any tc's running CF hoods with hood pins, please post pics of it. also, besides the aerocatch thing (which i really don't understand), what are the alternatives to hood pins? i really DO NOT want to drill into the hood, and i don't want to have to look at pins on the outside......

 

bump

 

depending on the brand of the hood, the latch on most current CF hoods do not require hood pins as they are strong enough to be held down.

there may be racetracks though that require them for safety concerns. in that case, lemme find some pictures for you tonight unless someone here beats me to it. you will have to drill to install them, no way around that.

 

i'm getting a fiber fx hood....i've just heard too many horror stories that scare me....i'm not sure how good the latch on that one is...

 

bump...pics anyone?

 

has anyone gotten any info on the hoodpins issue? I bought a set, they look pretty nice, but having trouble getting it to lock. Its not your standard pin and latch, its got a locking mechanisim with a key. Heres a link:

http://www.sportcompactonly.com/prod...tm_medium=shop

Now my question is:

Have any of you guys seen this system? installed it before? and if so can you help?

 

i've seen it and i thought it was pretty nice but i don't know much about it....did you drill into the hood for the pins already? how did you go about it so that it didn't crack? i still havent seen any pics of tC's with pins....i wanna be safe but i don't wanna look like a ricer......

 

rhythmnsmoke has hood pins on his cf hood.

 

i just pm'ed him...hopefully i'll get some help

 

Travis shoot me if you hate me but im gonna post this up if you dont mind cuz your car is teh hotness and you got a CF (everythin) i mean hood with the pins

 

^^do you have a pic of the whole car by any chance? i think im likin...

 

im not gonna post anymore w.o travis (rythmnsmoke) knowin... hes gonna find/kill me when he sees i posed that one

 

haha aight

 

man, i dunno y but i dont like that bsp tc at all. no offense to the owner, this is just my opinion. and he/she has his/her own taste, but it just looks too busy and it lost its "new" look. myb its the camera, i dunno...

 

im sure he wont take offense, hes a cool guy, i personally love that car, i think he did a great job.

 

it looks awesome from that view....i'm goin for the same look..bsp and cf..

 

na i mean, i like what he did with the CF, buti dunno...i think its the picture quality...but yea, hes done alot of work to it.

 

Yeah, I've already made the holes in the hood. Didnt take too much work. Taped up where I was gonna drill, and went slow with the bit. But now... since the hood is at a slant, and the actual pins are straight up, it wont lock. it fits into place, but wont latch.

BTW... great pic! I wouldnt go as much with the CF, but it looks great. Ill post a pic of my car w/pins when i up load it

 

^^What brand of pins did you use? I didn't realize the curve would be a problem, but now that I know it is, I'm gonna have to get pins that can work with it.....any suggestions? Can't wait for pics.

 

http://www.sportcompactonly.com/prod...tm_medium=shop