What happens in a lot of cases is that air gets under the outside edges towards the corners and causes the hood to flex allowing more air to get under. This leads to a "scoop" effect causing a lot of upforce on the hood itself. Occasionally the latch fails, but more often the hood cracks like a taco with the outside edges folding towards the center. I have also seen CF Impreza hoods crack around the scoop area from the pressure difference and resistance against the hood.
You can get the flush mound pins with the lock cylinders, they are a nice compromise.
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