Hood pins

[Fastlane051]

Stupid question...what do hood pins do?
What purpose ddo they serve?

[krawzyazn]

they are for looks they dont do anything at all gives it a RACER look

[ThatVietGuy]

They hold down your hood to prevent it from flying open and slamming into the windshield (typically used with carbon fiber hoods)

[ThatVietGuy]

they are for looks they dont do anything at all gives it a RACER look

Especially with those douchebags that have a stock hood that's painted black

[anttarz]

most what u see on the road with hood pins is for looks. An actual "track" or race car has them for simplicity and to drop a little weight.

[woa_its_j3ff]

dude. you dont need a cf hood. maybe paint it purple though to match your engine and your neon theme.

[Eye8Pussies]

for when your stock latch doesn't work properly and you're too cheap to pay 100bucks for a damn latch...such as in my case... :p

[Fastlane051]

dude. you dont need a cf hood. maybe paint it purple though to match your engine and your neon theme.

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[Fastlane051]

dude. you dont need a cf hood. maybe paint it purple though to match your engine and your neon theme.

OK DUDE WHAT THE HELL SERIOUSLY?! ALL I ASKED WHAT WHAT A HOOD PIN WAS! HOW DO U EXPECT MONEY FOR GAUGES WHEN I THINK U HATE ME #1? AND #2 WHAT DID I DO TO U?
I saw them on a damn mustang that look awsum and thatrs why i asked.

[Fastlane051]

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[RichD978]

dude. you dont need a cf hood. maybe paint it purple though to match your engine and your neon theme.

OK DUDE WHAT THE HELL SERIOUSLY?! ALL I ASKED WHAT WHAT A HOOD PIN WAS! HOW DO U EXPECT MONEY FOR GAUGES WHEN I THINK U HATE ME #1? AND #2 WHAT DID I DO TO U?
I saw them on a damn mustang that look awsum and thatrs why i asked.

you're buying him gauges? i used to have gauges they're ugly as heck and gives the solara a ricer look but if you're buying him stuff i'll take some new brake pads

[woa_its_j3ff]

dude. you dont need a cf hood. maybe paint it purple though to match your engine and your neon theme.

OK DUDE WHAT THE HELL SERIOUSLY?! ALL I ASKED WHAT WHAT A HOOD PIN WAS! HOW DO U EXPECT MONEY FOR GAUGES WHEN I THINK U HATE ME #1? AND #2 WHAT DID I DO TO U?
I saw them on a damn mustang that look awsum and thatrs why i asked.

lol i dont hate you man. im just messin with you. but seriously if you want a cf hood or hood pins go for it, but i dont think it's necesarrily a must have , you can save that money for something better.

[Yanks0114]

Lets keep this one on topic guys. He didn't ask if people like carbon fiber hoods or not, he asked what are hood pins.

Hood pins are generally used for carbon fiber hoods. The carbon fiber can separate from the skeleton (where the latch attachs) and end up flying through a windshield (ask IcrazychrisI). Hood pins go through the top of the hood and bolt into the frame providing an extra level of support.

They are not fool proof - I'm pretty sure Paladin06Greg had his hood snap even with pins.

[Fastlane051]

dude. you dont need a cf hood. maybe paint it purple though to match your engine and your neon theme.

OK DUDE WHAT THE HELL SERIOUSLY?! ALL I ASKED WHAT WHAT A HOOD PIN WAS! HOW DO U EXPECT MONEY FOR GAUGES WHEN I THINK U HATE ME #1? AND #2 WHAT DID I DO TO U?
I saw them on a damn mustang that look awsum and thatrs why i asked.

lol i dont hate you man. im just messin with you. but seriously if you want a cf hood or hood pins go for it, but i dont think it's necesarrily a must have , you can save that money for something better.

LOL well sorry about that then...no i really wasnt going to buy them. I just noticed them before and I figured they were for keeping the hood down going at high speeds and I was just making sure.
Curiosity was all it was *

[woa_its_j3ff]

^ no worries about it man, i was actually wanting a CF hood back the, but my car sure as heck aint no track car. so... lol