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I just received my CF Hood and was wandering if I had to use hood pins or if I could get away with not using them. Dont really want to drill in the new hood.
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it's recommended that you do cause otherwise it may falp/fly up or off during driving, I'd do it if i were you for the insurance and safety.
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i've had my cf on since april and it does have some flop. i want 2 also for safety and insurance but no problems yet .
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I would put em in just to be sure...can never be to safe...but about the drilling always remember....
Measure twice, cut once! and you'll be fine.
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Originally posted by silverfrost99:
I just received my CF Hood and was wandering if I had to use hood pins or if I could get away with not using them. Dont really want to drill in the new hood.
First CF hood on silver frost = 
Second is it a cowl? IF it is, I'd go ahead and get the pins but I've actaully seen a couple with out them. If it OEM style like mine, then you are fine with out them, just modify the latch and you are good to go.
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RawBurt - i am getting a CF1 OEM hood sometime soon: how would you modify the latch?
i would prefer it without pins but if thats what it needs then thats what it will get. how does the pins attach and what does it attach to? just curious...
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Originally posted by 111R:
RawBurt - i am getting a CF1 OEM hood sometime soon: how would you modify the latct?
You need to dremel something on the release latch. The latch on the car. The problem is, the latch on the hood is bigger then the stock one. By dremeling you are able to slide the latch (on car) down. Also when you have it off, stick a couple washers behind it, so it sticks out a little.
Originally posted by 111R:
i would prefer it without pins but if thats what it needs then thats what it will get.
You do not need hoodpins. Just modify the latch correctly and your golden.
Originally posted by 111R:
how does the pins attach and what does it attach to? just curious...
The pins hold the hood on from the rail behind the headlights. This requires drilling through the hood itself, I wouldnt bother unless you have one of those floppy cowls.
If you need pics or any help let me know.
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sure pix would be great! more of a visual learner myself... and no, i dont like the cowl business i want OEM and painted to match body
... so now i have to buy a dremel now? lol i think i used to have one. isnt that the tool thats good for 11,000 different applications that you will never use?
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Maybe you'll get lucky and not need to do any modifications. Just take the hood off, relocate the ground, and then bolt the new hood on. Try to close it and see what happens. It'll probly stick up too high, so you are going to have to lower the latch. Improvize. 
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thanks a bunch RawBurt! pix would be awesome too if you have the time to take some, i still have not seen one on a contour so pictures would be the next best thing to see under bonnet.
thanks!!
btw - have you seen how darn expensive those dremels are??
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camber/plates - cf (yikes!)
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