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I think Dion makes a really good point. Hood pins are safer, and almost like an insurance pollicy for your hood. They arnt necessary, but highly recomended.
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Blah blah blah....just seems like a small pissing contest...lol
Chirs, i know you hate hood pins, so let me give you a little insight......
I have Mikes Fiberglass hood, which is really light compared to stock.
I ahve been consistantly driving it for months now at 80-90+ speeds on a regular basis.
No shake, no rattle, no problems......Hell i even got to 160MPH on 280 and maintained it for 1 minute..(no over heating by the way)...The hood did not pop up.
Chris my sugestion to you, try it out with out the pins, if it shakes or rattles, then i would get the pints...even though you hate them...best bet, try and find pins that match the color of the CF hood....so they don't show up as much.
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Originally posted by ContourSVT98:
Fmr12B- hood pins are not RICE! they existed on classic american cars even before rice cars existed. 
Blah blah blah again....there opinions get over it...no need to start a pissing match about it.
Lupe
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No disrespect here, but I say there's no way you could have gotten to 160 unless it was a steep downhill. We'll just say you were at high speeds.
99 SVTC, T-Red, #652/2760-12.8.1998
Mother#@%@!* did I sound abstract?
I hope it sounded more confusin than that!
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That's why I said it was my belief. It is a pissing contest. It's a matter of opinion. We all have differing opinions. The only consensus here is that we all have Ford Contours.
I use pins for safety. I've seen several cars at my friends shop. If your hood doesn't shake or flutter, great, but mine does, and when I go over to my friends shop, I'll see those smashed windsheilds. My friend will smirk and say "no pins."
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Quote:
The only consensus here is that we all have Ford Contours.
So what it comes down to is cheap insurance...that's all hood pins are.
99 SVTC, T-Red, #652/2760-12.8.1998
Mother#@%@!* did I sound abstract?
I hope it sounded more confusin than that!
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Cheap and ugly insurance. i don't think anyone said they liked the look of hoodpins.
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Ok...I'll be the first then....I like them, they grew on me. It makes the front view a wee bit more aggressive looking. 
99 SVTC, T-Red, #652/2760-12.8.1998
Mother#@%@!* did I sound abstract?
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Carlos is flat out insane and I broke 110mph a few days back at 11am on 101...................
Really? Ya think so?  But in any case, do you still have these hoods howie?
Totally sold out for a 90 GT vert.... 1/4 mile is almost the same as my modded svt w/n2o was...
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you bet  , they are both still up for grabs.
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