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Old 04-25-2012, 08:25 AM
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New cf hood installed. comments?
i finally have my cf invador 2 hood on my car. what kind of hood pins should i get?


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Old 04-25-2012, 08:37 AM
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I think theres a little too much going on there. whats the lower black stripe?

edit: whoops that looks like tape on the lip!
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I think theres a little too much going on there. whats the lower black stripe?

edit: whoops that looks like tape on the lip!
Looks like a band-aid decal of somesort
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meh no need for hood pins. mines held on fine for 4+ years and have brought it up to 140 on many occaisons
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Old 04-25-2012, 03:52 PM
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haha yeah thats a band aid lol i dont really really know why its on there lol it just is. so the hood should hold fine? cause i wanted hood pins for extra insurance lol but ile try it without for awhile
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Like the look of the combination of the hood/stripes. im not a fan of the headlights with the led's on any car. id get some black housing headlights or retros
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I didnt have any pins on mine and used to race it and had it up to 140mph a few times as well. No issues at all
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u only really need hood pins on a real cf hood
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Old 04-25-2012, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by GRok25
Like the look of the combination of the hood/stripes. im not a fan of the headlights with the led's on any car. id get some black housing headlights or retros
im currently looking for some stock headlights to do retros cause im not a fan of these headlights either. they are impossible to adjust correctly cause i have to take the whole assy out to adjust the screws lol
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Old 04-25-2012, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by NWAE Cobalt
I didnt have any pins on mine and used to race it and had it up to 140mph a few times as well. No issues at all
i remember racing your balt at the track in kent. so i remember your hood lol
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haha i have aerocatch on mine and there awesome! **** the old style/ricer pins they suck but seriously if your not racing/driving at 120 daily you dont need them



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i love ur pins mike! do u have any trouble with not having ur front plate on, like getting pulled over?
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looks great!
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I have some Stock Headlights..perfect shape...was gonna use the lenses on the ones I have now..(both sides on are scrathed
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Originally Posted by Sir_Hiro
I have some Stock Headlights..perfect shape...was gonna use the lenses on the ones I have now..(both sides on are scrathed
are you selling them?

and the reason i need hood pins is cause im roadtripping from texas back to washington state. the wind is nuts by wyoming and kansas. i dont want my hood getting ripped off.
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Aerodynamic panel fasteners from Aerocatch

and nope cause i only take my front plate off at the track and car shows lol
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i heard about those. are they hard to install though?
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haha yup profesional bodyshop recomended you have to cut into your cf hood lol only charged me $80 tho and they look/work great and even have a locking version too
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Old 04-25-2012, 11:04 PM
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damm lol alright i should have known that lol well i do like those one cause they are flush.
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