I got a vis c/f hood just wondering if pin hood is neccesay?

 

no

 

since u got a decent one. no

 

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you mean hood-pin right...

 

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you mean hood-pin right...</TD></TR></TABLE>

lmao

 

Yes and no.

For most they are a matter of reassurance, like myself.

 

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For most they are a matter of reassurance, like myself. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I would say YES! just for the fact your hood is carbon yes, but only 1 layer and in a lot of cases just the skin. The frame itself is very thin to be light. Then the latch is fiberglassed into that frame. Your latch and integrity of it depends on just 6 square inches of your frame where it bolts on to. They use the same techniques as $150 ebay hoods. Plus to make matters worse it is made with polyester resin which is not designed for strength but designed to be low cost. This is not a knock on ViS hoods. This goes with ANY hood that uses just fiberglass in the frame. I would not trust my LIFE to that which is what you are doing. Who knows what could happen if that hood flys up! I have had personal experiance with a ViS hood flying up on the highway. Luckly it was at 1am and no one was on the highway so I could pull over and not kill anyone lol. But it did smash my windshield, dented my roof and distroyed the hood. Also remeber the lighter the hood the more of a chance it will fly up or the latch will fail. This is unless they are designed to not need hood pics, but adding the strengthing also will rise the price

 

I am not a big fan of hood pins but like carbonall said it could happen. So i bit the bullet and drilled into my brand new hood to put some in. I actaully kinda like them now!

 

pin hood jhehhehe

 

i use "pin hoods" just to be safe. i rather spend the extra $30-40 than to buy a new hood and windshield.

 

if you ever plan on driving a 100mph + I would get a set.

 

If you bought it for looks on a show car then I say no because IMO hood pins look retarded when people buy them just to be cool. If you bought it for a race car then I say yes because that is what they are designed for.

 

i am glad i have my hood pins, cuz my hood popped onpen once at just 80mph. if i wouldnt have had them iw ould have had to buy a new hood and windshield. so i say YES!!!

 

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case closed!

 

plus my hood is VIS!!! forgot to add that.

 

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bwhahaha...

 

I was in my buddies car when his cf hood flew up and cracked his windshield. Kinda catches you off guard. So I say yes

 

i put pins on my hood as a safety precaution, even though for the most part VIS hoods are pretty good..

just think of it as cheap insurance..

 

i had hood pins on my stock hood, but they were hood locks, and deadbolted into the frame by my headlight,
i as well just got a vis carbon fiber hood and i think im going to have mine installed on it as much as i dont want to cut holes in my hood but for safety against thieves and safety from hood popping up on you i think its worth it