Hood dampers
Looking to replace the silly prop rod for dampers. There are many kits available and am inquiring which one(s) are best to get.
Don |
I personally run the grimmspeed ones.
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I've had my grimspeed hood struts for about a year now and they have been great, cheap mod that is 100% worth it.
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I agree about being worth it. I installed them on my previous Mazda 3. I hate prop rods. So the Grimmspeed dampers seem to be the ones to get. They are a bit pricy but the brackets seem to be longer than the others and have two bolts mounting each side instead of one. Can anyone post a pic of the lower bracket mount location? I just cannot picture it in my head
Don |
After having Honda hoods fall on my head (notorious for weak hood struts) i'll keep my simple hood props. Plus you can reposition them etc, much better than struts.
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With more expensive kits you often end up paying for their aesthetics more than anything else.
The grim speed have a OE feel which is what I have. The only thing to consider is in extreme cold climates, they get tortured pretty good. Generally you should be fine though. |
I got the 86speed ones when they were on sale. See no reason to get anything more expensive
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OP's asking about which hood struts, not if hood struts. So much bullshit chatter.
I bought a friend's used Grimmspeeds. He had them for two cars. They're *cough* holding up just fine on the third. Silly prop rods suck. |
Maybe you missed it. OP called prop rods silly. I say Occam's razor.
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Baby Jebus loves the prop rod That's good enough for me In other news: a guy at work got some no name ebay stuff for $100, they have been fine for 3 years, so far so good. |
I went Grimmspeed. I've dealt with designing gas spring supports in the past, and their design looked the best in my opinion.
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No way was I spending $200 on hood struts. I mean, I replaced the ones on my MDX for $15.95 shipped for the pair. They work great.
Paid $80 off of ebay for the pair on my FR-S. I have had them for 3.5 years, no complaints. Edit: Looked through my purchase history. My hood struts are 3.5 years old. I forget sometimes I have owned the car now 6+ years. |
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