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Nice upgrade. Ive been planning on doing that also.

Can't use them on CF bonnets though... frisp is going to look into lower power rams for the gt4 ally and also CF hoods.

Nice!!! Looks like a really slick little kit. I may pick up one of these since the lower holder for our prop strut is broken anyway.

you rekon it would be worth a shot to get it working on a cf hood?

Nope. They would be too strong, causing the cf to flex out of shape as you try to close it which could introduce hairline cracks in the resin. You'll want much weaker lifters for CF.

This post has been edited by BloodyStupidDavey: Oct 25, 2008 - 5:51 AM

Finally got a tracking number for them and it turns out that Parcelforce attempted to deliver my parcel on Thursday when I was out so dropped it off at my local post office for collection, but failed to put a postcard through my letterbox so I knew nothing about it!

Collected it from the post office this morning and fitted it right away and I can say it looks the dogs doodahs. Best of all, it looks OEM.

If you have a facelift 6th gen there is no need to permanently remove the middle hood rubber, just remove it and give it a light tap with a hammer to break the paint seal between the bracket and bolt. Then replace the bolt with the one supplied in the kit (plus the small washer). I found that the damper bracket for the hood wasn't a perfect fit for our hood bracket so I used the large washer between the hood bracket and the damper bracket, leaving the locking washer unused. Don't overtorque the nuts holding the hood on or you'll likely break something. If you are fearful, then a dab of threadlock will help keep the nut in place.

You can just about get away with this kit for the aluminium gt4 hood, just be gentle when opening and closing. For those of you with CF hoods, I'd suggest asking the supplier whether they could do an identical kit just with weaker lifters. A search for forum threads about weight loss will reveal the differing weights of the c-one, varis, aluminium and steel hoods.

It would have been nice if they included an extra clip - I almost lost one of mine to the engine bay during fitting (they are quite small and fiddly). If you don't have a black car you might want to consider spraying the brackets. Overall a very easy mod to do (difficulty level 1/10, time less than 20 mins). Overall the quality of the kit seems to be high.

This post has been edited by BloodyStupidDavey: Oct 25, 2008 - 9:26 AM

Thats EXACTLY what I did

I've been wondering if they had something like this for our cars....... Now I have to read to make sure they won't hurt my precious GT4 hood.

Thanks Alex, that will be my next mod!!

My next mod is the hood spoiler

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