Ive searched and come up with minimal results. Im looking for the people who were brave enough to DIY on their 500 Cf hoods. im getting mine in a week or so and was wondering what i would need? do i need a special bit? any drilling tips beside make sure you got the hole in the right spot? ive heard that i should tape around the hole to prevent rising of the hood? any tips? pics would be a great help.

I might be installing hood pins in mine soon. Watching...

also thinking about hood pins.. i have the motor fx cf hood..

i installed mine.

wear a dust mask... (very important)

dremel... and some tape will be fine.

SquallLHeart, what is it that you don't do??

he does everything, im pretty sure of it. hence the phone number in his signature that states "On call 24/7. need help? (408)375-0939 "

uhmm... i can't really drop a tranny and take apart an engine?

though i probably could find the info and figure it out if i really had to.... :P

that LSD looks pretty nice to me..... just not to my wallet.. :doh:.. but i'd install it myself... (with maybe some help)

so i should dremel instead of power drill or does it matter? after hearing some stories (some from tC owners also) hood pins seem like a requirment unless you like the fact that your hood can explode on you lol

u dont need hood pins if u get a vis hood

and why is that? they claim to have top quality latches? its not even a decision for me anymore i dont wanna risk it. just gotta decide on what color now. What would look good on a 05 BSP w/ a cf hood?

where do u guys buy the hood pins?

my friend has had a vis cf hood on his accord almost a year and has 0 problems with running no hood pins

you can check almost any online retailer raytrix. running a cf hood w/o hoodpins is like smoking. some people do all their lives w/o a problem, but others get cancer. i guess if your lucky you dont need hoodpins, but im not very lucky when it comes to cars, so im going to be running pins

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after much debate i think im going with the aerocatch system. pricey but looks pretty nice and looks a hell of alot better then normal pins imo.

if anybody is intrested in a write up speak up and ill take some pics of the install

I am very interested in a write up volktC!
also where can i by this aerocatch system?

aerocatch hood pins are the best, they are very tight and they look good.

anyways, we installed hood pins saturday night on the teams car. we used a step drill and some tape, came out really nice imho, however i forgot which hood pins we used.

ray check www.aerocatch.com click the dealers i got mine from coast fab 96 bones for the ones that lock

hey black did you install aerocatch pins or just the normal ones?

normal hood pins.

ahh k. look for the diy in a couple weeks ill probably be installing my hood over spring break

alright! thanks volktc

and Ali you wanna help me when I get them!?

i guess i can, my spring break is coming up soon so i got nothing to do.

but i would call Motor-FX first to see if its safe to drill the hood, because after time the hood becomes stale and it can crack if you drill into it.

i think you told me the hood was like 5 months old right?

but if its okay, then i will help most definately.. but i dont have the tools necessary.

Been going strong for about 3 months with no hood pins

I just recieved mine from 365 motorwerks today. I'll probaby try installing it this weekend.

Here's a nice DIY I found http://vamp.darkravers.net/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=118

nice find the idea of using a led on the pin is a good idea. im worried if i drilled from the bottom up, could that seperate the clear coat or the cf form the fiberglass skeleton?

http://vamp.darkravers.net/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=118


This is a DIY on how to install hood pins.. .. .... ..It's for a 2001 corolla but the same steps can apply to our tC... ... ..Hope this helps!!

pins got here today, but still no hood. should be here by friday i hope. i started the diy thread you can find it here http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2385245#2385245

http://vamp.darkravers.net/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=118


This is a DIY on how to install hood pins.. .. .... ..It's for a 2001 corolla but the same steps can apply to our tC... ... ..Hope this helps!!

That's the link I put up.

^^ LOL sorry I didn't see your post.. .... .. .that is a good DIY though and I know I'm gonna use it whenever I get a CF Hood.. ..