Feng Houzi

I really really love the look of pins... i want them, however, my hood is already a painin the neck to close... i have to drop it from about 2 feet and push ever so lightly so as not to dent it and even that method takes a few attempts... are the pins going to slide right in the holesor hit the hood and dent something? i guess the lining up and drilling is on me, but does the hood flex enough to get the holes out of alignment? Has anyone run into this problem?

BimmerTang

Do like I did on Saturday...GO FAKE...no worries about rust, alignment, fit and finish...and if you change your mind, you just take them off.

My car is 2 months old and I wans't sold on the idea of drilling my hood....I like them and I've had a number of very positive comments.

I like my hood pins like my women---flashy and fake and good looking on the hood

Jon

157dB

They are all like that. Hard to close.
Hood flexing enough to mis-align the
pins and cause damage? I dont think
this is possable unless your hinge bolts
are loose or missing.

PROMETHEUS PRIME

I close my hood gently. Its clicks on the secondary latch and then I just push in the middle for the main latch to close. I've never had to draop mine. Before or after the hood swap.

MrSandman

I would just go for the fake ones.. since you don't have a fiberglass hood.. or reach speeds exceeding the limits of your car.. even real ones are "fake" since they are not needed.. and are just for looks.

White05GT

I try to avoid piddle whenever possible lol[sm=roll.gif]

Feng Houzi

so you are saying that the pins will slide through every single time unscathed by the thin metal sheet falling around them? I don't see it... not that my hood flexes or bends, but even if the holes are a little bit off... BAM!!! something will get bent/dented/hurt...

As for the fake ones... I can't stand fake crap... the scoops that come stock... or the fake scoops behind the door... spoiler on the deck...(yes i have one, once iget money it will be gone)yuck... so real for me or nothing!

banka87

Where did you pick up the fake hood pins?

BimmerTang

I bought mine through American Muscle, last week
They arrived in 3 days and I put them on Saturday

TWO THUMBS UP