i was looking at my engine bay the other day and i realized that my hood springs arnt holding up my hood anymore....my hood gradually closes by itself.....what can i do....where is the best place to buy some new ones?

prices?

 

you can get new struts from advanced auto parts ~$40 for 2, will hold that hood up for you.

 

i did this last week autozone. Same price really bothered me

 

man i got same thing this is so annoying... honda was smart they put a holding stick
anyways because of this i cracked my plastic where the wiper is(cracked the area around the wiper base ) cause i put screw driver to hold the hood...

 

one day i was working on my car and there was this little piece of wood about 1" thick by about 3x3" ... i was like, sweet just what i need.

now whenever I open the hood I wrap it in a rag and wedge it in the corner where the hinges are, works great

 

hahahahaha, you and every other 4th gen has or had this problem............im a huge fan of the vice grips

 

Vice grips - most definitely. Best $10 bucks I've spent to fix this problem.

 

But mine started leaking...so I need some replacements.
How is the quality of the AutoZone/Advanced Auto Parts struts?

 

I say go to a junkyard and get some off a late model Maxima w/ low miles. OEM quality + cheap junkyard price = teh win.

 

i'm using 1992 integra type-r rear tie bar as my hood support for free

 

the auto zone ones are not the bad and i would say very easy to install they are a little different becuase the screw must be placed in the ball joint as opposed to allready having the screw in the joint like the oem's.

 

How long have you had the AutoZone struts on Max?

 

I'm using a baseball bat

 

In honor of the Sox? ha ha

 

hahah im using a baseball bat too. aluminum. its half protection and half for holding up my hood.

 

has anyone had the hood fall on your head when you were working on the engine? heh it hurts real bad. stupid hoodstruts.

 

nah, it's 1/2 protection and half holdin up the hood like ^^ just said. Mine is wooden tho.

 

i use this metal pole... think it was a flagpole, but it works

 

i just cut a nice piece of 2x2 and use it for a prop since my hoodstrut started leaking pink crap out of it and didn't hold up my hood. got enough weight in it that i don't need a baseball bat anymore.

 

i got a pair of strong arms for 9.99 through my father's work which have lasted for over a year. the only time they're not so good is when it's cold out and high winds. i had it fall on my once last week while doing a coolant flush so i used a piece of wood just in case.

some people have recomended these and i want to get one. others speculated it might ruin the strut, but if your struts are dead anyways, i wouldn't worry about it. i doubt it would even damage a good strut unless you put it on too tight. http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/LIS-44870.html

some people also use vice grips for safety measures.

you could also just get a hood prop from a junkyard and custom do it in your car.

just a few ideas for you...goodluck

 

does anyone know whether the struts of a 2k2 hood would fit my 4th gen (99)?

 

You may be lucky like me. It turned out that only one of my hood struts was bad. So I'm out $20 no big deal.