I know for the track you need to have hood pins on your CF hood..but what about a daily driver...do you guys with CF hoods suggest you use the pins for everyday driving such as highways,parkway, etc... thanks!

 

I think you do need them. I have seen what happen to cars that didn't use the pins and I can tell you, it looked horrible.

 

some actually don't use the factory latch, that's why you need them. I'd get them as just extra safetly because my friend cracked his windshield and dented part of his roof when the hood opened on him. They are light so it does lift, even at highway speeds.

 

my stock hood needs hoodpins

 

thanks for the replies guys! so i guess we do need stinkin hood pins...

 

on a CF hood its cheap insurance.

on my stock hood...hehe, I can watch it wobble on the way home (oh how those 35 miles go so quickly )

 

its a good idea to get pins and use the latch just incase

 

i'm not running any pins on my FI hood..

1/2 year no problem.. knock on wood

 

no pins here on a VIS, iv hit 90MPH quite a few times with no wobbleyness(is that a word?) but it freeway speeds its very stable no noticable vibrations. and thats without the weather seal

 

no way in hell I'd put any c/f hood, regardless of make or perfection of fit, on my car WITHOUT pins. I've had a f/i hood fit perfectly on my CRX, without pins. Above 70mph, the right corner would lift a tad, then wobble. Why chance it?

 

has there been any cases of FI or VIS hoos flying off, just wondering. Most of them have been cheap brands. But your right why take a chance.

 

 

yea, i have the vis hood and it wobbles past 60 (not a lot tho). I hit 90 on the freeway and it seem okay. The fitment wasnt exactly perfect in my opinion but is there anyway to keep the hood more secure without the use of hood pins? Do the 4 bolts that keep the c/f hood attached make it more secure if tightened/or lossened? Any c/f hood owner have hood locks beside hood pins?

 

ive hit about 120 (late late night) with my sunny styling hood and seen no issues at all...using stock latch.

 

i would recommend hood pins. on nite awile back me and my friend were dirving in his integra an crusing on the freeway at 80mph. Then all of the sudduen SMACK the hood flies up and smacks the windsheild. hood pins