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12-25-2014, 08:03 PM
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Question about CF Hoods...
My wife got me a Seibon VS carbon fiber hood for Christmas. Has anyone had any issues with not having hood pins? Should I get pins for safety?
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12-25-2014, 08:32 PM
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You should be fine, from what I heard, there isn't a huge difference in weight savings compared to OEM hood
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12-25-2014, 08:36 PM
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No, I was more concerned with the latch not being sufficient to hold it down or not fitting 100% oem and blowing off. I do have the grimmspeed gas struts on it as well.
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Hood pins are highly recommended. I have the Seibon DV and before I got the aerocatch fasteners, you could see how the hood started vibrating and wanted to lift above ~80MPH (on a non windy day, now imagine driving straight against strong winds..)
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12-28-2014, 01:23 AM
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Maybe those hood pins would give you an extra .2mph down the straight!
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12-28-2014, 02:07 AM
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Hood pins are a must. Anyone who runs without pins is a fool.
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