anyone got 'em? whats your take on them?

 

I have them and they are great if you have a fiberglass or other light weight hood. I recommend do not get the ones with the cable. It wears on the paint and has to be replaced from time to time because the protective coating wears off and the ends start to rust.

 

if you need them theres no argument. I needed them so I gots em plus they have a kinda cool factor depending on what ya think about em

 

can you post some pics of them?

 

Here's mine
I can get more pics tomorrow if you want

 

I went with the low-profile hood pins...I like the look, plus no cables to scratch the hood!

 

I would go with this kind if looking into it OP, I went with Aerocatch, and though they are race hood pins and they look nice the setup is ridiculous.

 

While I'm still confused what the hood pins are and what they are for (to hold the hood?!), I wanted to get them anyways because of how it gives the 'race car' look. Do they attach like a magnet or has to be drilled? Still, they look a lot nicer with the cables on them but never thought it'll scratch the hood - something to stay away then, hmm.

 

you can get fake ones that mount with 3m tape but those are cheesy. Real ones require drilling a hole in the hood and in the front clip somewhere to mount the bolt

 

Mount them as far to the outside of the hood as you can.
Don't use cables.

 

Karman, great looking ride!

 

Yeah, I'm a big fan of this style!

As far as mounting them as far out as possible... eh, remember at high speeds the air pressure builds under the hood creating a lot of lift! Depending on the material strength of you hood, you want some support in middle so the uplift doesn't shear the pins right through the side of your hood! The original hood has a latch in the middle. Id suggest putting them towards the side, but not as far out as possible.

I would say no further out than ^^ this on. Maybe slightly more inwards (if you don't have a hood like karman's) like right inside of the headlights.

 

The pin position at this location on the hood is very convenient...this is where it's easy to mount the pin on the radiator support, there is already a hole in that location. Plus, I think it looks good on the hood at that location...but I am biased

 

pins on factory hood = stupid.
pins on aftermarket hood = acceptable.

 

Nice looking car. Love that hood. Color scheme looks killer too!

 

This thread is almost a year old but i am reviving it. I need pins as my hood flares upward a bit out towards the edges at about 140.

Has anyone installed these Aerocatch or similar pins on their cf or fiberglass hood?

http://www.dsgperformance.com/AeroCa...Look-Universal

while they look awesome, there's ALOT involved in the installation, including extensive dremeling. not sure if i am up to that much cutting. I do prefer the type without cables though, to avoid scuffing the leading edge of my hood.

Newer members have any suggestions?

 

I installed the Ring Brothers kit, very easy to install. Only need to drill the center pin hole. The round plate just gets double sided tape to the hood so you don't have the usual three or four small mounting screws and extra holes in the hood. Wires are not required but I wanted that look.

http://ringbrothers.com/2005-2010-mu...n-kit-983.html

 

They are very involved but pretty simple. I have them on my car and the worst part was cutting into the hood and hoping not to dick it up. I would suggest grabbing backing plates if they don't come with the set you get, though I believe they do, should provide extra support underneath.
Here is my write-up http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...-to&highlight=

 

Thanks Brandon. I almost pulled the trigger on a set last night. carbon plus flush. i think i will do it soon. I'll get my body shop to do it though.

Your instructions are very thorough.
No issues with the mechanisms after 2 years??

 

Had one screw come very slightly loose, that's it.