philpoe

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Surprisingly, I don't see them mentioned in the 6th gen forum, or search isn't working.

If, like me, your trunk slams shut endangering heads and limbs, get a pair of StrongArm 4078 trunk support lifts. So far, so great.

You'll also want some silicone or lithium grease, but that's cheap.

Apparently they're also under the name MightyLift.

Made by AVM industries. http://www.avmind.com/

Available on ebay and amazon. I got mine at www.liftsupportsdepot.com aka www.autopartsbylou.com

Here's a handy write-up (note that you want the gas cylinders down, not up, when installed).
http://my6thgen.org/f278/how-install...upports-16653/

Also surprising is that my stock hood support lifts seem to be working fine... Go figure.

NismoMax80

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terrible oem design. have to pry it open, check it stays, then lower it to 1" and let it drop closed. such a cringe when someone tries to slam it shut and it shakes the car.

Kryogen

what about hood lift supports? mine are shot.

philpoe

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Same company, different part number. That would be 4162.

Kryogen

thats expensive

myownworld

Check out rockauto.com. They have them for $13.73ea right now. Used them twice so far with great results and reasonable shipping charges.

Kryogen

they have outrageous shipping to canada, and that's to be polite

cman01

This has bugged me for years! I thought I was the only one!

myownworld

Just got mine from autozone for 17.95 ea. Took about 10 min to install and now my trunk will stay open in any position. But more importantly, I no longer have to worry about losing a hand when getting groceries out of the car.

Kryogen

might get those one day

cman01

Received mine from amazon and put them in the other day. I can honestly say, they are worth the investment. I actually have to push the trunk shut now!