Those with Carbon Fiber Hoods... and NO hood pins
Those with Carbon Fiber Hoods... and NO hood pins
I know many of you guys with CF hoods are buying hood pins/latches for safety... however, I rarely see ppl with these at local events. Those WITHOUT pins/latches, what are you experiencing at high speeds? How secure are the seibon hoods, without pins? I like a few of the CF hoods, but I honestly am not a fan of the pins simply due to asthetics.... Are there any alternatives to securing these hoods without pins/latches? Thanks
If you are creative enough, you can fugure out a way to make up your own safety strap that would all be hidden under the hood.
When you pop your hood from in the car, you would need to unhook the safety strap, then lift up your hood like normal.
I could explain more how you could rig one up but people would probably just say it's lame and say just get hood pins, so I won't go into details but at least you wouldn't need to ruin the looks of the hood with pins and your hood would never fly up more than about 2".
It's what I would do. I'm running an uncommon tire size combo for a Z that a lot of people would say why didn't you run this or that size. Sometimes ya gotta think outside the box. I like coming up with my own stuff and doing things different than other people, like my coolant catch tank. I promise nobody has one like mine, because it's intended use was different than how I set it up.
When you pop your hood from in the car, you would need to unhook the safety strap, then lift up your hood like normal.
I could explain more how you could rig one up but people would probably just say it's lame and say just get hood pins, so I won't go into details but at least you wouldn't need to ruin the looks of the hood with pins and your hood would never fly up more than about 2".
It's what I would do. I'm running an uncommon tire size combo for a Z that a lot of people would say why didn't you run this or that size. Sometimes ya gotta think outside the box. I like coming up with my own stuff and doing things different than other people, like my coolant catch tank. I promise nobody has one like mine, because it's intended use was different than how I set it up.
Last edited by Chad68; Apr 8, 2007 at 01:35 AM.
Originally Posted by synth19
I know many of you guys with CF hoods are buying hood pins/latches for safety... however, I rarely see ppl with these at local events. Those WITHOUT pins/latches, what are you experiencing at high speeds? How secure are the seibon hoods, without pins? I like a few of the CF hoods, but I honestly am not a fan of the pins simply due to asthetics.... Are there any alternatives to securing these hoods without pins/latches? Thanks
I think the best thing you can probably do cosmetic wise it to buy those hood pics that recess into the hoods and have a cover.. Paint it body color... but I didn't feel like drilling that big a hole in my hood so I stuck with the generic Sparcos..
Hood pins not only protect the hood but protect the windshield and roof of the car when the latch decides to give up. Some posted here a while back on the CF hood letting go and it destroyed the roof of their car.
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This is absolutely not lame, very innovative imo! Many of us want the security, but look for a clean (non-pin) alternative. If you have done something, please post details. thanks
Originally Posted by Chad68
If you are creative enough, you can fugure out a way to make up your own safety strap that would all be hidden under the hood.
When you pop your hood from in the car, you would need to unhook the safety strap, then lift up your hood like normal.
I could explain more how you could rig one up but people would probably just say it's lame and say just get hood pins, so I won't go into details but at least you wouldn't need to ruin the looks of the hood with pins and your hood would never fly up more than about 2".
It's what I would do. I'm running an uncommon tire size combo for a Z that a lot of people would say why didn't you run this or that size. Sometimes ya gotta think outside the box. I like coming up with my own stuff and doing things different than other people, like my coolant catch tank. I promise nobody has one like mine, because it's intended use was different than how I set it up.
When you pop your hood from in the car, you would need to unhook the safety strap, then lift up your hood like normal.
I could explain more how you could rig one up but people would probably just say it's lame and say just get hood pins, so I won't go into details but at least you wouldn't need to ruin the looks of the hood with pins and your hood would never fly up more than about 2".
It's what I would do. I'm running an uncommon tire size combo for a Z that a lot of people would say why didn't you run this or that size. Sometimes ya gotta think outside the box. I like coming up with my own stuff and doing things different than other people, like my coolant catch tank. I promise nobody has one like mine, because it's intended use was different than how I set it up.
Originally Posted by THE TECH
You can use the Aerocatch/Top Secret ones that are nicer. I have a set for sale painted SS if anyone is interested.
Originally Posted by leemik
I used to be a no hoodpin guy.. but I started noticing over a year or two that my CF hood started to flutter when driving 80+MPH .. then it started getting increasingly harder to close.. then cracks started to appear on the latch.. So now I'm a hood pin guy because the car would surely look worse with hood folded back on it at 80+MPH..
I think the best thing you can probably do cosmetic wise it to buy those hood pics that recess into the hoods and have a cover.. Paint it body color... but I didn't feel like drilling that big a hole in my hood so I stuck with the generic Sparcos..
I think the best thing you can probably do cosmetic wise it to buy those hood pics that recess into the hoods and have a cover.. Paint it body color... but I didn't feel like drilling that big a hole in my hood so I stuck with the generic Sparcos..
A lot of the CF hoods I've seen and owned use fiberglass to hold the latch loop in place, it's just a matter of the quality of the job done. Remember air does make it's way in the engine bay and there is usually constant pressure on the hood at highway speeds. It comes down to just a matter of luck IMO. I to hated hood pins but now that I have them, they're really not bad looking.
Originally Posted by davidf
Hood pins not only protect the hood but protect the windshield and roof of the car when the latch decides to give up. Some posted here a while back on the CF hood letting go and it destroyed the roof of their car.
I've done 100+ mph on my Veilside V3 w/o pins with no issues yet. I do get some vibration and it can be unnerving. I've had extra fiberglass applied around the latch but I may end up getting the Aerocatch pins to be safer.
