hood struts replacement
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Re: hood struts replacement
yours are blown like mine eh. Just do what i did and get a fiberglass SS hood. So light compared to stock the hood stays up now! he he gotta love fiberglass
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Re: hood struts replacement
why not just get the right ones? they are pretty cheap
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Re: hood struts replacement
Agree with 86TA plus they are really easy to put on with or without help from a friend.
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Re: hood struts replacement
these ones for instance
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hood-...Q5fAccessories
20bux, a lot cheaper than driving to the junk yard, buying a used POS strut that "might" work and the aggravation of screwing with it and still not being able to make it work, throwing it away, going back the yard, ect, ect, then buying new ones.
im sure these 20 dollar ones are crap, i personally would buy a nicer set, you usually get what you pay for.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hood-...Q5fAccessories
20bux, a lot cheaper than driving to the junk yard, buying a used POS strut that "might" work and the aggravation of screwing with it and still not being able to make it work, throwing it away, going back the yard, ect, ect, then buying new ones.
im sure these 20 dollar ones are crap, i personally would buy a nicer set, you usually get what you pay for.
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Re: hood struts replacement
i have Stabilus hood and hatch struts. they were about $20 a piece when i replaced them a few years ago. great quality, still like new. worth every penny.
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From: Macon, GA
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Re: hood struts replacement
Mine have lasted 2 years... I took em off the car a couple of weeks ago when the 'glass hood went on.
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Re: hood struts replacement
thanks for your reply guys, but thing is that i cant get those struts where i live, camaro is very rare here and their parts as well, i heard some ford cars struts can fit them directly without any alterations. any ideas...
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Re: hood struts replacement
Im sure it's cheaper to order the struts from overseas somehow than it is to buy a fiberglass hood. But that would definitely fix it. In fact if you ever intend to get a fiberglass hood, keep your old struts around.
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Re: hood struts replacement
I'm in the same boat as you. My hood struts are totally shot. After lookin around though I found some good monroe struts for only $15 a piece. http://www2.partstrain.com/store/?N=0&Nr=AND(make:Chevrolet,model:Camaro,year:1992,brand:Monroe,part:Hood+Strut)&ptc=S1171391678W45d204bec356b&ptid=pt13656681464ad102a77545e&id=kape42d1
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