Hood Pins [Merged 11-8]

[mitch26753]

yeah unless you have a cf hood that flexes alot then why would you even want to put them on? my buddy had a cheap pair they tarnished after a month and looked like shit! guess it just help him look even more rice

 

[aepimp04]

I only have them because My factory hood latch is broken...

 

[4g63and420a]

Has anybody completly removed the factory latch assembly from there car and now just using hood pins? If so hows that working for you and what pins are you using? cf and oem.

Iam trying to clean things up under the hood and i hate the look of that latch. Plus i need to remove that vertical brace it rests on for my oil cooler set up im working on.

 

[manny correa]

yea i removed it and ran nrg cf hood pins! worst mistake ever! the hood flew up on me doing 65 and dented the shit out of my roof. my windshield got saved cause it was the invader style hood. and the roof took all the damage..$400 worth and a trashed hood later, i will not go cf hood again.

 

[Talon64]

I am using just hood pins. I got mine from auto parts store. No problems so far. I am using the oem hood.

 

[AndrewD5418]

yea i removed it and ran nrg cf hood pins! worst mistake ever! the hood flew up on me doing 65 and dented the shit out of my roof. my windshield got saved cause it was the invader style hood. and the roof took all the damage..$400 worth and a trashed hood later, i will not go cf hood again.

There's your problem right there... NRG.

 

[Lofty]

There's your problem right there... NRG.

Lol. Another one bitten by Cheap-bay.

 

[broads72]

I'm using Aerocatch locking hood pins with no factory latch. I would rather have the factory hood latch as well but I just couldn't get my intercooler to fit right. The only way I would even consider going without the hood latch is with the Aerocatch pins.

And yes I know the picture in my profile doesn't have the hood pins installed. I took a picture before installing them so I would have some with just a clean, smooth hood.

 

[zrb16]

when i bought my 2gnt it had a carbon fiber hood with just pins but i went to the junk yard picked up a latch and installed it and kept the pins for looks

 

[Jordanbutter]

I ran a CF oem style hood with only the auto parts store hood pins for a year with no problems at all. Untill now one of the pins is starting to back its way out every now and again. So be careful about that. Otherwise no problems.

 

[99gst_racer]

yea i removed it and ran nrg cf hood pins! worst mistake ever! the hood flew up on me doing 65 and dented the shit out of my roof. my windshield got saved cause it was the invader style hood. and the roof took all the damage..$400 worth and a trashed hood later, i will not go cf hood again.

How did the hood fly up with the pins intact? I've never seen hood pin failure, but I've seen people fail to use them...

 

[talon2gbuyer]

I like these.. not a bad price either.

AeroCatch Plus Flush Locking Hood Latch and Pin Kit - Black - Part # 120-2100 : Amazon.com : Automotive

 

[snowborder714]

They're very popular. It's recommended to get the nut plates with them to make installation easier and more solid.
AeroCatch Fixing Nut Plate - Part # 120-8000 : Amazon.com : Automotive

 

[talon2gbuyer]

im actually restoring a CF hood that a guy up in Allentown had on his talon and didnt use hood pins, so needless to say, smashy smashy. After the repair is done its gonna be flat black so i'm probably gonna get these