fiber hood on without having to install the hood pins, that's the route I'll go.

Jedi54

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hood pins are overrated

Decat

I have seen way too many CF hoods on the side of the road to suggest it. Normally it is the latch to hood connection that is the weak link when a little air gets under the hood and away you go, damage to the windshield roof, and hopefully it doesn't freak you out so much that you loose control. How much are the pins $10? Sounds like the cheapest insurance you will ever be able to buy!

NgoRX8

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most cf hoods are heavier than our aluminum hood.

you won't need hood pins unless your fitment is that bad.

simplyphp

Yeah it seemed about the same weight, maybe a tad lighter, but it literally is a "take out, put in" install. Perfect fit, used the original screws & original latch.


I just took it about 55mph and nothing happened.

simplyphp

Do you have any reasoning behind the statement that they are overrated? Trust me, I want to believe they are overrated so I dont have to put the pins in - I just want some facts to base my reassurance

Jedi54

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overrated on our cars. see ngo's comments on weight.
Fact is most are heavier then OEM so you don't need them.

simplyphp

The latch is straight from my OEM hood, it's a perfect fit just like the stock hood. The pins cost me $25 and have a lock, but then there's also the installation cost (I'm not really wanting to drill holes in a $700 hood)

simplyphp

Sounds reasonable enough.

simplyphp

My hood has vents, I guess you can call them. How does this affect the air that gets under the hood that would take a CF hood and make it smash into your window and go flying off? Are the air vents going to make it a bigger problem or are they going to reduce the chances of that happening?

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

well if you want to talk about it in terms of lift, then the air vents will help reduce the pressure differential in the engine bay.

so it does help, but it isn't necessary. you are reading to into it. for our car, you don't need hoodpins as long as its latched properly.

simplyphp

Sounds good, thanks Ngo!

darnellm

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I have the same hood and the body shop installed a safety cable.
I will post some pics of it shortly

Razz1

With torque of our cars I would use hood pins.




mu ha ha.......

chrism

had my hood on for 3 years and took it to 150mph and it never came off.....i used the oem screws (with loctite) and latch.....no need for pins

Outkast187

Hood pins are 0% needed.

Ricers like to make the cars look faster, so they put hood pins on them like old school muscle cars. The reason they had them back in the day is, they didnt have the latch assembly on the car...just the safety catch. They used them on the old cars in nascar, it was faster getting hood open and lighter.

So bottom line, hood pins are needed about as much as a ***** for a hood ornament. They both get the same point across in my opinion.

Outkast187

WTF? Exactly how many hoods have you seen by the road? Did you stop and pick them up?

And I seriously just need to LOL at this nonsense. Unless you guys are hitting 600mph+, I dont think you have to worry about the hood flying off....

blackenedwings

Hmm, I bet there is someone out there that thinks that would be a cool hood ornament. Hood pins are whatever. I don't think they are needed or incredibly dumb either. Some people like how they look, and will pay/do extra to install them. I personally don't care about them so I won't be using them with my soon-to-arrive CF hood, but it doesn't offend me if other people do. I do agree though about their usefulness other than looks, they don't do a damn thing that the OEM latch doesn't do already.

simplyphp

Is that sarcasm?

simplyphp

A safety cable? Well if the latch brakes I think you've pretty much already hit something or something bad happened...

simplyphp

Thanks for the info chris!

simplyphp

That **** was hilarious!

Thanks for the input.

simplyphp

Thanks, it sounds like my original assumption was correct that I don't need them and won't be wasting time drilling into my new CF hood.

kersh4w

iTrader: (3)

with that aggressive of a body kit you need some aftermarket rims. it just doesnt look right.

Decat

Yeah but I think some lowering springs or coilovers would help it a lot more..... Tein Stechs would be the cheapest acceptable route and would work wonders on that thing.