Hood pin Apperance kit.. AM

steveb24

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Im thinkin about buying the hood pins on americanmuscle.com.. the appearance ones. is there anything i would need to know about installing them? just line em up and press down? or is there something else.. discuss

 

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Don't do it.

 

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san~man said:

Don't do it.

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Hey.... slow down there! I'm trying to write all that down.

 

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why not? looks or just the fact that their fake..

 

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both are pretty good reasons to me.

 

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Werd, if you're gonna do it, just get the real thing.

 

steveb24

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well the real thing costs $$. idk.. im thinkin about it, they look pretty cool imo

 

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real only!!!!

 

HoustonGT

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Wheres a good spot to get some good ones? My fiberglass Cobra R hood moves around too much for my taste, even though it stayed on easy at 150+

 

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If you like them, then go for it. Its your car afterall.

I personally thing hoodpins real or fake look bad, but whatever floats your boat.

 

steveb24

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yup.. but i always take my familys opinion into account

 

1low03gt

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Ever see a hood fly open at high speed,i have,not my ride,but someone elses.That is a good enough reason for me.I haven't done it yet,but i'm still debating before i screw my stangs,cowl,windshield,and front portion of the roof.
It really isn't a bad investment with the aftermarket hoods.

 

steveb24

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well my hood isnt aftermarket.. and yes ive been in a car where the hood flew open. 83 gti, pos. not the reason id get them tho, i have confidence in the stock latch. ive hit 140 with no probs.. and i wolnt be doing that again for a long time anyways

 

ADRENLN

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yea, i scared the hood might come up too. ive had a real set sitting in my closet for 2 urs now. i just have to get them installed. i like the look of NO hood pins the best, but hood pins look ok on certain cars.

 

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hood pins expensive? theyre frigging 40$ for the ones i have off of mustangsunlimited.

and the stock hood is fiberglass, and the latch area is a metal flange thats just attached to the fiberglass. have you ever driven at 100mph doing upwind? seriously about 1/2" of hood travel from the wind, first thing i did when i got home was get pins, and that was before the whole eleanor theme.

as for using fake ones, no. if youre gonna **** up your hood(well, at least the paint), might as well do it right and **** it up for a good reason.

 

1low03gt

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steveb24 said:

well my hood isnt aftermarket.. and yes ive been in a car where the hood flew open. 83 gti, pos. not the reason id get them tho, i have confidence in the stock latch. ive hit 140 with no probs.. and i wolnt be doing that again for a long time anyways

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LOL,my post wasn't directed to you,i was basically replying back to the main topic/conversation.

 

steveb24

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idk.. we'll see. i gotta see some more pics of stangs w/ them first.

 

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If the car is done right, I think the look pretty cool. FRPP I believe makes a good set. Check out Summit, they should have some.


Here you go. 6 come up on Summits site when I searched "hood pins", most exspensive one $25.00.

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?Ntk=KeywordSearch&DDS=1&Ntt=hood+pins&searchinresults=false&N=+115

 

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Anyone got pics of hood pins? I had a hood on a camry fly up on me on the freeway...absolutely nuts, just like the movies. BOOM, its up, then clink, its gone...never want to go through that again. I hate how much my hood moves, the damn scoop has to be the culprit.

 

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These are the only hood pins I will ever buy. Sooo sexy.

http://www.aerocatch.com/automotive-home.html