WILLIE2124

just got my carbon fiber hood delivered today and its beautiful. I want to know if you have to have hood pins on carbon fiber hoods? I hate the idea of drilling into this piece of art but I do not want the hood flying up and busting my windshield either. What do you guys think/ experience

mr. sparco

iTrader: (13)

I used to have a CF hood that kept unlatching at speed. It was enough that I sold it. I've seen several people on here report CF hoods flying off or cracking their windshields since 05. IIRC member Bmccann101 had his fly off on the freeway awhile back, he made a post about it.

SirSpeedyZ

iTrader: (10)

Aerocatch pins, they look great and will keep it secure

iideadeyeii

iTrader: (6)

I don't use pins

eZg

iTrader: (5)

+1 aerocatch pins.

I'll post pic later. Just measure 15 times before cutting.

terrasmak

iTrader: (8)

Pins are a must, I use the regular old school style ones

eZg

iTrader: (5)

As long as you rem to check them......I had some nice person remove my 'Old School' ones on a diff car years ago. Sux pretty hard when your hood becomes your windshield doing 40 mph.......

dboyzalter

iTrader: (3)

I wouldn't feel safe without pins. It would be like going raw dog on a girl thats known to sleep around, it probably wont give you chlamydia but why risk it.

icer5160

iTrader: (4)

Do carbon fiber hoods for the Z even offer a significant weight reduction? The OEM hood is aluminum and weighs hardly anything. If it's a looks thing, I get it (You know, "because race car!")...or do most people go for louvered/vented CF hoods for heat evacuation because of track use? To me that makes the most practical sense (Form and Function).
-Icer

mr. sparco

iTrader: (13)

Most of the time its for looks, the track junkies and FI's Zs need heat evac. The wet carbon hoods almost always weigh more than OEM. The only ones that weigh similar to an OEM hood or less are made from dry carbon. Most Z owners now, likely won't fork over the 2K starting price for a dry carbon hood.

dboyzalter

iTrader: (3)

I have it because I don't want to drill holes in my oem wall art hood for the pins.

Bak3rme

iTrader: (1)

which company did you get ur CF hood from and which model hood?

iideadeyeii

iTrader: (6)

My OEM style carbon fiber hood is 1lb heavier than the stock hood