WARNING: For CF Hood Owners

[WormGod]

Most hood pins are universal and pretty much idiot-proof for installation. Check here for a good set that I've had some experience with: Captive Hood Pins.


You can mount them just at the leading edge for additional retention, or use four at the corners by ditching the stock hinges and hood latch for a completely removable hood. I did that with one of my competition Fiat Spiders and found it to be a real pain always looking for somewhere to put the hood though. Although it sure did make getting at the engine much easier!

Getting set to do this C/F hood and looked into these pins. I'll be damned if I cant find anything but Redf or Blue ones though. Anyone happen to know where I can nab these in black or silver? My hunt continues.

[Joe_Black]

Great place to get race parts: Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies

[TDAWG]

I picked-up a set of the locking hood pins at pep boys. They are in the performance section. I installed them on a friends Lancer that he races and so far so good.

[WormGod]

Thanks Joe, just ordered a set. Hope to have this bad boy all set up within a couple of weeks. I am getting REALLY antsy.

[WormGod]

Got my pins in the mail today. Very solid design and quite good looking. A little worried about how long before they begin to show rust, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it. Hopefully, this weekend or sometime this week (if work allows), I am gonna start drilling the holes for the insert mounts, hood pins, and scoop induction and then get it mounted on the VX. I am SO looking forward to it now.

[MZ-N10]

hte pins shouldnt rust...arent they coated with some rust proof coatin? or aluminum?
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OldBustyMilf

[WormGod]

Don't know. The packaging if these things was about as ghetto as you could get. The quality looks pretty generic hardware store-esque, but the design looks like it is quite the product to use for it's purpose. We shall see.