Hood Pins on Carbon Fiber hood?

pjourney · 11-08-2014, 01:24 PM

I am ordering a Seibon or VIS carbon fiber hood for my e90 325i next week and am concerned as to whether or not I should include hood pins with the new lighter weight hood. The site I am purchasing the hood from(who also sells the hood pins) highly recommends including hood pins on any after market hood. However nearly ever build I have seen with bmw carbon fiber hoods do not include hood pins in their builds. What is the forum's opinion on including hood pins as a necessary safety feature on carbon fiber hoods?

TheYuriPanda · 11-08-2014, 01:32 PM

That's new, haven't seen people with carbon fiber hoods on a bimmer. Unless it's a track car, personally never saw the point in dropping 2k on a hood that'll make a luxury car look tacky. Personal opinion though.

pjourney · 11-08-2014, 02:17 PM

The hood I'm looking at is a wet carbon hood and its around $650 versus having my current hood repainted for $1200 from the scam shop body shops here in my town.

Dreezyjuice08 · 04-26-2017, 06:24 PM

This guy just did everything in his power to hate on your hood choice lol didn't even try to awnser . Anywho two years later I'm wondering about options other than hood pins

Tim603 · 04-28-2017, 04:15 PM

For the tread revivalist, pins are actually not necessary on our cars since we have 3 hood connection points (1 latch, 2 support latches).

Cars that only have 1 latch def need hood pins w/ the lighter weight cf hood but our cars are fine without. Ask me how I know? I ran a cf hood for a couple years and it worked great! I will be getting another soon.

Dreezyjuice08 · 04-29-2017, 03:38 PM

Wow! Thanks for the information! Don't like the look of the hood pins

justpete · 04-29-2017, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreezyjuice08

This guy just did everything in his power to hate on your hood choice lol didn't even try to awnser . Anywho two years later I'm wondering about options other than hood pins

Aerocatches with impact cages. Installed on my car with a Seibon OEM CF hood.

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///Mthr33 · 08-03-2017, 01:05 PM

What color is your car Justpete? Looks really good. I, like op am replacing my hood with CF since its cheaper. So the Pin set was not necessary? Im debating getting them, but they look pretty cool on your car!

11-08-2014, 01:24 PM	#1
pjourney New Member 3 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 325i e90 2006 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Pensacola, Fl. iTrader: (0)	Hood Pins on Carbon Fiber hood? I am ordering a Seibon or VIS carbon fiber hood for my e90 325i next week and am concerned as to whether or not I should include hood pins with the new lighter weight hood. The site I am purchasing the hood from(who also sells the hood pins) highly recommends including hood pins on any after market hood. However nearly ever build I have seen with bmw carbon fiber hoods do not include hood pins in their builds. What is the forum's opinion on including hood pins as a necessary safety feature on carbon fiber hoods?
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TheYuriPanda First Lieutenant 74 Rep 390 Posts Drives: 335i XDrive E90 2010 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	That's new, haven't seen people with carbon fiber hoods on a bimmer. Unless it's a track car, personally never saw the point in dropping 2k on a hood that'll make a luxury car look tacky. Personal opinion though. __________________ My Build Thread: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...8#post16918878
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pjourney New Member 3 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 325i e90 2006 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Pensacola, Fl. iTrader: (0)	cost effective The hood I'm looking at is a wet carbon hood and its around $650 versus having my current hood repainted for $1200 from the scam shop body shops here in my town.
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Dreezyjuice08 Enlisted Member 6 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 335i Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Ventura county iTrader: (0)	This guy just did everything in his power to hate on your hood choice lol didn't even try to awnser . Anywho two years later I'm wondering about options other than hood pins
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Tim603 Colonel 483 Rep 2,283 Posts Drives: 2007 335i E90 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: North Canton, OH iTrader: (8) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	For the tread revivalist, pins are actually not necessary on our cars since we have 3 hood connection points (1 latch, 2 support latches). Cars that only have 1 latch def need hood pins w/ the lighter weight cf hood but our cars are fine without. Ask me how I know? I ran a cf hood for a couple years and it worked great! I will be getting another soon. __________________ Build Thread
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04-29-2017, 03:38 PM	#6
Dreezyjuice08 Enlisted Member 6 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 335i Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Ventura county iTrader: (0)	Wow! Thanks for the information! Don't like the look of the hood pins
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///Mthr33 New Member 3 Rep 14 Posts Drives: 2008 e90 335i Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	What color is your car Justpete? Looks really good. I, like op am replacing my hood with CF since its cheaper. So the Pin set was not necessary? Im debating getting them, but they look pretty cool on your car!
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