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    Hood Pins and CF

    Quick question- it is possible to add hood pins to a Carbon fiber hood that didn't come with them stock, right? Drilling the hood won't damage it or anything? I have one without the pins, but it moves a lot going down the freeway, and it's making me nervous...


    Thanks!
    1992 Prelude S w/swapped H22A
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    Ouch

    so u wanna drill into ur CF hood.

    It can b done, get a hood pin kit and a steady hand when drillin into the CF
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      #3
      Originally posted by benji
      Quick question- it is possible to add hood pins to a Carbon fiber hood that didn't come with them stock, right? Drilling the hood won't damage it or anything? I have one without the pins, but it moves a lot going down the freeway, and it's making me nervous...


      Thanks!
      How do you think the ones with hood pins got them?
      Gary A.K.A. Carter
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        #4
        Originally posted by The G-Man
        How do you think the ones with hood pins got them?

        Good call. I wish I'd thought of it before I re-clear coated it. Now it's all shiny and I'm gonna feel bad messing it up.
        1992 Prelude S w/swapped H22A

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          #5
          Originally posted by benji
          Good call. I wish I'd thought of it before I re-clear coated it. Now it's all shiny and I'm gonna feel bad messing it up.
          Tape the area off where you are going to drill.
          Gary A.K.A. Carter
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            #6
            ^x2

            Take your time and dont drill to close to the edge of the hood, it can crack it.

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              #7
              If your latch works well, you don't need pins. I don't have pins in mine (and I never plan on getting them...) Unless you just want the look...






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                #8
                Not too worried about cracking it... I bought it second hand for my prelude cause I needed a hood, and it was already cracked. It's not too bad, though. I've been running it for 2-3 years now.


                As an aside, I bought the prelude out of a junkyard, it had rear-ended someone else and we had to rebuild the front end. The hood was only $200, so I went for it.
                1992 Prelude S w/swapped H22A

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by deevergote
                  If your latch works well, you don't need pins. I don't have pins in mine (and I never plan on getting them...) Unless you just want the look...

                  It's starting to grow a hairline near the latch, which is part of my concern.
                  1992 Prelude S w/swapped H22A

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                    #10
                    Ah, ok. In that case, pins might be a good idea, or just a new hood!






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                      #11
                      I don't see a problem with drilling a cf hood to install hood pins. I personally think you should for safety issues... such as preventing it from flying off on the fwy.

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                        #12
                        Use a step drill to minimize any cracking.

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                          #13
                          mask it up with tape and have someone with a steady hand do it.

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                            #14
                            yeah...you don't want you hood to open like mine...
                            good thing i was only doing 30MPH....
                            -but after that i did get some CF pins for it...now i can do 80MPH fine...

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                              #15
                              Thanks everyone for your replies! I'll do it while I'm putting in my new h22a
                              1992 Prelude S w/swapped H22A

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