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I know you don't "need" them because of the latch, but I have heard that since there so light you run the risk if it breaking the latch and flying off on the highway cause of the air trying to lift it. Is this true? If so what are some alternatives to hood pins?

I like the clean look so I don't want those goddy things on my hood. Then best ones I have seen are supermex's which are the ones with the key to unlock them. Are there anyones out there that aren't as noticeable?

 
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i know its true that the cf hood can fly off cause it happened to a member on this site last summer. i dont know of any alternatives for the pins but it can fly off and cause major problems. I cant remember exactly who had the cf hood but its a member on this site, maybe someone else knows???

Injen

 
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I think were talking about the same person! He had a Rallye Red civic, but I don't remember sn.

 
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Wasn' his name Pedrito?

Anyways, the hood could also break off the hinges if you rearend someone and it could go back through the windshield and decapitate the driver. It's happened before.

 
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Thanks for the heads up! Now I know to duck before impact!

 
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ya i think it was Pedrito or something like that, he had a red civic and lived in cali.

Injen

 
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Yes, if you are going CF then get the hood pins. They could very well save your life.

 
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i know its a little off subject but can you wax a carbon hood?

 
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thats a good question that i dont know the answer to. i wouldnt see why you couldnt wax it though.

Injen

 
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I have been using my CF hood for 6 months now....no pins

been up to 120mph nothing yet......YES ill duck too

 
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All it is is clearcoat.....so use the clear coat safe wax

 
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as of hood pins its better to be safe than sorrie, mine flew of like a 1yr ago i didnt have the hood pins that thing flys, so i would recondmend the hood pins, but i dont have any hood pins on my current hood now.

 
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i love my sparco hood pins..

 
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^^ i like the regular cotter pin style over the sparcos. i plan on ordering a cf hood after i order the hayames. the one i want is from www.speedstyler.com its made by ABS Dynamics and its 425 shipped. its the vented style and has rolled edges and a H-D latch. it claims that no pins are necessary but since it also comes with hood pins as a bonus i cant complain. ill have to paint the pins black to blend wiht the hood and have the pins installed by a pro.

 
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Id paint my pins black if i got them

 
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yea just have em powder coated!

 
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Now for my question:

My carbon fiber hood (VIS Oem style) is painted on the sides with only the middle section being carbon fiber. I personally dont like hood pins, do I have any other options?

Thanks

 
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just out of curosity, how much did it cost you to get the sides painted? i plan on doing thr same time mine when i get it in the summer.

 
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nope pretty sure there is no alternative to hood pins. maybe if u get the autoloc suicide hood and u split ur cf hood down the middle you wouldnt need hood pins. i say this because instead of having 2 hinges connected to your CF hood you have 4 hinges now. 2 on the left side and right side of the hood.

 
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Na, I dont really wanna do that...


Well, honestly I dont know...LOL, its in the shop right now getting fixed from the wreck which included getting my kit put on and painted, grille painted, and my hood put on and painted. I heard it runs about $150-200 though, but I dont know what Im paying.

 
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OKAY- just took the car on a trip. MY hood basically blows away. I dont have hood pins, cause i hate them, but im reconsidering my decision on getting them. Not only did the hood flex alot (could see from the drivers seat) but my friend made me pull over cause he thought it was about to break off...Said it lifted up about 2-3 inches when going 70+. Scary ****, we adjusted my latch tighter and it got a little better but not much...

This is because I didnt have hood pins right?

 
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no.. I have hood pins, and it does the samething.. but if it were to fly off the pins will hold it in place

 
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Hm...It was pretty crazy tho. I mean the **** was lifting up high as hell. Like other people I was traveling with, with carbon fiber hoods, had a little movement but NOTHING like mine...

 
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Then your hood pins aren't tight enough.


My hood doesn't move a damn inch. Not even a bit. My pins have totally secured the hood.

 
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i had my hood w/o pins and that suker jumped like crazy. i got pins now and its stays in place now. ive been up to 120 and nuffin. plz get pins dan. yes it takes away the clean look but do u want a hood flyin in ur face then flyin over ur car then possibly causin an accident to other drivers? plz get them. only 20 bucks.

 
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i have a vis style vented hood on my Si and been to 125mph and had a friend see how much it was moving and it was just like normal hood movement at that speed.... our new MB has 3 hood latches on that thing.. autobahn sytle haha

 
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^^^ i got the same hood u got dave and mine jumped like rabbit at 50 mph. i said i paid 450 for this and im not havin my flyin off so i spent the money to get pins

 
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Thanks guys. Im just glad that hood pins will fix this problem, even though its not what I wanna do. Ill order them this after noon. What do yall recommend, the sparco's?

 
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hey sim.. it might be bc my hood is so much smaller length wise then yours.. who knows

 
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^^^ true. ur hood is like 2 times smaller than mine. lmao hows the si man besides ur lil ding. dam those ******