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Vypurr · 02-03-2006, 10:31 PM

I doubt you have much of a case there. I know that many products are labeled "for off-road use only" and that pretty much protects them!

Buster · 02-03-2006, 11:42 PM

me and derf did mine before it got jacked, Dont do hood pins unless you really want them, I needed them to level my hood out. But now I have no hopes of selling it unless someone wants hood pins also. Its not really hard to do. just take your time,

2point4DSM · 02-03-2006, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by vypurr@revitup

I have had CF for months without any problem. Hell, 1/2 of the SRT community has CF hoods, and I have yet to see 1 car with pins. The CF hood is no more likely to fly up than your stock hood. It bolts in to the exact same place, and uses the exact same hardware. So why would a CF hood fly up before a stock hood?

The weight cannot make a difference since you are saying that the stock hardware can fail.

It's not about the weigth of them as much as it is the way they are put together and I suppose the aerodynamics of the car.

To me it is starting to sound like cars with long hoods have a lot more to worry about than cars with short hoods. Still a cheap hood with the latch not well molded into the carbon fiber can pull away on any hood.

Little G · 02-04-2006, 02:13 AM

Alright well next week the pins are going in........Right now it seems alright,but I'm going do it just in case....

05Accent · 02-04-2006, 02:14 AM

naa just keep the wire tieing down your hood.. and BTW it looks nicee.

hystericfox · 02-07-2006, 03:06 AM

Pins = cheap insurance against parts of your windshield in your eyes.

the mike · 02-07-2006, 09:48 AM

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.

Like these

or here

02-03-2006, 11:42 PM	#42
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02-04-2006, 02:13 AM	#44
Little G Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mainline What !! Member #488 My Ride: 08 Mitsubishi Evo X iTrader: (0)	Alright well next week the pins are going in........Right now it seems alright,but I'm going do it just in case.... __________________ And Then What !!!!!!

02-07-2006, 03:06 AM	#46
hystericfox Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clarks Summit, PA Member #1366 My Ride: Too many. iTrader: (0)	Pins = cheap insurance against parts of your windshield in your eyes. __________________ 97 TSi AWD - on-road toy 88 XJ - off road toy 06 636 - fast toy 04 WRX wagon - winter beater -RjH

02-07-2006, 09:48 AM	#47
the mike TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 08075 Member #19 My Ride: 1991 Toyota Previa!!! iTrader: (1)	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. Like these or here Last edited by the mike; 02-07-2006 at 09:52 AM.

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