looks like i have another small winter mod to add to the list! great job!

Nice! I just ordered mine!

I ordered some last month and just got them installed. Merry Christmas to me.

ok, when you close the hood, is it difficult.

any bending of the hood.

Update people, for those that have been using it since october.

yeah did you order them off of ebay? i found some from taiwan,i wasn't sure if they were good or not. i also don't really like buying from overseas. i really ant these though.

I havent seen any bending at all, opening and closing the hood is easy. Lift it up to about chest high and it will stay still, a little higher and the dampers will open it up for you. closing is the same, let it down to the usual height and just drop it into place. The only thing I've noticed is that the hood doesnt want to "pop" open as easily. when i pull the release in the car, it only pops up about 1/8" - 1/4" instead of the +1". But you can still easily get your hands on it to pull it up.

I bought from alvoturk9000 on 11/14 and they arrived 12/5.

Hey guys, reading this here in NZ and these strust look great! I read somewhere that the finish on these tends to corrode a bit though- have any of you guys who've installed these found that with yours? Cheers!

wanna get those - dampers look so damn long...only because the next closest bolt is still far.

For those of you that have this, take a very close look at your hood when you close it, and when it's fully closed. There's two crush point on the bracing of the underside of the hood along the outer edges, and these are very noticable flex points too (my body guy and I were going over this as we decided what to do with my car). If you shut your hood from the forward edge (like anyone normally would), take a close look and see if you're flexing at the mid point of the hood where those crumple points are.

Second question I have is how much tension is on the hood when it's closed? Reason I ask is because those points could weaken over time causing the hood to bulge up if there is too much closed pressure on those struts.

I'm asking these questions for guys that already have had the kit on their car for some time, as I want to know real world results because this is still something I"d like to accomplish.

Bonnet Struts - How To

>
Cool and easy mod. to do

This post has been edited by 3TST: Jan 30, 2009 - 12:09 PM

arrive and installing
nice mod
thanks to share

I'll try and answer you as best I can off of memory.
>the only flex point I can remember seeing is right at the end of the hinge. Instead of resting most of the weight on the prop rod, it now has all of the weight on the hinges.

>upon closing, the dampers close with little added force. and actually, when you have almost closed the hood, the line of action on the damper crosses the hinge point. this takes all of the weight off of the hood and if anything, it applies a small amount of downforce on the hood, effectively holding it closed. I have noticed that when I pop my hood, it only pops up about 1/4" instead of the 3/4" - 1" that it used to pop up.

does any1 knows if theres any difference on the hood between a 94 and 96 model? cus that ebaystore says it wont fit my 94 celi!

Hate to bring this back up, but my bracket tends to pivot when opening and closing. It does this because unlike other brackets for cars there is not piece on the bracket that grabs on anything besides a bolt that holds it down and pivots around. It would make sense if it held on both bolts. How did others do theirs without the pivot motion and scratching the paint as the strut changes position?

picture please...

its just where the bolt is at, the struts are very strong, this means a little bolt won't be able to hold this bracket in place, the bracket is in the mercy of the stronger strut.

can u take a picture and show what u mean

>

If you're talking about the bracket attached to the hood, I angled it towards the windshield and gunned it tight. You will have to experiment with it to see how it closes and not rub on the fender liner. Otherwise another wise, but long solution would be to file the rough edge round.