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Jan 25, 2004 | 08:24 AM

pete332

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hood pins on the R?

ive been looking at a lot of pictures of Rs lately with cf hoods, none of them have had hood pins. is it too ricey or what? i just got a cf hood, and personally i dont really trust my latch. just wondering what the deal is.

Jan 25, 2004 | 08:42 AM

machgo5go

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Re: hood pins on the R? (LSb0y)

hood pins are ugly and racer wanna be but I don't trust any carbon hoods out there
because such crap quality so if you wanna it, safety first with hood pins.

Modified by machgo5go at 1:13 PM 1/25/2004

Jan 25, 2004 | 08:47 AM

Padawan

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Re: hood pins on the R? (LSb0y)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LSb0y »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive been looking at a lot of pictures of Rs lately with cf hoods, none of them have had hood pins. is it too ricey or what? i just got a cf hood, and personally i dont really trust my latch. just wondering what the deal is.

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The deal is that you have much more sense than the people who run without pins. I'm always amused by people who'll install a large piece of unpainted CF on their car, yet refuse to install hoodpins because they don't like the way that they look. To me, that's ricey.

Jan 25, 2004 | 08:51 AM

yoshi234

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Re: hood pins on the R? (LSb0y)

I don't trust them either.

y

shi - who has pins on his painted CF hood

Jan 25, 2004 | 08:58 AM

baonest

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Re: hood pins on the R? (yoshi234)

its funny how people think its a ricey look, when that ricey look could save your *** one day.

Jan 25, 2004 | 09:04 AM

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Re: hood pins on the R? (baonest)

I don't understand why people go hood pinless either...

Jan 25, 2004 | 09:09 AM

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Re: hood pins on the R? (RealTypeR)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RealTypeR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't understand why people go hood pinless either...

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Ah bumble-bee

<-- thinks you need black doors and a CF hatch.

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Jan 25, 2004 | 09:11 AM

Jet Phi

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Re: hood pins on the R? (splitime)

personally i'd get a hoodpin

Jan 25, 2004 | 09:12 AM

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Re: hood pins on the R? (P h i)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by P h i »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">personally i'd get a hoodpin</TD></TR></TABLE>

Just one?

How would you decide which side to mount it?

Jan 25, 2004 | 09:14 AM

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Re: hood pins on the R? (P h i)

Pins are a must for true lightweight cf hoods. And dont get the locking kind you need a key for. I've seen a WRX flap his hood cause he couldn't see that his lock pins were engaged.

Jan 25, 2004 | 10:45 AM

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pete332

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Re: hood pins on the R? (Dr Pooface)

thanks for the advice everyone. the R is in storage now, but i'll make sure to install some pins before i take it out.

Jan 25, 2004 | 11:16 AM

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Re: hood pins on the R? (LSb0y)

ii got hood locks on my car. to me i feel more safer with them.

Jan 25, 2004 | 12:52 PM

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pete332

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Re: hood pins on the R? (thaiphob)

any special brand to go with? i think im going to get sparco.

Jan 25, 2004 | 04:43 PM

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Re: hood pins on the R? (py01-0332)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by py01-0332 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">any special brand to go with? i think im going to get sparco. </TD></TR></TABLE>

pepboys makes good hood locks.

Jan 25, 2004 | 07:41 PM

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Re: hood pins on the R? (py01-0332)

Hood pins will save your hood/ windshield/ roof.....

Here are my whored up pics:

Sparco makes the best - they even have anodized colors if you want to match, stand out, or blend in.....

I have apc hood pins on my hatchback and they suck. Sparco =

Jan 25, 2004 | 07:53 PM

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i've heard of storys where the guy driving hits somthing head on with the cf hood and the hood doesn't bend in the middle but flys through the windshield cutin the guys head off.. iono if it is true or not but i've heard it more then once..

so me if i have a cf hood hoodpins is a must.

Jan 25, 2004 | 08:00 PM

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Re: (Speedin Type R)

get some pins better safe than hood on your windshield

Jan 25, 2004 | 10:57 PM

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Sukebei Oni

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Re: hood pins on the R? (py01-0332)

anybody know what kind these are, and where you can get them?
Do the other style of hood pins work better?

Jan 25, 2004 | 11:36 PM

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anyone in the bay area know how to install hood pins? i just got acf hood but im not experienced drilling cf or installing them at all?

Jan 26, 2004 | 03:34 AM

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MiraiZ

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Re: (JadeDM)

I never cared for the look. It looks like nipple rings

Jan 26, 2004 | 04:18 AM

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Re: (MiraiZ)

I personally think they look ok. Especially that <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Black R »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hood pins will save your hood/ windshield/ roof.....</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not a CF hood but it's very very light (Mugen), not the best quality pins, nevertheless they do the job just right!

Jan 26, 2004 | 04:38 AM

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Re: hood pins on the R? (Sukebei Oni)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sukebei Oni »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">anybody know what kind these are, and where you can get them?
Do the other style of hood pins work better?

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Those are Dzus fasteners. You can get them at almost race supply shops.
To get you started http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/dzus.htm

Jan 26, 2004 | 05:41 AM

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Re: hood pins on the R? (CW_97_ITR)

it depends on the hood, my hood on my R is kinda iffy. so i used pins , i dont trust it . but it would prob hold. I didnt put them on the Ep though because the hood fits like stock and been driving for like a year with no pins and no probs yet