Carbon fiber hood

[Alex13mod]

Same here no need for Hood Pins, I have a OEM Style Carbon Fiber Hood as-well and no issues at all. No pop ups and its firm.

[CyborgGT]

I've read of too many people having their loops break, resulting in the hood flipping back and smashing the windshield (and sometimes even denting the metal frame!). I'm getting pins when I go cf, just to be safe. To me it's worth the investment, and the aero-style pins don't look bad.

[GHOST 2.2]

i just used hood pins because i didn't want to take the risk when i had a cf hood. the only bitch part about them is when you need to pop your hood, you have to unlatch the hood first from the pins or the lock, then pull the trigger in the cabin.

[Wickit]

I'm using hood pins only, no latch. I barely got it latched on just to get home from picking it up in LA. Seemed secure even at high speeds, if you CAN use the latch and pins then do it. IMO pins give it more of an aggressive look, while no pins make it looks clean and sleek. They're not necessary but it's good for extra safety.

[CyborgGT]

Ghost, just ditch the stock latch. Half the point of pins is ease of access, so when you're at the track or a show it's a simple *yoink* of the pins and, presto-chango, quick access to your engine. Call me lazy, but I find it so tedious to have to go into the car, pull the latch, then walk back around to the front where you were talking to your buddies to undo the latch.

On a slightly random note, I was Googling into locking pins and came across some doof on a Mustang forum (go figure... I love 'Stangs to death but the owners are such airheads) who spent a whopping 25 dollars on hood pins, they snapped in a street race and his hood flew across traffic or something like that, so he went on the forums warning everyone to not buy locking pins. This is not the kind of thing you want to cheap out on, guys!