2005 GT: Hood Pins - Yes or No??

ZenGirl35

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Hi everyone,

My new 2005 GT is on the assembly line as we speak and should be here by the end of the month. I am struggling with trying to decide if I want to have stainless steel hood pins added to the car. Does anyone have suggestions? Would it look too ghetto??

Thanks,
Shannon

PS - I currently own a 2004 GT without hood pins, but thought they might look cool on the 2005. Thoughts??

 

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greenman

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I personally like the hood pins. I prefer the twist caps that were on the Mach 1's. If I can find some in black I'll be buying a pair. Chrome doesn't look to good on the satin silver paint.

 

The Bish

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I a firm believer that you should make your car YOURS but I really don't see the point. Was there ever a purpose for those things?

 

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Ewwwwwwwwwww

 

bleedingvayneAD

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In my opinion

 

cheezsnake

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The Bish said:

I a firm believer that you should make your car YOURS but I really don't see the point. Was there ever a purpose for those things?

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I think they were originally designed for racing, to keep the hood from blowing off the car in case the stock latch failed (or if there wasn't a stock latch).

 

Blk'05

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I think they are a good idea...especially since a lot of people have been complaining that the hood shakes at high speeds...scary if you ask me..

 

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Blk'05 said:

I think they are a good idea...especially since a lot of people have been complaining that the hood shakes at high speeds...scary if you ask me..

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I obviously don't drive an 05, but my hood shakes like crazy at high speeds; it's been that way since i replaced it (long story), but the hood is fully latched. I suppose pins in the hood would look good, but I they aren't necessary on a stock *fully latched hood.. would make a lot more sense on an aftermarket fiberglass hood

 

Svtpilot

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The Bish said:

I a firm believer that you should make your car YOURS but I really don't see the point. Was there ever a purpose for those things?

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Yes they were(and are) used to secure the hoods on race cars. As well street cars like the 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt and the 1965/66 Shelby GT350 Mustang that came from the factory with fiberglass hoods and no latch assemblies.
They serve no purpose beyond apppearence on a car with a latched hood, but like you said"you should make your car YOURS."

 

05SatinSilver

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Personally, I like'm. But, I'm a little bias

http://forums.stangnet.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=32556

http://forums.stangnet.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=32555

Mine are Sumitt Racing Hood Pins.
Dave...

 

ZenGirl35

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They look SO HOT!! Thanks for the pics!!!!

 

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subzero05

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I personally don't care for them on this car too much, but hey go with YOUR choice and enjoy!

 

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-Dan

 

ZenGirl35

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Thanks, Dan! She's SMOKING HOT!! Although I think I prefer the style that Dave has on his 05 Silver Satin and may end up getting those for mine.

 

cheezsnake

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I love the look, but it scares me to death to bore holes in a brand new hood.

 

kevins05v-6

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They do look good, especially on the GTs.

 

BrewTownVert

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05SatinSilver said:

Mine are Sumitt Racing Hood Pins.
Dave...

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Dave,
i really like those. question: torsion pins or hairpin pins? does it really make a difference other than liking the look of one vs. the other?

 

05SatinSilver

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BrewTownVert said:

Dave,
i really like those. question: torsion pins or hairpin pins? does it really make a difference other than liking the look of one vs. the other?

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Nope! It's just the look of the pins you like. The main pin is still the same. I just like the looks of mine, that stand-up and I didn't want to go with cables. You can get the hairpins that lay of their sides from another make too. There are even ones that side in then take a 'u' shape clip too. But, those don't look as good. I wanted more of the classic hood pins.


Dave...

 

SixFivePony

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I'm all for hood pins.

That is, if you need 4 of them to keep your 7lb Carbon Kevlar hood from flying away because it's too weak to use stock hood hinges

 

ZenGirl35

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LOL!!!

PS - I prefer the hairpin style instead of the torsion style (my personal preference) and am going with the Sumitt Racing ones like Dave has.