Question about hood?

chaderade · Post by **chaderade** » May 30, 2004

okay i have a VIS carbon fiber hood on my 96 lx 4door,and i am havin trouble with my hood latch coming slightly undone at high speeds,i hate hoodpins,but im afraid its my only option,if i do buy them which ones are the best and possibly could i find them in black,gunmetal,or even bronze?

YouTube · Post by **.saint** » May 30, 2004

sparco makes a good hood pin. a latch kind. i personally HATE hoodpins thye look terrible IMO. but if it came down to me needing pins. i think i would get the locking pins that summit racing makes.

TRAVASS · Post by **TRAVASS** » May 31, 2004

i had a cheap set of, like, 3a racing ones on my integra and they worked just fine! silver tho. i liked them because the pins always stayed attatched so you couldnt lose them.

munster · Post by **munster** » May 31, 2004

I have a Vis hood without pins. I don't trust it at highway speeds so I ordered locking pins from Jeg's. They are to be used with the factory latch and only supplement it, but they'll help AND you won't have big ugly pins.

http://www.jegs.com go to the hoods section. They're around $25.

chaderade · Post by **chaderade** » May 31, 2004

well thanks for the input,i may have to buy hood pins ASAP,even though i absolutely hate the look of them,i will soon post pics of my car,i have been a member for abotu 6 months now and it probably would be wise.thanks again.

chaderade · Post by **chaderade** » May 31, 2004

munster wrote:I have a Vis hood without pins. I don't trust it at highway speeds so I ordered locking pins from Jeg's. They are to be used with the factory latch and only supplement it, but they'll help AND you won't have big ugly pins.

http://www.jegs.com go to the hoods section. They're around $25.

Do you by any chance have a picture with them on,i dont really get how they work?

munster · Post by **munster** » May 31, 2004

Merritt's.

They're pretty simple. the post just sticks up through and lock has pins that slide into the post.

Here's the catalog pic...

I'm putting mine in the headlight brace behind the headlights. My latch holds fine. It's the sides behind the headlight that worry me.

chaderade · Post by **chaderade** » May 31, 2004

thanks man,those actuially dont look so bad,man thats one slick ride!keep up the good work!im gonna pick of a pair of those now

Post by **kotomile** » May 31, 2004

MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THE OE LATCH AS WELL. Don't rely on those pins alone to tie down your hood. I know all too well what can happen.

munster · Post by **munster** » June 01, 2004

Yeah. It specifically states that they are to supplement the latch.