What carbon fiber hood is strong enough to use without hood pins?
08-15-2002, 05:20 PM
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What carbon fiber hood is strong enough to use without hood pins?
I want a carbon fiber hood but I hate hood pins. What carbon fiber hoods are good to use without hood pins?
08-15-2002, 05:58 PM
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Re: What carbon fiber hood is strong enough to use without hood pins? (Rydaddy)
Call me paranoid--I run pins on my Fiber Images hood. I'd probably even use them on a Benen even though it really doesn't need them.
$30 insurance for piece of mind.
$30 insurance for piece of mind.
08-15-2002, 06:06 PM
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Re: What carbon fiber hood is strong enough to use without hood pins? (gamby)
Fiber Images. thats what i have and i dont use hood pins. i have also taken my car to 125mph and the hood didnt pop up. they are well engineered.
i havent heard bad things about benen either, but i dont believe they make a cf hood for a del sol so that is why i went fiber images.
[Modified by boostedsol, 8:06 PM 8/15/2002]
i havent heard bad things about benen either, but i dont believe they make a cf hood for a del sol so that is why i went fiber images.
[Modified by boostedsol, 8:06 PM 8/15/2002]
08-15-2002, 07:29 PM
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driving with a CF hood without pins i like driving without insurance..u can drive without using insurance..then ..bang !!! 
get the pins..cheap insurance for a $400+ investment 
get the pins..cheap insurance for a $400+ investment
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08-15-2002, 07:45 PM
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Re: What carbon fiber hood is strong enough to use without hood pins? (deepnite)
i have a dg motorsport Carbon Fiber hood...well i did until it flew off on the highway....i didnt have hood pins...i have pics as well as u can see....but yea DG is goin to warranty my hood and send me a new one for free. i am "the only person that my hood has been defective and came apart" from dg motorsports that is what the director of DG told me and she said "you dont need hood pins it was just defective it wont happen again"...so yea....its up too you if u want em.... 
08-15-2002, 07:57 PM
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Re: What carbon fiber hood is strong enough to use without hood pins? (h22eg)
I've had two ViS hoods, one on my egg and one on my integ. Used both for at least 3 months, never used pins. The ViS hoods seem to be a little more "sturdy" compared to the fiber images and sunny styling. I don't know much about the Benen hoods, though they seem well made.
Using hood pins is a good idea though, $30 for pins or $350-550 for another hood and $200 to fix the windshield. Piece of mind can go a long way.
Using hood pins is a good idea though, $30 for pins or $350-550 for another hood and $200 to fix the windshield. Piece of mind can go a long way.
08-15-2002, 09:05 PM
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Re: What carbon fiber hood is strong enough to use without hood pins? (Downeybear11)
i have a vis cf hood and use no hood pins... very good quality...
very good quality...
08-15-2002, 09:22 PM
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Re: What carbon fiber hood is strong enough to use without hood pins? (SpoonSportsEF7)
Fiber Images... Tested at 135+ MPH no pins, no budge.
Benen is great too.
both are a lil pricey, but you get what you pay for.
Benen is great too.
both are a lil pricey, but you get what you pay for.
08-15-2002, 11:03 PM
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Re: What carbon fiber hood is strong enough to use without hood pins? (MugenEF7)
i seen it happen, some eclipse guy was running a carbon fiber hood w/o hoodpins and his hood flew up into his winshield when he was driving right in front of me!!!! The hood held up but his winshield got broken to pieces, needless to say he appeared the week after with a fixed winshield and HOODPINS, i wouldnt reccommend it
08-15-2002, 11:35 PM
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Re: What carbon fiber hood is strong enough to use without hood pins? (bretx0r)
i saw use the hood pins, and Benen only makes hoods for EG's. Cusco has the dopest hood pins.
08-15-2002, 11:40 PM
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Re: What carbon fiber hood is strong enough to use without hood pins? (SpoonSportsEF7)
Where can i get a VIS hood for my EG?
VIS maybe?
VIS maybe?
08-15-2002, 11:45 PM
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Re: What carbon fiber hood is strong enough to use without hood pins? (Downeybear11)
haha, the frustration must be killing you. Try http://www.visracing.com/
Just my .02, saw a Vis hood returned from a very unhappy customer at a local shop last week. I've seen some impressive hoods from them, don't get me wrong, but I fear they may be sub-contracting the work, and may not have the same quality for everyone. Fiber Images gets a from me for consistancy.
Just my .02, saw a Vis hood returned from a very unhappy customer at a local shop last week. I've seen some impressive hoods from them, don't get me wrong, but I fear they may be sub-contracting the work, and may not have the same quality for everyone. Fiber Images gets a
from me for consistancy.
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Re: What carbon fiber hood is strong enough to use without hood pins? (3RROR404)
most dont ned them
i have ran a crappy 1 with out them and now i have a custom 1 with out them
i dont like hood pins i like the clean look
i have ran a crappy 1 with out them and now i have a custom 1 with out them
i dont like hood pins i like the clean look
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