To Hood Pin or NOT to Hood pin?

[Streets_of_Fire]

wsup fellas, i just got the ViS OEM carbon fiber hood for my s14, at first it didnt go down, so i had to bend the front locking mechanism, now the hood latch locks but there is a bit of play, do i need hood pins, what are they and how do i put htem on? thanks!!

[bcar240]

I would definatly pin it, if for no other reason then saftey. If the carbon fiber ever breaks down, it tends to hide the damage under the surface and eventually fail all at once. Could be dangerous at high speeds.

[[Zero-S]]

Carbon fiber hoods require hoodpins. End of discussion.

If the latch fails, you will end up with half a hood/people trying to sue you because of defective equipment/a ****ed up car.

Pin it.

[Chingon]

hood pins look tacky in my opinion, but if you can't get it to lock well, then pin it.

[BadMojo]

]Carbon fiber hoods require hoodpins. End of discussion.

That's what I always heard. Not an "image" thing but a safety issue. I'd pin it.

[574-240sx]

usually the the bar that locks into place ends up breaking anyways. I would use hood pins for saftey precautions. Nick

[gabossie]

If my story isn't enough to convince you that you need pins, then you shouldn't be driving.

http://www.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=43139

[vuse1]

use hood pins, i cant stress this enought...

but if you're anything like me, and hate the look of the hood pins, just paint them blk with some krylon

[popogto]

my friend has an is300 cf hood no pin, flew up on freeway, totaled car/near fatality.get my "drift"?

[Chingon]

damn...i've seen so many fc's w/carbon fiber or fiber/glass w/o pins and not one horror story.. Must be the mechanism or aerodynamics...or quality of hood or installation...

i just don't see the need, seeing how many cars have al. hoods out there

[driftaholic]

i have a friend whose oem metal hood few up and smashed his roof. yeah. his oem metal one.

[808DRFTR]

I'd say pin it too, My friend had a fiberglass hood on his honda (Yeah a Honda) and on the freeway going about 60 the hood latch just released and his hood flew up, shattered his windshield, dented his roof, and broke the hood in half ( still in one piece though)

[Streets_of_Fire]

so how are hood pins installed?

[Streets_of_Fire]

how hard is it to by yourself?

[gabossie]

Not that hard, but if you screw up, you've ****ed up your hood. Just make sure to measure correctly.

[Streets_of_Fire]

what must i do? thanks!!

[rivetapproved240]

eh measure twice (or more) and drill once! and from a personal note, do not allow drunk redneck "kin folk" to install it no matter what they tell you.