Aftermarket hoods getting better?

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95.0Stang

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One reason I have not gotten an aftermarket hood is because a lot of people have said you need hood pins, especially if you go to the drag strip or drive on the highway. That was the story 3-5 years ago when I was looking and I was wondering if things had changed at all? I notice a ton more of you guys with 99-04 cars seem to have hoods now that did not used to.

Any buying advice or safety advice?

Jared

 

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my abc exclusive fits great!!

at the track after i get over 100mph it accually starts to flutter in the center but nothing has ever happened to it......

 

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98COBRA281 said:

at the track after i get over 100mph it accually starts to flutter in the center but nothing has ever happened to it......

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I am worried because the last thing i need is to have a hood fly up and destroy my windshield or cause damage to another car, those are my primary concerns because I know how ticked i would be if someones hood hit me!

Jared

 

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yes, very true. there is a steel plate around the latch with 8 rivits, so i think its pretty strong............

 

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With a fiberglass hood, I would recommend you get hood pins. IMO, its not worth risking the possible damage it could cause if it flys up.

 

deftsound

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Whats wrong with hood pins? I think they look mean! IMO you're begging for trouble if you don't get them....
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deftsound said:

Whats wrong with hood pins? I think they look mean! IMO you're begging for trouble if you don't get them....
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Yours dont have the cables attached...what kind are they?

 

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95.0Stang said:

Yours dont have the cables attached...what kind are they?

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the FRPP ones, i used to have the cheap auto-zone ones on my old 91...bad mistake. The FRPP ones look great and ive had them for 3 years now.

I've got the cables for them but i prefer the look without them..

 

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no hood pins here and many runs over 100mph and some track time

 

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im running a CF 95 cobra r hood...no hood pins....

took a 10 hour road trip with the hood all i got was a little bit of hood shake around 90mph... other than that, perfectly still and ran around 80 the whole time...so as of yet, no hood fly up...just make sure the hood latch area is reinforced...

i figure a 10 hour road trip was a great test for the hood and it passed!

if anything, tape your front end up if you go on a road trip/to the track and run the tape from fender to fender across your hood...problem solved

 

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Night Shifter said:

if anything, tape your front end up if you go on a road trip/to the track and run the tape from fender to fender across your hood...problem solved

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Even Paris wouldn't say "That's Hot!"

Seriously, I have a CF cowl hood (and a CF Mach 1 hood before this one) and while I "should" pin them with the FRPP kit I've had for 3 years, I couldn't be bothered. The only reason is fitment. My hoods both have needed some TLC with the fender placement to get a clean look. I know it's part of an aftermarket setup, but I'm scared to pin one hood and replace it with another and have the pins not 100% centered. Knock on wood I've been ok for 50k +miles without the pins installed. I want to install them, I can weld, I have a welder, I just worry I'll do it and the hood will crack and I'll need a new hood that wont line up the same (blah blah blah)... Just ebcause I've been lucky though, IMO if you can pin it and it's not stock... do it! Seriously if my hood flew up at the track and I killed some ones parent in the other lane I'd probably kill myself afterwards knowing I own the pins and didn't install them.

 

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i just don't know why you would take the risk. I've had my hood fly up on me and its SCARY! on my old 91 i forgot to pin the hood down and 10 mins later the thing flew up and not only did it destroy the hood but it put a big dent above the front window on the roof....its a disaster waiting to happen...

 

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So is Cervinis the only place to buy a factory quality hood? I have heard more good things about them than any other company and that is why I ask. Why are hoods so hard to make fit like factory?

 

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I personally have a cobra R replica hood from cervinis, that thing fits so well. I have gone over 130mph multiple times and had zero issues.

 

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matador91 said:

I personally have a cobra R replica hood from cervinis, that thing fits so well. I have gone over 130mph multiple times and had zero issues.

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thats one sexy fox

 

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thanks bro. I have a lot of time in that turd.

 

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matador91, thats one of the hottest Foxes I have ever seen! love the color, love the hood, and I am really leaning towards a Cervini hood. The fit and finish of their hoods seem to be far and above the rest on a CONSISTENT basis.

 

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had a cervini's mach 1 ramair hood on my fox and it never gave me 1 issue the 11 years i had it. It had seen many, many 100+mph runs even a good 120 run for 30 some minutes ( ya i was dumb when i was young)

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ive got a cervinis on my car and knock on wood its been fine with multiple runs over 100mph. no hood pins btw

 

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The 00R hood on my old car saw many 130+ highway runs with no problems. HO Fibertrends FTW