Hood Pins

[S14_kouki504]

Anyone in here use hood pins on a carbon fiber or fiberglass hood? if so what type of hood pins do you use? i have some really cheap looking hood pins that came with my hood. Not sure if i want to use them or not. i am considering buying either aerocatch hood pins or Daystar hood pins.

[Mikester]

I ran hood pins with my CF hood- very handy to keep it from fluttering at higher speeds. Not sure what kind they were... maybe Sparco(?).

If the ones you have look/feel cheap, get a different set. CF/FRP hoods don't weigh shit- the hood pins really don't have to be very strong to do the job- a lor of sets are lightweight aluminum. Also, they don't exert that much pressure on the surface, otherwise it would crack the finish.

[jr_ss]

I like my aerocatch pins, but I have them installed on my factory hood.

[di-devol]

I ran these guys, I liked that I couldn't ever lose the pins haha.

[mr_eh]

aerocatch on a seibon, love em... average idiot wont know to pop em before trying to pull the hood up - extra security.

[S14_kouki504]

Originally Posted by di-devol

I ran these guys, I liked that I couldn't ever lose the pins haha.

yea those look similar to the ones i have now. a buddy of mine has them on his IS300 and he says he doesnt care for them. that they are squeaky.

Originally Posted by mr_eh

aerocatch on a seibon, love em... average idiot wont know to pop em before trying to pull the hood up - extra security.

yea i am thinking about getting the aerocatch with the password jdm plates. not too keen on cutting the hole for them out of my hood though.

[Mikester]

Originally Posted by S14_kouki504

yea those look similar to the ones i have now. a buddy of mine has them on his IS300 and he says he doesnt care for them. that they are squeaky.

Tell your friend to snug them up a bit, clean the posts and add a light film of lithium grease, Vaseline etc to them

Originally Posted by S14_kouki504

yea i am thinking about getting the aerocatch with the password jdm plates. not too keen on cutting the hole for them out of my hood though.

I was worried about fucking up mine too, so I elected to have them professionally installed. Cost me like 80 bucks... But it was better than messing up or having asymmetrical holes on my $800 hood=)

[mr_eh]

the shop that built my car put em in for me as well...

[jr_ss]

It's just measuring and checking your marks. I did mine in my garage over the course of 2 days. I was scared shitless because I didn't want to damage my hood, but they cam out perfect. I think the biggest issue is locating the spot the holes need to be cut on the hood itself once the posts are mounted.

[ShadowMan]

Originally Posted by jr_ss

It's just measuring and checking your marks. I did mine in my garage over the course of 2 days. I was scared shitless because I didn't want to damage my hood, but they cam out perfect. I think the biggest issue is locating the spot the holes need to be cut on the hood itself once the posts are mounted.

I just ended up putting a bit of grease on top of the pins once I had them mounted and slowly closed the hood until it touched the pins. It at least gave me a start point on where to start a small hole to work my way out from.

[Chad4061]

i run the aerocatch on my seibon cf hood. I put grease on the top of the pins as well to get where the center point was and used the stencil they gave with the hood pins and cut the rest out with a dremel...wasn't too bad just take your time. Cutting a hood that you just bought isnt fun but it was worth it in the end...i would definitely recommend them on a cf hood. my hood would rattle up and down at highway speeds before and now doesn't move at all

[Got Insulin?]

Originally Posted by jr_ss

It's just measuring and checking your marks. I did mine in my garage over the course of 2 days. I was scared shitless because I didn't want to damage my hood, but they cam out perfect. I think the biggest issue is locating the spot the holes need to be cut on the hood itself once the posts are mounted.

Bingo. That first cut is really tough, but I used a Dremel and just measured 5 times.

[S14_kouki504]

sorry for the late post but i bought a set of sparco hood pins and put them on. took me a total of 2 days to install them due to bad weather.

[EnemyS15]

Originally Posted by jr_ss

I like my aerocatch pins, but I have them installed on my factory hood.

Did you get the top aero catch or the ones the sit flush (mounted from underneath)?