Can one use a clan crest badge as a kilt pin?

[steglitz]

There was a time when rare earth magnets to hold the kilt pin on, without putting holes in the kilt, were all the rage.

Until you go through a parking lot and your kilt pin decides to latch itself to the fender of some parked car.

Yikes! I imagine leaving a nice scratch in someone's car before you can stop yourself from walking. They still seem like a practical idea. Are they common nowadays, or have they fallen out of favor?