should i get a CF hood?
Proud Family Sedan
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hey JonHsiung, where did you get your hood locks at? can u post any close up pics of them? i'm getting a cf hood soon and wanted to get the lock instead of pins, but don't know where except ebay.....thanks..
un-Touch'd krew
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From: My own level of hell
Originally posted by ImprtRcr02
My friend got the vis invader hood, he just got it on yesterday so i dont have any pix of it on his car, but this is on a 5g from vis website
I really like that hood... 
My friend got the vis invader hood, he just got it on yesterday so i dont have any pix of it on his car, but this is on a 5g from vis website
I really like that hood...
Get the OEM style hood if you are going to get one. I am getting a Fiber Images CF hood this week and they are pretty good quality...equivilent to VIS and about same cost. I am getting mine for $300 already delivered.
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From: Not so Sunny Cali
Pins are just something to hold the hood down and anyone could remove it (that is if your CF hood doens't have a latch). Hood locks actually lock your hood down so that nobody could open it (as well as keeping the hood from flying up). I've had a VIS CF hood on my car for over a year and I see no need for pins. Others do it for peace of mind, others get locks for security purposes (they don't want stuff under the hood stolen). It is necessary to get locks if your CF hood has no latch and pins are recommended if the hood does have a latch (in case the latch gives out or something).
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Chidori-chan :love:
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From: So Cal
Originally posted by randomtask77
Pins are just something to hold the hood down and anyone could remove it (that is if your CF hood doens't have a latch). Hood locks actually lock your hood down so that nobody could open it (as well as keeping the hood from flying up). I've had a VIS CF hood on my car for over a year and I see no need for pins. Others do it for peace of mind, others get locks for security purposes (they don't want stuff under the hood stolen). It is necessary to get locks if your CF hood has no latch and pins are recommended if the hood does have a latch (in case the latch gives out or something).
Pins are just something to hold the hood down and anyone could remove it (that is if your CF hood doens't have a latch). Hood locks actually lock your hood down so that nobody could open it (as well as keeping the hood from flying up). I've had a VIS CF hood on my car for over a year and I see no need for pins. Others do it for peace of mind, others get locks for security purposes (they don't want stuff under the hood stolen). It is necessary to get locks if your CF hood has no latch and pins are recommended if the hood does have a latch (in case the latch gives out or something).
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From: Not so Sunny Cali
Originally posted by DarkSideAccord
good explaination.. so, if i get a hood with a latch, can i still get the hood lock instead of the hood pins? i hate how the pins looks on the hood. anyone have a pix of the hood locks?
good explaination.. so, if i get a hood with a latch, can i still get the hood lock instead of the hood pins? i hate how the pins looks on the hood. anyone have a pix of the hood locks?
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From: So Cal
Originally posted by randomtask77
Yes you could still install hood locks/pins even if the CF hood has a latch, just make a mental note to self to unlock your hood before you pull on the hood release...
Yes you could still install hood locks/pins even if the CF hood has a latch, just make a mental note to self to unlock your hood before you pull on the hood release...
