hood pins

[916Topherv6]

alright guys, i was thinkin about puttin hood pins on my car, mostly for looks. i have a cowl hood, what do yall think, good idea or bad

[Ike]

bad

[nikon]

I agree, keep it smooth, unless you absolutley HAVE to put hood pins, dont do it

[DarkEcho]

TRUST me.... i did it once.... biggest mistake of my life... i forgot to put them back in and one morning whilst going 65 on the highway, WHAM-SMASH-EERRRRRRRRRRRRTTT!!!-sizzle........

yeah just like the movies...my windshield was totally busted and my hood was a goner...i have that incident to thank for being forced to buy my new fiberglass superhawk hood, but still... very bad, i was lucky to avoide frame damage and... it really didnt look very good either... also, your hood will probably look somewhat out of alignment because its not latching down and being forced into place. so all in all i think its a stupid idea.. of course it was totally my fault for forgetting them (after applying zaino and all that) but its just setting yourself up for a big pain and you might get frame damage and stuff where it will cost your... overall that incident cost me 500 for the new hood and like 200 for the windshield repair... not bad... my windshield wipers are kinda jacked up too but oh well... ill put my stockers back on everntually....

heres a pic

http://home.att.net/~darkecho/scan0002.jpg

and from the inside

http://home.att.net/~darkecho/scan0003.jpg


(my interior is no longer gay either...lol everything has returned to stock with the exception of some brushed aluminum accents, no longer cheap looking and the paint doesnt come off on your hands haha...


hood pins = suck

[hockeyman]

I get sick even looking at those pics^^^!

[DarkEcho]

yeah that was a sad day... when i pulled off to the side and got out to realize that i had f***ed myself, a dude who was in the oncoming lane, (probably freaking out still because i could have drove right into him, being totally blind with my hood in my face,) said.... well at least the hood is shiney.... it was true, i had taken the pins off to zaino the hood... damn me. DAMN ME but oh well i have my new hood, soon to be painted so all is well.
-Hawk

[97chevycamaro]

autozone sells fake ones for like $8, Think about it 2fast2furiousness is only $8 away

[BLLDOGG]

Originally posted by 97chevycamaro:
autozone sells fake ones for like $8, Think about it 2fast2furiousness is only $8 away

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i was thinking the same thing. get something fake

[KBeezy]

uhm. Theres part of a reason your hood never looked closed - it never was! You had them WAY to f'n high!


Hoodpins are more of a need thing than a look thing - but if you want them then go ahead.

[Loochy88]

unless your car is moe than 30 years old, hoodpins are not attractive.