as far as i know, no diy for this. so im making one.

hood pins are made by and from aerocatch. they are the carbon fiber look, locking plus flush hood pins.

now for this u will need:
-drill bits from 1/8" all the way up to about 5/8". (and or a uni bit (do not use uni bit on cf hood, it will start the rip the hood instead of cutting it))
-dermal
-safety glasses or face shield (optional but highly recommended)
-some sort of mask (optional but recommended)
-some sort of die, i used red lock tight.
-tape measure
-painters tape (optional but highly recommended)
-sand paper (80-120 grit (one of those or something in between) paper)
-allen keys
-screw drivers
-marker or pencil
will update with more tools as the project moves along

get started with the pics and steps

the kit


1.put the painters tape on the hood to reduce scratching

2.measure and mark the hole on the bulk head to where u want the hood pin to sit.


3.start drilling with a small bit (1/8") aka making a pilot hole.
then start moving up with the bits or use a uni bit. made mine 7/16" (some free play)


4.test fit rod.

5.now, mark the top of the rod. i used red thread sealant and it worked out great.


6.find the mark on the hood


7.drill a small pilot hole on the hood (this was hard for me to do, bc i love the hood so much)


8.i went up the drill bits by a (1/8" each bit). if u go up to fast the bit will catch and could crack the cf hood. do this slowly and with the weight of the drill.


9. insert rod and close hood slowly


10 (optional) i cut some of the fg on the bottom so the rubber stopper has more contact area


gonna finish up tomorrow. thats when the major cutting on the hood happens.

 

Damn, talk about slow work! That could end up messy if you went too quick! Great work so far! Awesome to see a thread started with pics to back it up right away!

 

i dont want to mess up the hood or have anyone messing up their hood following my directions.

 

Yeah your def helpig people out. Espeically if you are the first to do it on the CF hood. Thats a lotta $$ to invest then mess something up. Good luck and keep up the good work.

Hope to see the car Sat man! Stoked!

 

maybe a dumb question.. but do u really need hood pins? did u have problems with ur hood while drivin high speeds?

 

At around 900+mph the corners of the hood on the front start to wobble a bit. And it looks cool

 

Carbon fiber hoods are generally known for having poor hood latches. In many cases the latches don't hold and the hood either flys off or it flips up and smashes the windshield. Because of this many people install hood pins. Some CF hoods don't even come with latches and require the use of hood pins.

 

Wow you must be running what three, four Vtecs?

 

My bad. 90+ mph

 

Be VERY careful dremelling out the rest of the hood.

 

That's the part I'm scarred of. And why I left it for today

 

finished up today. still have to cut the bulk head cover so it matches up.

extra tool
roto zip- made cutting the hood so much neater and faster and easier
wenchs or sockets with ratchet


11.place hood pin where u want it and trace around it (the smaller part, not the outside)


12.traced


13. i used my roto zip to cut the hole, makes it easy and fast. cut the hole smaller than what u want it to be then make necessary cuts until it fits snugly

dont forget about the under side of the hood


14.test fit latch


15. drill the mounting holes (start small and work your way up the bits by 1/8" increments)


16. for the bottom side u will need to make the holes bigger so a socket can fit in, i used my roto zip. was easy, accurate, and fast


17.peel off the tape and inspect work



18.tighten with the supplied allen key bolts and nylon locking washers


18.makes sure it operates freely


19. close hood to make sure pin slides in freely and the latch catches it and closes


20.inspect work, tighten all bolts to make sure none are lose.

and stand back and look at your work

 

Damn...slick man...slick!

 

Oh man...glad you were able to get it in there without jacking everything up.

And seriously thanks for the DIY.

Very helpful...I need to do this as well but I'm too scared to touch it.

But yours came out great.

Def. one thing to mark off the list.

 

thx.

i highly recommend buying or renting a roto zip. with a ceramic tile bit. made cutting the hood really really easy and accurate

 

CF doesn't match but good attention to detail.

 

The cf is printed\painted on the latch. I will get some of that cf vinyl sheet and put it on top so it can flow better with the cf weaves that are on the hood

 

i thought you were being sarcastic. i was ing at your response

 

Thats why I went with the flat black latches.

Nice writeup and thanks for the heads up on the roto-zip with ceramic tile bit. I was going to use a dremel with a cut off wheel

 

Don't think that would cut deep enough.

 

I was gonna use the dremal too. Then my dad said use the roto zip and it was easy and clean. I still had to use the dremal on the bottol bc it didn't cut a 1\4" of the fiberglass on one of the corners. I'm happy with the way they came out

 

Dang man...just read back over everything and it looks great.