Just picked up a new C/F hood for my car and i'm looking for hood pins. I dont want the ones with pins the stick up on the hood. I was checking out the aerocatch pins but dont wanna spend almost $100 for them. So my other option is locking pins like this
http://www.modacar.com/products/Honda/Civic/NRGHPin/NRG+Innovations+Carbon+Fi.html Now i've heard that these aren't that safe and can open up while driving. I know Joey Baggs had his open on him. Anyone else have problems with them or anything?? If you dont wanna look at the site heres a pic
i get your point there but i still cant see paying $100 for a bolt with a hole in it and a pin to slide in it. I know its more then that but still.
as you mentioned....I would advise against them.
even the $10 ebay pins are better than those locking pins.
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i had the $10 ebay pins and worked really good,which i still gotta get an set for the cav yet,
as for the ones your talking about,i havnted tried them yet,,,but if you heard there bad and they open,i whould be looking else place then,
hate for the hood to pop open on you,can cause alot of damamge not only to hood but to window and possible your roof
but its your call
when its all or nothing,just remember to do not short shift
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I liked the Sparco pins I had, not only did they flip over to latch into place but even if you you fliped it open I had it all adjusted tight enough where the pins couldn't slide out without pushing down on the hood alittle bit while pulling.
i dig my cusco ones as well, they were the only all aluminum/stainless ones i could find in a locking configuration.
Darkstars wrote:I liked the Sparco pins I had, not only did they flip over to latch into place but even if you you fliped it open I had it all adjusted tight enough where the pins couldn't slide out without pushing down on the hood alittle bit while pulling.
Those are the ones I have on the Sunfire. What color were yours, and did yours start rusting (the top part/pin)?
What style is your hood? I have a VIS OEM style hood on my cav and have never had issues with the hood flying up. It flexes on the highway a bit but has never come up on me (knock wood). It's always a good idea to be safe so if you're going with pins, spend the money. Personally, I couldn't bring myself to drill into that sweet sweet weave.
Lanman31337 - Cavfire wrote:Darkstars wrote:I liked the Sparco pins I had, not only did they flip over to latch into place but even if you you fliped it open I had it all adjusted tight enough where the pins couldn't slide out without pushing down on the hood alittle bit while pulling.
Those are the ones I have on the Sunfire. What color were yours, and did yours start rusting (the top part/pin)?
silver
They never rusted but I then again I parted out and got rid of the car shortly after putting the hood on, they say daylight maybe 15 times and then the hood with pins sit in the original packaging till it sold
i have the same sparco pins as darkstars and no problems here. i would rather have them than any other ones because i know they are latched and wont come un done by themselves.
I would suggest the aerocatch pins as a first option but if your looking to not spend that much go with the sparcos as they mentioned.
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yea i have those on my sunfire. These are gonna be on my Talon lol. I like the fact that you can see that the hoods locked but i hate the fact that they are ontop of the hood. know what i mean? it kinda messes up the smoothness of the hod and front end.
what messes up the smoothness of the hood is when its smashed against your windshield
Ryan Shissler wrote:yea i have those on my sunfire. These are gonna be on my Talon lol. I like the fact that you can see that the hoods locked but i hate the fact that they are ontop of the hood. know what i mean? it kinda messes up the smoothness of the hod and front end.
better than having the hood fly open at 80mph and causing a lot of damage because you dont want to spend 50 bucks on hood pins.
AWD GS wrote:Ryan Shissler wrote:yea i have those on my sunfire. These are gonna be on my Talon lol. I like the fact that you can see that the hoods locked but i hate the fact that they are ontop of the hood. know what i mean? it kinda messes up the smoothness of the hod and front end.
better than having the hood fly open at 80mph and causing a lot of damage because you dont want to spend 50 bucks on hood pins.
Word. Trust me, when mine blew up, I lost an $800 hood, along with the time/materials I put into making it fit the Silvia headlights, plus paint, plus a $250 windshield, as well as a dented roof that had to be fixed and re-painted.
Alot of money wasted because of a set of crap hood pins
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lol yea you all got a very good point guess i'll be ordering aerocatches later on today lol
eh, never really been a fan of hood pins, I had them on 1 car....But I wouldn't/didn't use the locking ones
most people add them for function, not because they are fans of them
exactly, when i see mine teetering at 45mph it got me worried real fast, if a semi passed me in the opposite direction it would probably snap off...
