Are Hood Pins Really Necessary When You Have A Carbon Fiber Hood?
06-Mar-2005, 11:02 AM
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I say yes, people say no
People say its for show, but when your driving down the highway and your fibreglas latch cracks off and ur hood smashes ur windshield u got smash into the guardrail and hit oncoming traffic and not only kill yourself but kill others............spend the extra $100 and get pins
BTW: tons of threads on this dude.....http://www.torontocivics.com/tccforums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=76470
People say its for show, but when your driving down the highway and your fibreglas latch cracks off and ur hood smashes ur windshield u got smash into the guardrail and hit oncoming traffic and not only kill yourself but kill others............spend the extra $100 and get pins
BTW: tons of threads on this dude.....http://www.torontocivics.com/tccforums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=76470
06-Mar-2005, 06:37 PM
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I agree with Gallagher, and they look really good, he does make a good point, think about it on the highway your going at least 110KM/H and the hood weight is like nothing..
so i say go ahead and get them and when you do, take pics
so i say go ahead and get them and when you do, take pics
06-Mar-2005, 06:44 PM
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Im thinking the same thing... i got a cf hood last spring and it was my daily drivin car and i still have no hood pins i felt a lil scared going 120 on the high way hiting holes and ****t. i think im just going to get them put in to be safe so i wont have to worry.
07-Mar-2005, 08:29 AM
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Hood pins are for CF/FG hoods that don't require cable latch so opening hood is fast and easy on the track and in the shop. It wasn't meant as an extra safety device, cause a properly built CF hood won't fly off.
Buying a CF hood, then worry about it fly off the road is absolutely nonsense.
Buying a CF hood, then worry about it fly off the road is absolutely nonsense.
07-Mar-2005, 08:35 AM
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Originally posted by Nova_Dust
Hood pins are for CF/FG hoods that don't require cable latch so opening hood is fast and easy on the track and in the shop. It wasn't meant as an extra safety device, cause a properly built CF hood won't fly off.
Buying a CF hood, then worry about it fly off the road is absolutely nonsense.
Hood pins are for CF/FG hoods that don't require cable latch so opening hood is fast and easy on the track and in the shop. It wasn't meant as an extra safety device, cause a properly built CF hood won't fly off.
Buying a CF hood, then worry about it fly off the road is absolutely nonsense.
07-Mar-2005, 09:35 AM
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Originally posted by Gallagher
I say yes, people say no
People say its for show, but when your driving down the highway and your fibreglas latch cracks off and ur hood smashes ur windshield u got smash into the guardrail and hit oncoming traffic and not only kill yourself but kill others............spend the extra $100 and get pins
BTW: tons of threads on this dude.....http://www.torontocivics.com/tccforu...threadid=76470
I say yes, people say no
People say its for show, but when your driving down the highway and your fibreglas latch cracks off and ur hood smashes ur windshield u got smash into the guardrail and hit oncoming traffic and not only kill yourself but kill others............spend the extra $100 and get pins
BTW: tons of threads on this dude.....http://www.torontocivics.com/tccforu...threadid=76470
Damn steve, u get gold hood pins?i have hood pins in my cf hood, better safe then sorry i think. Lots of people have had there hood fly up so its definitely worth it to have the pins. If you dont like the look of the pins, then a good tip is to maybe get some wire and attach that to the latch as well, just for added safety. I wish i had done that cuz i thing hood pins look ugly
07-Mar-2005, 10:04 AM
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Originally posted by Tego
Thank you! Thats what I need to know.
Thank you! Thats what I need to know.
Is that really wat you wanted to know, or is that what you wanted to hear ?
Thats coming from one guy, but really, I have seen pics of people's hood that fly off. Its totally up to you what you want, but i'd get em and so would the other people that posted in this thread......
07-Mar-2005, 10:54 AM
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i dont see how someone could not be worried driving without any hoodpins :S and a super lightweight hood. Do what u want man, but as u can see from the thread above, 5 people are telling you to get them compared to 1 person telling you not too. 
07-Mar-2005, 11:06 AM
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Buy a VIS Racing hood most of them don't require hood pins. Hood pins are for cheap hoods Kierans suggestion of running a safety cable is proabbaly a good idea. What the hell is everyone talking about your all breaking the law by doing over 100km/h anyways.
07-Mar-2005, 11:43 AM
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I like the safety cable idea... they use that in NASCAR too, I seen it get some aircraft cable, attach it to a structural point on the hood and use those climbing rope quick release thingies to attach it to a bolt/anchor on the frame.
get some aircraft cable, attach it to a structural point on the hood and use those climbing rope quick release thingies to attach it to a bolt/anchor on the frame.
07-Mar-2005, 05:43 PM
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Be careful which pins you get. I've seen the Sparco ones gouge the finish of the hood. Best ones are the locking kind, that look like the lock on those D shaped bicycle locks and have the little key. Not sure who makes them. I know they're harder to get and more expensive, but I think they're worth it.
