Carbon hood need pins?
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I wouldnt risk it without pins. They are very cheap insurance.
If your hood latch goes...........ouch. It wont be pretty when you cant see traffic in front of you, your windshield shattered and your roof collapsed some.
If your hood latch goes...........ouch. It wont be pretty when you cant see traffic in front of you, your windshield shattered and your roof collapsed some.
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the piece that your hood latches on to on a cf hood can wear down and is a weak spot on a hood. For normal day driving it may not be necessary if your hood is made well but at high speeds (100+ mph) you are taking a risk. I would suggest doing it for the peace of mind or before any long distance trip you take.
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I have run a vis carbon hood without pins for almost 3 years now, including a good share of track time at 100 mph+
When I first installed it I noticed it would lift a bit at high speeds, and I considered putting pins in. However, when I installed a greddy radiator cooling panel, the lifting stopped since the air coming through the bumper opening is diverted down instead of up.
FWIW.
When I first installed it I noticed it would lift a bit at high speeds, and I considered putting pins in. However, when I installed a greddy radiator cooling panel, the lifting stopped since the air coming through the bumper opening is diverted down instead of up.
FWIW.
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And CF hoods dont usually crack or shatter windshields when they come up, usually just dent roof. ive been in a car with a CF roof that came up and slapped the windshield, due to the hood being open a foot when driving with string tying the latch to the hook on the hood (they had to drive with jump box in engine bay, and it wouldnt close. not my idea haha)
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I recently purchased a VIS oem style hood. The fitment is very good and I made sure that the body shop attached all the weather stripping that the oem hood had. So far I've had no problems but I told myself if I start to see wobbles at high speeds; it's time for Aerocatch. For now though I've been fine without them and personally I think it looks a lot better without any pins.