How do you hold your hood up
02-21-16, 05:52 PM
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Mine work fine. If they failed, I suppose I would use a broomstick or something to hold the hood up while I replace them.
02-22-16, 02:01 AM
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I bought some made in usa hood struts off ebay for 20$ shipped, 10 minutes to put on.
02-22-16, 05:51 AM
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When mine failed without notice, apparently my head was used to keep the hood open whether I wanted to or not.
DIdn't take long before I ordered a new pair of struts.
02-22-16, 08:02 AM
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When mine failed without notice, apparently my head was used to keep the hood open whether I wanted to or not.
DIdn't take long before I ordered a new pair of struts.
+1... then i ordered a set of Strongarms on Amazon...
02-22-16, 08:40 AM
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I use a broomstick...lol
mines went out but not a top priority right now
02-22-16, 07:41 PM
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I used to use a stick until I ordered replacements from rock auto.
02-22-16, 09:20 PM
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98 Gs400 on stock supports here , no problems
02-23-16, 07:05 AM
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Oh geez...
yup....
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This thread wins dumbest of the year.
02-23-16, 10:59 AM
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This thread wins dumbest of the year.
I would say there are several candidates for that on the first page of the forum right now.
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mines went out but not a top priority right now
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