hood pins: your opinion?

[CB]

I just painted my hood flat black and thethough of adding the pins came up.
Love the look of hood pins (with the cable) on a muscle car.
Do you like them? Does any one have them on a 2nd gen Charger ( if so, please post pic )
Or are you against it and why?
Is there a wrong thing to do?
Oh yes, where can you find the propper ones?
Thanks

[694spdRT]

Here is a General with pins.

[8WHEELER]

I put them on my car back in 1980 with the cable's and all, I liked the looks and the hood no
longer moved around at high speeds and racing.

But remember if your going back to stock ever again it can bite you in the A$$, I was putting
my car back to stock 5yrs ago and the body shop welded the big holes in and after driving it a few
times the paint started to bubble in those areas. They braised it painted it again same problems, then
they wanted a hood that had no surface rust on the bottom side and no hood pin holes, well I did
that and the hood has stayed fine for 5yrs now.

Some body shops don't know how to weld areas the see a lot of heat.

Dan

[andy74]

my car had them when i bought it-never really trusted em though,so when it was body work time we filled them in.been over a year and 4000 miles,no problems.i guess i like the look on some cars,just didnt want them on mine-andy

[dd44068]

me personally  i dont like them one bad move and there goes the paint

[Silver R/T]

I like them on 2nd gen

[cudaken]

 CB, I would not add them my self. They are a big pain to remove. I did in stall them on mine, but I lost the factory latch!

My hood is flat black as well, but that was due to the fire. I had 30 hour's in my hood and did not want to spend that much time on it again.


                              Cuda Ken

[Brock Samson]

i don't care for them myself, as I like the clean lines and scoops and pins clutter the beauty...

[BigBlockSam]

i like them . Rene

[PocketThunder]

I love them on Road Runners but Chargers....well..... i guess i'm on the fence....

[Nacho-RT74]

I don't like or see them useable for street use either.

[ChargerRob]

they're ok 

[Johnny SixPack]

I like 'em.



I'm biased though.  


Johnny

[derailed]

 

[Chargerguy74]

love em

[Charged]

Hood pins are used on "Muscle" cars. A 69 Charger isent a "Muscle" car.

Charged

[CB]

Hood pins are used on "Muscle" cars. A 69 Charger isent a "Muscle" car.

Charged

[Charged]

Sarcastic joking my friend. 

My personal opinion:
They look good on certain cars. But 2nds are to square, flat, and use alot of straight lines. Pins break that flow and fuck it all up. Not drastically, but maybe in more of a subtle way. A way in which you really cant tell. But when you see another without the pins, most tend to like it better. Either way, a 69 is a beatiful car and a set of pins aint gonna make or break it.

3rds and e-bodies, etc. they have more rounded shapes...goes well with the round hood pin and the rounding shape the wire creates. Accent your car (and life in general) according to what "flows" with it.

Charged

[doctorpimp]

I like them on any Mopar Musclecar!

[Khyron]

I like them, however. I'm going to cut a different hood then my original

[41husk]

I want to put them on my challenger.  were do they go?  I would hate to drill holes in my hood only to find they were supposed to be mounted 3" bac or foreward   Same with my go wing for the deck.  Does anyone know were I can find that info?  Sorry in advance for the semi high jack

[NYCMille]

I would think the cables would scratch the paint no?

[CB]

I would think the cables would scratch the paint no?

I think the cables come covered with a plastic tube

[694spdRT]

Here is a case where I wish it would not have been done.

25,000 mile original unrestored survivor with hood pins added.

[MoparUSAF]

How do you keep the cables from scratching the paint?

[4forty]

I like 'em on mine but I wouldn't go drilling holes in an original R/T Charger. They have a clear plastic sleeve around them to protect paint.

[MoparYoungGun]

I like them on ceartain Mopars such as E Bodies, and Road Runners but I wouldn't put them on a Charger. That's just my .

[CB]

(currently on E-Gay)

Mmmm, I don't like them on that 68....

[ChargerSG]

On a E-body with a Sixpack hood ok, but on a Charger they just destroy the look in my opion...

[Jon Smith]

I wouldn't drill my hood but i'd use them if I had a glass hood

[Old Moparz]

If I had a clean, rust free, stock hood, I'd leave them off. If I had a hood that needed a lot of work, or a fiberglass one, I might add them. I like the pins in general, but on some cars & with certain color combos they don't look as nice. I like them on the orange '70 that was posted, but not the black '68.

[Brock Samson]

that black '68 up there,  looks like a pretty girl with braces... 

[Plumcrazy]

 

[SuBLimE 69]

Ya I'll agree they look good on some cars.  I had a first gen Mustang hood come up on me running about 70mph.  I got lucky and only suffered a cracked windsheild, bent windsheild trim, and the bent hings.  I say pin it. 

[Highbanked Hauler]

 Hey Mass. Young Gun,do you still have the pix of the front of my 500 at Jen's last year?If you do post it .That is where I stand on the idea of hood pins!!

[Brock Samson]

 yea, but you need em.. 

[Charged]

Look at how goddamn clutered up this looks. It draws to much attention at tears the eye away from the NATURAL beauty of the car. Now on e-bodies...I heard somebody hear say it years ago, but those pieces of shit are fuckin ugly! You pull the stikers and shit off of them, and it makes you wanna puke. All they have are body lines "I-fuckin-dentical" to a 69 Camaro. Only Difference is, is Mopar applied so much goddamn make-up to them that they turned out looking kinda sexy...like a Sunset Boulavard Hooker.

CHARGERS DONT NEED MAKE-UP!

[41husk]

charged, do you kiss your mom with that mouth

[mopar_madman]

I like the look of them on certain cars, they look great on 3rd gens, I have them but when I bought my hood the holes where already there. Personaly if the hood doesn't have them already and your on the fence about it, I wouldn't drill up the hood.

[Old Moparz]

charged, do you kiss your mom with that mouth

[BrianShaughnessy]

Ya I'll agree they look good on some cars.   I had a first gen Mustang hood come up on me running about 70mph.   I got lucky and only suffered a cracked windsheild, bent windsheild trim, and the bent hings.   I say pin it.  

My officemate took his freshly painted/restored 67 Mudstain to the local firehouse show on Saturday night.   He won 1st place.   
On the way home his hood flew up,  bent his fenders and hood all up.    He's hoping his insurance will cover it.   

Meanwhile,  I got a 1 of 1 fiberglass 6 pack hood and I don't run any pins even though I have them in a  box in the garage somewhere.    Never could figure out where exactly to put them.    I was recommended to put them on.   3K plus miles so far... no problem.   

[KMPX2]

Aslong as they are put in the right spot & are the right type I say go for it.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

The correct spot on a 2nd gen is really far up on the hood.   Too far up IMHO.     They look out of place.  
if the car was coded for them (J45)   then go for it and put them back.   if not I'd say leave 'em off

So far I only have one 69 R/T coded for hood pins.   Here are a few pics of it.     It is also coded for the V21 Hood Performance Treatment.   It is also a late build date and a true V2 Hemi Orange 69

[Charged]

charged, do you kiss your mom with that mouth

Although I do live in KY, I must admit that I am one of the few here that do not kiss thier own mother. Besides, whats wrong with my language? This is 2005, not 1805. Welcome to modern America.

Charged

[Lowprofile]

charged, do you kiss your mom with that mouth

Although I do live in KY, I must admit that I am one of the few here that do not kiss thier own mother. Besides, whats wrong with my language? This is 2005, not 1805. Welcome to modern America.

Charged

I'm just wondering.........any tongue involved?

BTW....I like The Pins. My R/T Has them

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

charged, do you kiss your mom with that mouth

Although I do live in KY, I must admit that I am one of the few here that do not kiss thier own mother. Besides, whats wrong with my language? This is 2005, not 1805. Welcome to modern America.

Charged

This might be modern America, but you are posting on DodgeCharger.com and profanity isnt "modern" here.   Please refrain from typing it.

[BrianShaughnessy]

The correct spot on a 2nd gen is really far up on the hood.   Too far up IMHO.     They look out of place.  
if the car was coded for them (J45)   then go for it and put them back.   if not I'd say leave 'em off

So far I only have one 69 R/T coded for hood pins.   Here are a few pics of it.     It is also coded for the V21 Hood Performance Treatment.   It is also a late build date and a true V2 Hemi Orange 69

Thanks for posting those pics Chris.     I hadn't actually researched it enough to know that factory pins were available on '69's.   I don't suppose you have any pics of under the hood or have contact info for the owner in case he does.
I was discussing hood pins last night at Highland with Rick E and where to put them, etc.

[chrisII]

i believe that most old mopars have a hole located on the core support , intended to bolt pins into. when installing them in my race cars i always mounted the pin where i wanted it, then closed the hood hard letting the pins leave a dimple in the hood where i neaded to drill. it could be bad if you try to just mesure for the location...least with me runnin the tape lol

     I also would think twice about drilling a "valuable" hood. I am on the fence on the chargers also. on a road runner or super bee its a yes. alot of A bodies look good with them also, especialy if it has a scoop. i have a 3rd gen charger and on them the core support is so far back it wouldnt look right in my opinion.

[SE72]

I like them, have it on my 72

[ChargerSG]

Just bought a Sixpack hood for my Challenger(fiberglass with allready holes in them) soo now i will have to swallow my pride and put som on But if i cant live with it, then it goes and the Rt hood get on it(but it do need work) i have to fit the Sixpack under there

[LeeBoy]

Third gens yes, second gens no. That is just my opinion, but if you like em go for it, but later if you decide that you don't like them it is a pain to repair, not to mention how hard a good hood is to come by.

[ron73440]

I like 'em and when I replace my bent stock hood with a 'glass one, I'm puttin' them in

[Blusmbl]

I'm putting hood pins on mine, mostly because I had issues with my hood hinges breaking in the past, and it somewhat screwed up the edge of my otherwise intact and non-rusty original hood.  Now I have a fiberglass hood for mine, and I'm going to do it lift-off style.

However, I'm debating on where to put the pins.  The last owner of my hood put them too far inboard, IMHO.  Probably going to run them back out to the edges of the hood.  Gotta find a spot for them though.  Any suggestions?  I've already bought the 6 pack brackets for the rear.



Also... it's not glass'd on yet, but I am putting that '68 Hemi Dart scoop on there.

[DarkAngel0816]

My car already had them when I bought it and I can see the wires have made a couple scratches in the paint already.  Give me a moment to scan up a picture and I will post it here...

[DarkAngel0816]

Would not let me modify my previous post so here is the pic...

[Spike]

I like 'em!

[CB]

strange, I seem to like them on a 70 Charger but not on a 68-69 ...

[Khyron]

strange, I seem to like them on a 70 Charger but not on a 68-69 ...

Hypocrite! 

[Johnny SixPack]

strange, I seem to like them on a 70 Charger but not on a 68-69 ...

Yeah, I agree with yah.

I like 'em in general, but definitely more on a "70 than either of the other 2nd gens.


Johnny

[Blusmbl]

Relocated mine to where I think they should be.  Opinions?

[CB]

strange, I seem to like them on a 70 Charger but not on a 68-69 ...

Hypocrite! 

[PocketThunder]

put them on but dont use the cables.  just the pins maybe??

[Brock Samson]

the ones i liked were the twist style Ford put them on some later Hi-po Mustangs

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