Hood Supports weakening
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Hood Supports weakening
Title says it all, the hood struts on my SE just can't quite hold up my hood much longer, but a few ?'s for you guys that ended up replacing the hood struts -
Did you have the dealer replace them? If so, was it (in)expensive?
Are there better hood struts than OEM?
Did you have the dealer replace them? If so, was it (in)expensive?
Are there better hood struts than OEM?
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Re: Hood Supports weakening
Originally posted by Wht98SE
Title says it all, the hood struts on my SE just can't quite hold up my hood much longer, but a few ?'s for you guys that ended up replacing the hood struts -
Did you have the dealer replace them? If so, was it (in)expensive?
Are there better hood struts than OEM?
Title says it all, the hood struts on my SE just can't quite hold up my hood much longer, but a few ?'s for you guys that ended up replacing the hood struts -
Did you have the dealer replace them? If so, was it (in)expensive?
Are there better hood struts than OEM?
#5
lol, i didn't know they were that pricey. The car i stripped for conversion had struts which i borrowed
dam, looks like i really didn't get jipped after all...
oh, and its a 5 minute job, i think the screws take a size 10, 11, or 12 inch wrench. Just unscrew top and bottom of each side and put new ones in...
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dam, looks like i really didn't get jipped after all...
oh, and its a 5 minute job, i think the screws take a size 10, 11, or 12 inch wrench. Just unscrew top and bottom of each side and put new ones in...
#8
Re: Hood Supports weakening
strong-arm hood strut replacements. the entire p/n is in the 4th gen FAQ's at the top of this forum. the OEM are $120-230 from a dealership. strong-arms are $23 from carparts.com IIRC
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