My VIS cf hood came in today and I've been hearing alot of people say to use pins for safety reasons. Has anyone had a vis hood without the pins for a decent amount of time with no problems??

If I did go the hood pin route I was thinking of getting those hood locks that have those round keys like soda machines. Has anyone dealt with them before?

 

Yea i have a VIS carbon fiber hood on a 2001 Honda Prelude. I have had it since mid December and i have not had any problems with it. The only real problem you will discover is when you are driving you might wet your pants because you will see it move a little bit. The only reason stopping me from getting hood pins, is the fact that they will kill the looks of the hood. But whatever floats your boat I know if i get a little bit faster i might have to get them, but for now i am just gonna chill with it.

 

get them..better safe than sorry. u can damage way more than losing your hood if it comes loose.

 

i lost one hood many moons ago...my new hood has pins. I epoxy painted mine black and it looks a lot better than when they were silver.