Subject	1st install - Win Factory Hood Strut
Posted by	BlackholeZ on January 25, 2012 at 11:09 PM
	This message has been viewed 1246 times.
Message	Win Factory Hood Strut I got a box from Driven Authority today! I opted for the passenger only single hood strut. The brackets are powdercoated satin black and the strut is all black. The hardware however is nickel plated and stands out a bit. I might paint them in the future. Overall everything seems good quality. The brackets are plenty sturdy and I have no worries about them. Install was easy and took a whopping 5 minutes, including squinting at the video to figure which way around the hood bracket and ball go. (inboard) It was pretty straight forward and they included longer hardware to account for the added material. (Thank you for keeping 10mm and 12mm heads!!!) I did have to clean some sticker residue off of the strut body (trying to thwart AMS?) but it came off easily with some mineral spirits. The strut will hold the hood at about eye level, above and it pushes it the rest of the way open, below and it lets it fall. All the way open is about where the prop rod holds it when the rod is in the lower hole. I'm mildly concerned about the torque being put on the corner of the hood when lowering it, I might go back and get the other side later. Overall I'm way happy with it and this was perfect timing, as my second prop-rod clip broke 2 weeks ago. I didn't take any pictures because their video pretty well covers it. I would ask them for install instructions and to clean off the sticker goo before delivering it, but those are the kinds of things that get ironed out as they get used to delivering them. I know it took me several months to get proper install instructions out for my caps. Thumbs up from me! -Dan BlackholeZ VTC Solenoid Caps and Installation Procedure "Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse." "'she' also likes to swap since I think I am going to need to give her to woody again." - Dvlhntr "full alphabetic boost mode" - ChristopherTheOne "Two oil eating, angry, spinning triangles of death." - turtleboy on rotary engines
Follow Ups	1st install - Win Factory Hood Strut - BlackholeZ 23:09:45 01/25/12 The sticker was probably the Mcmaster part number - Evan(CA) 23:46:45 01/25/12 Oh, I'm sure it was a PN sticker. (n/m) - BlackholeZ 01:50:51 01/26/12 Don't worry. You should be able to buy an AMS version within - Guapo 08:59:07 01/26/12 *Z32 Innovations* (n/m) - FuerGrissa 10:02:43 01/26/12 Appropriately renamed to: Z32 Non-novations - LitlElvis 14:15:44 01/26/12 I'll take a wild guess... - Bernie (NoVA) 14:34:21 01/26/12 Are these the crooks you're talking about? - Mike TDK (NoVA) 15:29:03 01/26/12 The stupidity and black paint is what tipped me off. (n/m) - Mike TDK (NoVA) 15:37:43 01/26/12 That's an insult to Moe, Larry & Curley! - BoneZ (MD) 19:00:12 01/26/12 No way AMS would sell their version that cheap right off - Evan(CA) 12:54:48 01/26/12 Sure they would. Parts from China for $1.75, sell for $40 (n/m) - Guapo 14:27:29 01/26/12 IF you look at a SINGLE item maybe - MidLifeZ (DFW) 10:23:59 01/26/12 There is alot that goes into a product, Price is high, - Red Hawk (CO) 10:29:08 01/26/12 Meh whatever. - Evan(CA) 13:03:51 01/26/12 If the price is too high the price point will adjust. - BoneZ (MD) 13:29:01 01/26/12 No it's not, but it should be. (n/m) - Evan(CA) 13:57:18 01/26/12 Thanks for your input, Chavez (n/m) - LJZTT 14:00:11 01/26/12 no doubt.. definitely not an economics major (n/m) - MidLifeZ (DFW) 14:57:51 01/26/12 Nope I have morals. (n/m) - Evan(CA) 15:30:15 01/26/12 you dont know the first thing about morals (n/m) - LJZTT 20:43:40 01/26/12 lol! - Z32TT-R 04:17:52 01/27/12 That can be said for just about everything for cars - toykoz32 20:27:42 01/26/12 There is alot that goes into a product, Price is high, - Red Hawk (CO) 09:05:45 01/27/12 I want to get the two strut set....... - zICEman(East TN) 14:11:06 01/26/12 I like my Crome hood prop. - njz 17:25:17 01/26/12 I like it. - 90GoldZ 10:12:21 01/27/12 Is that what you're plan is now? (n/m) - KongZTT GT28RS MD 23:36:28 01/28/12 Yes :) - 90GoldZ 15:17:50 01/29/12
Post a Followup	You cannot reply to this message because you are not logged in.