Carbon Hood - Need additional latch???

[trickcruiser]

I am in the market for a M3 style carbon hood and was wanting to know if the 135i requires additional hood pins/latches or if the OEM equipment is enough. I would prefer to not add anything but also want to keep the hood on the car.

Thanks,

[RaihaX]

You should get a latch.

[trickcruiser]

Originally Posted by RaihaX

You should get a latch.

Thanks for the response. I notice that you do not have a carbon hood so is this your opinion or is this something you know? On my 335 I had the Vorsteiner powerdome and did not need pins.

If I have to add pins I would go this rout.
http://www.amazon.com/Aerocatch-Carb...sim_sbs_auto_6

Anyone with a carbon hood or experience with them on the 1 series have any info?

Thanks,

[RaihaX]

Not from personal experience just from all the reading and recommendation on this forum.

[trickcruiser]

Originally Posted by RaihaX

Not from personal experience just from all the reading and recommendation on this forum.

Thank you for your input man.

Anyone else?

[mineo77]

yes you need pins if you plan on driving HWY speeds. always safer and having your hood flyup and smack ya sucks. there are some guys on here that dont (ignorance is bliss). aerocatch latches look really nice on carbon hoods and do a good job. even with pins at speeds over 60-70 you will see you hood moving, nothing crazy but I couldnt imagine seeing that and just relying on stock latch point only.

Short and simple - you NEED pins.

[trickcruiser]

Originally Posted by mineo77

yes you need pins if you plan on driving HWY speeds. always safer and having your hood flyup and smack ya sucks. there are some guys on here that dont (ignorance is bliss). aerocatch latches look really nice on carbon hoods and do a good job. even with pins at speeds over 60-70 you will see you hood moving, nothing crazy but I couldnt imagine seeing that and just relying on stock latch point only.

Short and simple - you NEED pins.

Mineo,
Thank you for the input!
I think one of the reasons that it was ok on my 335 is due to the fact that it has multiple latch points where the 135 only has one... I was looking at this yesterday and think your right. Not sure how I feel about them though. hmmmm.

[1speedbike]

I don't have pins in my Seibon hood. It has a thin layer of reinforcing fiberglass/plastic underneath the hood which sits at a different angle than the hood itself, both of which sit at a different angle than the possible anchor points that could have been used under the hood. That said, the Seibon hood is only single sided and offers only moderate weight savings and is not as flimsy as other hoods. A couple of vendors on here also told me that hood pins aren't necessary unless you're tracking or you tend to always go 100+ mph. The main problem is when the side of the latch that connects to the hood is glued on and not drilled through like on a metal hood, the glue can fail and your hood can fly up. You can't really drill through CF. However, my Seibon hood has the latch drilled into the reinforcing layer, so I'm not too worried. Everyone has their own opinions on the issue, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

[bogart]

I found that with my hood, it was okay up to about 100 mph. Anything above that, and even up to that speed, the hood started to buffer (vibrate). I've heard some horror stories, where the latch breaks and the hood flys up and smashes the windshield.

I ended up going witht he AeroCatch latches, because they are low-profile, and really easy to use.