Originally posted by willmayo
the reason you need hoodpins is because the skelaton of the hood (which the latch is attached to) is GLUED (yes, with glue) to the top carbon fiber section. this glue overtime can seperate, thus top part of hood destroys your car while the skelaton stays latched on. stupidass, save your 500$ investment and get hoodpins.

the smartness imo :) This is what i was gonna say basically, the latch can fit tight and the glue can give out or something. So i will be the 800th person to say get hood pins. If you don't care if you car gets wrecked than fine, but when the hood flies off and hits someone else's car or something than you will regret it imo. i will also agree go for some new rims/tires. :)