i was wondering how many people run cf hoods with no hood pins. if you run with out pins what hood do u have and how long have you ran it

 

rock em b/c it looks cool and is functional

 

Have been running without pins for about a year, bought the hood used, and I believe the previous owner used it for about 3 months. I have a Fiber Images hood

 

I didnt have them on my accord for 2 years, but for insurance on the highway I put them on.

 

I got hood pins. there ugly. but i dont wanna pay for the repairs if it does fly off. and i doubt that i can repair my life in a bad situation

 

i would say put the hood pins on, and if you look hard you can buy the hood and get the pins free. im not for sure if the pins you will get are good, but is there really a better kind of pins you should get.

 

none here and havnt had a problem i have a brand new VIS, im going to come up with a way to secure it to the lower radiator support using ihooks jb welded to under the hood.. still workin on it though

 

post it when you come up with a way, that would be awesome

 

hood with pins... still looks good

 

I hate the way hood pins look. They totally mess up the look of the car. Someone needs to invent like an... under-hood pins.

 

better safe then sorry..plus i liek the way they look

 

i want one painted the color of my car

 

don't rock em, but ive had the hood since i've had the car, like 3 years

 

Don't mean to steal the thread, but does anyone know a QUALITY carbon fiber hood manufacturer? I would hate to buy one and be disappointed. I would like to keep the price around $400-500. I want an oem style hood, no vents or scoops of any kind. Thanks.

 

i ran for about 8k miles without em jon but i put them on this weekend. i dont care if they dont look as "smooth" build it to drive it. my windshield is cracked enough already

 

heard too many horror stories
seen to much of the horrid after math

pin it and youll have less to worry about

 

i'm not for sure if this is a good website to buy stuff off of, but im fixin to buy a carbon hood off of there, its http://www.racerwheel.com, there prices are awesome, check it out. and then tell me if you think its a good website to order off of. their oem style hood prices are good too.

 

You can always go old school and use a chain and lock instead of hood pins.

 

thats funny

 

I looked at the site and the prices are good, but I don't think the quality of their merchandise or their site is good enough for me to order from them. Judging by the pictures of the carbon fiber hoods, i wouldn't order one from them. They show the same picture for all the oem style hoods and they don't even look carbon fiber. Just my .02

 

im another idiot running without hood pins, almost two years on a vis hood

 

just installed my VIS hood today, looks and feels really sturdy, i dont think i'll be putting hood pins.

Does anybody know that has a VIS hood and it poped open on the highway?

 

i have them because there functional in my case and they look pretty damn good.
also i have heard plenty of peoples stories vis fiber images and others flyin off on the highway. unles you spend megabucks and get a complete cf hood pin it to be safe.

 

hood pics.. gay as ****.. me rockin with out and for over 3 years!!! o and its a vis

 

i think hoodpins look like ****... BUT, i use them because they are functional, and are necessary for my safety as well as other's on the highway.