Hey -

So I just installed my Vis Slayer CF hood and it seems to lock down real tight
with the OEM hood lock. I've drivin about 50 mi freeway / local roads with no problem. Checked the lock - tight as a drum. Now I know the conventional wisdom (safe bet) and recommendation is to go with hood pins, which I actually have already purchased for install. Thing is .... The virgin hood is awesomely beautiful, and I'm having a hard time justifying drilling through that top grade CF to place the pins.

Summary - does any one have experience running a "high quality" brand CF hood for DD duty without hood pins ? Any horror stories ? I would just appreciate some feedback before I start drilling through this work of art.

Thanks for any info - PAUL.

 

i have a Seibon OEM CF hood with no hood pins.
ive had my hood on for 8 months now and no problems(KNOCK ON WOOD)

 

You should be fine. Unless you go to the track.

Not speaking from experience.





....but this guy knows how it feels.

 

Search for horror stories. There's some around. I recommend hood pins. Better safe then sorry

 

Hey Paul. I am Mike from Maryland. My horror story occurred this past Tuesday. I am driving about 45 MPH and a small piece of brick flies out from a landscaping company's truck and smacks into the front center of my Seibon CF hood. The hood flies open then slams and shatters my sunroof and also into my right forehead. I pulled over bleeding and dazed but was thankful I didn't seriously hurt myself or others for that matter. The G looks pretty f#$%ed up but she's in good hands with Glen (Christian's Auto Body). I am definitely installing the hood pins for the next CF hood...A lesson well learned.

 

 

Did you get the truck?

 

glad your okay!

hit up Nu_Trendz for hood pins

 

I wish I did but wasn't really paying any attention...the truck was about 6-car length in front of me...all I remember was that it was a white truck with white tags but MD and VA both have white tags. It happened so fast, and I blackout for few minutes.

 

Wow. I would be so pissed if that happened to me. I would go FBI mode and hunt down the truck. I wonder if the driver even noticed a brick fall out and hit a car behind him.

 

Wow, good thing you're aight.

 

do it the right way. get hood pins. Aerocatch is always a nice choice.

 

ya. these seibon hoods have latches that literally breaks off sooner or later. i installed aerocatches the first day on my cf hood and i already see the surface of hood latch crumbling/flaking off..im just gonna cut the damn thing off soon.

 

instant weight savings!