i like the pic in the dark and the last one. nice photography.
Q: what are the hood pins for? purely for looks or do they serve some function?

 

in this case they are purely for looks (=GHEYYY)


hood pins come from race cars who use them for easy/fast access to the engine bay...they are completely useless on any street car..unless you get a super cheap carbon fiber hood with no mount for a hood latch, but i'm pretty sure all cf hoods for audis use the oem latch

 

i really like it accept for the hoodpins and CF hood. i love the styling of the b7, they just keep getting better, if i wasnt doing this dealership thing i would totally go out and buy one.

 

The hood pins are also about not having the weight of a hinged mechanism for the hood. You don't raise the hood, you remove it. I think that Corvette did a similar weight reducing move with the doors on the Z06. Every little bit helps. But like Bent said, if it's for look only then.....

 

Not exactly. There was a guy on audiworld who didn't use pins. The hood popped open and smashed his winshield and caused a large amount of damage. You really need them with a CF hood. Yeah they look stupid though.

 

Do CF hoods not have front catches that go in the factory latch?

 

Looks great bar the pins. Nice shots also. The B7 looks freakin' amazing when it's all dressed up!