Hood pins can save your life, who the fuck cares if they're ugly. This isn't the first time I've said this, but pretty much all carbon hoods under about $1000 have the potential to break their crappy replacement stock latch or fold up. Most carbon hoods are junk, this is a fact. They break. If you don't care about what happens when they do, don't use hood pins. Your hood may not break, and most don't, but many do. You wouldn't drive around with some of your lug nuts missing, so why would you take any chances with your crappy carbon hood?