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Old Apr 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 Apr 25, 2012 | 08:37 AM
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Flush mount
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 08:42 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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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 08:46 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!
Looks like a band-aid decal of somesort
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 09:56 AM
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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 Apr 25, 2012 | 10:22 AM
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Fake stick on ones
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Old Apr 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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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 03:56 PM
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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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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 06:42 PM
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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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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 07:04 PM
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u only really need hood pins on a real cf hood
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Old Apr 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 Apr 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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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 10:19 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 10:24 PM
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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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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 10:28 PM
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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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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 10:34 PM
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looks great!
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 10:35 PM
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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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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 10:52 PM
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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
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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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 10:53 PM
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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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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 10:56 PM
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i heard about those. are they hard to install though?
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 10:59 PM
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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 Apr 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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