Are Hood Pins Necessary With a Carbon Fiber Hood?

[Rush]

I had my Gemini Composites reverse cowl hood on for .. however many years, and never used hood pins. I did get some mild fluttering when I would go above 85mph .. but think of it this way ..

How often do you go above 85mph? If you're driving around on the highway doing 90mph all the time, you're going to die in a nasty high speed collision sooner or later. Or lose your license after you get pulled over for speeding enough times.

 

[terbow]

Adding the front weather strip helps as well. It stops the air from getting under the hood.

 

[dmention7]

Good call. I keep meaning to hunt down a replacement since I forgot to remove it from my stock hood before I got rid of it.

 

[We Are Ninja]

Adding the front weather strip helps as well. It stops the air from getting under the hood.

I've still got my stocker, I'll try that as well.

 

[Outlawstar98]

I had my Gemini Composites reverse cowl hood on for .. however many years, and never used hood pins. I did get some mild fluttering when I would go above 85mph .. but think of it this way ..

How often do you go above 85mph? If you're driving around on the highway doing 90mph all the time, you're going to die in a nasty high speed collision sooner or later. Or lose your license after you get pulled over for speeding enough times.

*looks around*


What? I didn't get my license taking away yet..... LOL. They did get me going 42 in a 25.... Its on a straight road, no houses, thats only .2 miles long that connects a 40 MPH to another 40 MPH road... It was BS, Theres no reason why that road is sooo slow


Anyways, I Like the look of hood pins

 

[We Are Ninja]

...How often do you go above 85mph? If you're driving around on the highway doing 90mph all the time, you're going to die in a nasty high speed collision sooner or later. Or lose your license after you get pulled over for speeding enough times.

There's a trip I make into an adjoining city every weekend, and on that particular freeway, 85-90 is the median speed. To the point that I'm changing lanes to let even faster drivers pass...

 

[LinuxRacr]

When I get money, I'm investing in these hood pins.