Damn hood shocks
11-25-2006, 11:23 AM
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Damn hood shocks
I got my hids in yesterday so I went to test them out today to make sure they work. I took my halogen bulb out which was a silverstar and left it on my radiator support. After I tested the first ballast and bulb I ran inside to grab the other ballast and bulb and as soon as I walked out my door my hood slammed shut onto the halogen bulb and shattered it. So now I guess it's time for new shocks. Unfortunately the hids are 9006 and I didn't get my new headlights in so I have to go buy a new bulb. On top of that it left a little dimple on my hood from where it slammed shut on the bulb.
11-25-2006, 12:15 PM
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Yeah...they suck. I replaced mine and they're already failing now that it's cold (they're OK when it's warm, though). They are required to support too much hood-weight. My 540i, in contrast, has the struts set further back and they are required to support much less.
11-25-2006, 01:21 PM
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I'll probably leave the dimple how it is. I don't want to risk making it worse or chipping paint off. I'll probably upgrade the hood in the near future anyway. It just sucks cause it's something that could have been easily avoided. I shouldn't have left it there in the first place but this is the first time i've had the problem of the shocks giving out.
11-25-2006, 03:15 PM
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I feel you, my hood shocks went out so I went to autozone and replaced them, well they were good for about 6 months, now they fall all the time too, so when I work in my garage, I use an antifreeze jug to hold the hood, although I was thinking it would be cool to go to a junkyard and find a hood rod from an older chevy or something and mount it on the max to hold to hood. I'm just sick of the damn thing falling all the time.
11-26-2006, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by NYC32798
It just sucks cause it's something that could have been easily avoided.
11-26-2006, 04:56 PM
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dude I've had the hood fall on my head so many times I think I'm going retarded but here's a tip way better that using a pole.
Use Vice grips on the current hood struts on the actual piece that moves so you lock it. Ligher, less bulky, and and doesnt get in your way when working on the car
Also less chance of knowking it out accidentally
Use Vice grips on the current hood struts on the actual piece that moves so you lock it. Ligher, less bulky, and and doesnt get in your way when working on the car
Also less chance of knowking it out accidentally
.. Same here, I think it was soapy water.
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