[Steeles]

put the drill in reverse and go slow. you basically want to "BURN" through to keep the hole from looking all ragged and frayed. yes mount the pins first put tape on the top of them and lower the hood drill through the tape. drill from bottomup with the drill in reverse.

P.S. go with the sparco dont get those flat locking things. they are pure crap.

and make sure you line the hood up correctly on the car before installing the hood pins.