I plan on purchasing a cf hood soon for my teg and I'm going to go with VIS or if anyone can recommend a high quality, good fitment hood. But here's my question, do I really need to get some hood pins for it? I do hit the freeway everyday to and from work but it seems as though if it's a good quality hood, it shouldn't need them. I really don't want to drill into my new hood and risk screwing it up at all. What are your guy's thoughts on that?

Thanks all!
-mike

 

my friend had a SHIT CF hood w/o pins and it was fine. I wouldnt get pins but if ya do get CF pins or paint them black so they are not an eye sore....My2cents

 

Pins are for show purposes. A good carbon fiber hood a proper latch that utilizes the stock latch, so there is no reason for needing hood pins unless you feel like drilling some holes in your carbon fiber hood for that extra security.

 

It's all about the latch,if it malfunctions then you may perchance be buying a new windshield.Though seriously i say if you install it correctly you shouldn't have any probs,My suggestion no latch*

 

i agree with schmoo....i've had 3 carbonfiber hoods and never used hood pins. i currently have the vis cf oem hood and fits nice

 

I have the VIS GT Extreme on my car. It has done plenty of freeway miles and I have had no problems. VIS builds their hoods w/reinforced hoodlatches. When you put that fucker down you feel it click and you know it is not coming up, you can just feel it.

 

i got an oem vis hood on m gsr and it fits great, and i have no pins, so it works wonderfully

 

i had them on my old hood, and i felt so safe... now, i have no pins and i always look at the hood to make sure it's not shaking too much

 

i have a oem Fiber Images carbon fiber hood for my integra and it is the best company out there in my eyes. And no u dont need hood pins.

 

i have a oem vis cf hood. The latch is very secure however while on the freeway i have noticed the sides of the hood (towards the middle) wobbling slightly due to speed/wind and the lack of weight of the hood. i was under the impression that hood pins would solve this issue as normaly the weight of the oem hood tends to pervent this at freeway speeds. would hood pins solve this issue?