hood pins? yes/no

[m3f_IIrjII_d3ff03939b]

Pins, schmins. You don't need no stinking pins. If your latch is secure its not going to come off. The pins are astetic <sp> and for peace of mind



Peace of mind is all worth the price or whatever you have to go through when you put the pins in. I know that I would rather have piece of mind than to be sorry.

[m3f_bandpfan]

My second car was a '69 Z28 that I bought from a guy that had had his carburetor ripped off, so he had installed hood locks. They were installed where hood pins go, except that instead of having pins coming up through the hood, lock cylinders flush with the hood went down through chrome discs into fittings attached to the radiator brace. To open the hood, you had to use a key to remove the cylinders first. What I liked about them was that they were very tasteful, very functional, and cool to someone who knew what they were. If they still make them, they are offer a good combination of functionality and taste.

[m3f_IIrjII_d3ff03939b]

Sorry for bringing up an old post, but does anyone know where to get this hood lock that bandpfan is talking about. I am curious to see what they look like.

[m3f_Angella_c036ec6b5f]

I also only like the cf hoods on the black cars... unless you can get the silver cf on a silver car? that'd be ok... I guess...



I don't like the look on hood pins, they are fine on a jeep, but not on a bimmer.



sorry, I guess I didn't see this post back then : ):roll:

[m3f_IIrjII_d3ff03939b]

Well, I plan on painting the carbon fiber hood to match the car. I don't care too much for the look of carbon fiber on a silver car either, I'm just doing it for the weight savings.

Is there another way to keep the hood down without hood pins, other than the factory latch? And is tasteful to the eye.

[m3f_95RogueM3]

Originally posted by IIrjII

I'm just doing it for the weight savings.





Then don't do it. You are going to save something like 35-40 pounds. There is almost no way you will notice the difference. If you are doing it for cosmetic reasons that is one things, but if your car is totally stock (with the contours which weigh like 24lbs a piece) there is no point in cutting weight that way. This is my opinion but think twice before paying hundreds of dollars for an unnoticeable weight reduction.



-Richard

[m3f_PurpleM3Pursuit]

Originally posted by 95 dinan m3





Then don't do it. You are going to save something like 35-40 pounds. There is almost no way you will notice the difference. If you are doing it for cosmetic reasons that is one things, but if your car is totally stock (with the contours which weigh like 24lbs a piece) there is no point in cutting weight that way. This is my opinion but think twice before paying hundreds of dollars for an unnoticeable weight reduction.



-Richard



i wouldn't say its a bad way to cut weight.. but there are other things u can do first.. being contours.. get some new rims.. RKII's or something like that.. also.. take out ur spare and throw in a can of fix o flat.. change exhausts.. etc.. u get the pt.. dumping the stock exhaust for a new one will save around 25lbs.. the wheels will save around 25 or so lbs.. and the spare in the trunk.. well.. that speaks for itself.. i would do these and then get CF hood.. just my opinion.. but yes u will begin to notice a difference in the weight.. u will feel it in the handling.. but u are giong to have to do a significant reduciton to notice it..

[m3f_95RogueM3]

Originally posted by Purple99M3





i wouldn't say its a bad way to cut weight.. but there are other things u can do first.. being contours.. get some new rims.. RKII's or something like that.. also.. take out ur spare and throw in a can of fix o flat.. change exhausts.. etc.. u get the pt.. dumping the stock exhaust for a new one will save around 25lbs.. the wheels will save around 25 or so lbs.. and the spare in the trunk.. well.. that speaks for itself.. i would do these and then get CF hood.. just my opinion.. but yes u will begin to notice a difference in the weight.. u will feel it in the handling.. but u are giong to have to do a significant reduciton to notice it..



Purple said it better than i did..what i was trying to say is that you need to do lots of reduction to feel it and there are better places to start with reduction than the hood.



-Richard

[m3f_IIrjII_d3ff03939b]

I was involved in accident and the hood was damaged. I would stay with stock, but since the hood was being replaced, I thought that I might as well get the cf hood.

But thanks for the advice.