still a little dirty but oh well, now all i need is to put on my fenders side skirts , pick a new wing and get a paint job haha Now opinions should i go with Hood pins or no hood pins???

i would go with hood pins. how much was the hood?

It is better to die standing up, than to live on your knees.


1997 GS

no dont go with hood pins it looks good

Man that is a sexy looking hood, very nice car!

cf or fiberglass NEEDS pins. You don't want that hood to fly up and bust your car and cause u to wreck. Shit, alone some of the cases I have seen, the hood flying up and hitting the top can total a car. I have seen tops get busted all to hell from hoods popping up. Pins look a little more aggressive imo, but they may save your car, and I wouldn't want that hood flying off my car. I imagine that set you back a good $600 or so with shipping.

Damn man, your car looks MEAN!

btw is your car black or a dark green? im just wondering cause i wanna see what they look like on black cars. can u get some side shots of it too

That shit is hot... i can't wait till mine comes...........
put the hood pins in..... my boy just got the F&F style CF hood for his supra and didn't put the hood pins in.... lets just say the shop that was working on his engine decided to take it out for a spin and now it's ruined..... 600 bucks down the toliet.... they are just going to take it off the bill for his single turbo upgrade....
Put the pins in...............

ya i think im gonna go with the pins just for safety on the way home i was goin about 100-110 and you could see the hood movin around a little so its prob better to be safe then sorry. I got the hood for $500 from a friend who ordered it and decided he wanted to go for the sleeper look

I was thinkin of putting pins on the outside part in the front

Time to get that front end painted! Looks good though!

haha ya i know i got to get it painted but i have so much more i got to do to it before its ready for paint, like my new fenders the skirts, new wing. Ya im still not sure if i should put the hood pins on i dont know if they would look good

damn, i really like that hood..looks mean. Def go with the hood pins, as it is def safer, and it will look even meaner with them in :thumbsup

the hood looks good on your ride man, im not really a big fan of that hood though, i just really dig the oem style better. your definately going to need hood pins also. other than that you got a tight ride man, and get the front painted and you will bet set!! :thumbsup



96 Talon ESi Mods
apex' dunk exhaust
injen short ram
magnecore 8.5mm wires
front/rear strut tower bars
custom painted interior
carbon fiber hood

Hood pins are a definate. They are not there for looks, they are there for safety. I am sure that you noticed the weight difference in the hoods. If you manage to not shut your hood all they way, on accident of course, the hood can pop up and cause you to wreck. Light weight + wind at ANY speed is bad mmkay. Picture having a hat on forward tight ot your head while running....it stays on. Now, same hat, same speed running, but have it tightened very lightly. It will fly off right there, if not then at the next gust of wind it will. If you would like to risk a broken windshield, smacked up roof, or a missing busted up hood, then.....NO PINS FOR YOU!!! If you would like to rest easy knowing your hood is nestled nicely over your engine all perty n whatnot, then pins are teh winnar! :thumbsup THe choice is yours, either way, that shit is tite yo ;)

mad props on that hood... i wanna trade mines for that style now...

hood pins are, imo, necessary..... figure your drivin 60, and a gust of wind hits u at 40mph, that's 100mph resistance wanting to pull your hood over the car...

now your doin 110 smokin sum POS honduh, and that same 40 mph wind hits u......

in vegas, i seen 80mph gusts, or at least been blown away by em...


worth the ~30 bux and hour to install em....

do it right, and get sparcos the first time...

ya thanks for the advice everyone i think im pretty definate im gonna get hood pins, just for the safety i would hate to have your guys have to say "told ya so" so to avoid any mishaps im gonna go for it thanks alot

thats what we're here for. I would personally just hate to see that beautiful piece of machinary get funked up cuz you didn't think hood pins would look nice. That and to ridicule you if it happened :p.....jus playin ;) Great lookin hood though :thumbsup

Looks very aggressive, looks nice.

p.s. Get hood pins no doubt

I thank that hood looks real good, I am thinking of getting one if the DOT gives me enough money for my misfortune in a construction area... I think hood pins would look good.... either way it looks mighty fine.

at night or even durring the day unless your up close you really cant tell that it is carbon fiber. Having a black car with cf hood its not really easy to tell when i get my color change it will be much more noticable

nothing like beating a dead horse, but GET THE HOOD PINS!! When I had my CF hood that thing would flap like none other in thw wind, and I had hood pins....