Just curious if i should put hood pins on my stock hood, now that i have a full 99 spec body kit? Anyone wanna leave a comment?

 

oh ooohh!

I would say "no" on stock, "yes" on aftermarket (assuming FB or CF)

 

I agree.

 

carbon being lighter, you think needs em. what about looks wise?

 

I originally bought my sparco hood pins for my MS replica CF hood, but when I decided to sell the aftermarket hood, I still installed the pins anyways. I like they way they look.

 

Actually, that's why you need them... they're ligther and the flex more... When I test fitted my hood and drove around I could see the hood "flap". Wasn't driving too fast but enought to make me concerned. Others have gone alot faster and have seen more 'concerning' effects.

Well, I have always felt form follows function. So, I would get them for safeties sake. I have found some rather small hood pins I will buy before I paint my hood VR.

 

I'd say from his aviator he already has a great looking set of hood pins!

 

I run an aftermarket fiberglass hood from mazdaspeed. i have locks on the hood instead of pins. i like that look alot better. i know if i forget to lock them tho at about 60mph the hood bows waaaay up and if i dont catch it i think it would prolly shatter the hood. i think that the stock hood has enough weight that you wouldnt half to worry about it.

 

i hate hood pins, just imo, they're ugly.. functional but ugly.. like GT wings!

 

no on the stock....i have a mazdaspeed fiberglass hood and was forced to use pins!

 

Stock hood--- of course not as mentioned above.

Aftermarket---FRP and CF. Depends on the hood, but all the good shops over here include the hood pins if required. I would say about 90% of the aftermarket hoods need pins.

 

Just wanted to clear up a few common misconceptions......

1. Aftermarket fiberglass and c/f hoods are NOT significantly lighter than the stock aluminum hood, once they are prepped and painted.

2. Hood pins should be used with aftermarket hoods for two reasons: a) they are not as rigid as the stock hood, and b) the latch area is not as strong as with the stock metal hood and may fail.

 

i've noticed the hood flexing quite a bit when i'm cruising bout 120kmh but i attribute it to the missing under engine cover. I hate having bonnet pins but if they're gonna save my life, why not?

 

well just from my own expierance ... I got a FG scoot hood on my FD with no hood pins.. i bought it on line and it does not
"fit like stock" had gaps on all sides... shortly after the i got the hood on
i shipped my FD from Hawaii .. to Cali .. to drive it cross country ..when i got into Nevada.. i decided to really open her up for the first time. on the open "unpatrolled" road.. totally forgetting about the gaps in the hood especially by the bumper.. so at 160 mph i decided to slow down .. and the hood did appear to seem like it wanted to float off....
but it stayed there.. and i was at speed for a good while..
would i do it again...
probably not.. but my hood stay on.. maybe i was just lucky.... but i dont think too many people take thier FD up to 160 that much...

 

I have a pettit cf hood without pins, flutter pretty well at 80mph but post 100 it stops.

 

Yeah, because it's waiting for the right moment to take flight...