strongarm hood strut/support issues?
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strongarm hood strut/support issues?
i have a 95 es300, and i installed the strongarm hood struts/supports but the hood didn't seem to sit right so i kind of slammed the hood and forced it but it (by putting butt to hood and bouncing on it)
but it still didn't sit right..
the next day, i open my hood and tried to remove the strut/support to maybe reinstall it, and actual strut/support broke off the hinge
btw i used the aftermarket hook bolts or whatever the strut attaches into, because i literally couldn't remove the oem ones, maybe if i cut it i could have had access to it
so i contacted the seller, and he sent me a new pair, and i tried installing and adjusting about 10 times, but the hood still doesn't sit flush..
anybody else have this issue? any fixes?
thanks
but it still didn't sit right..
the next day, i open my hood and tried to remove the strut/support to maybe reinstall it, and actual strut/support broke off the hinge
btw i used the aftermarket hook bolts or whatever the strut attaches into, because i literally couldn't remove the oem ones, maybe if i cut it i could have had access to it
so i contacted the seller, and he sent me a new pair, and i tried installing and adjusting about 10 times, but the hood still doesn't sit flush..
anybody else have this issue? any fixes?
thanks
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i have a 95 es300, and i installed the strongarm hood struts/supports but the hood didn't seem to sit right so i kind of slammed the hood and forced it but it (by putting butt to hood and bouncing on it)
but it still didn't sit right..
the next day, i open my hood and tried to remove the strut/support to maybe reinstall it, and actual strut/support broke off the hinge
btw i used the aftermarket hook bolts or whatever the strut attaches into, because i literally couldn't remove the oem ones, maybe if i cut it i could have had access to it
so i contacted the seller, and he sent me a new pair, and i tried installing and adjusting about 10 times, but the hood still doesn't sit flush..
anybody else have this issue? any fixes?
thanks
but it still didn't sit right..
the next day, i open my hood and tried to remove the strut/support to maybe reinstall it, and actual strut/support broke off the hinge
btw i used the aftermarket hook bolts or whatever the strut attaches into, because i literally couldn't remove the oem ones, maybe if i cut it i could have had access to it
so i contacted the seller, and he sent me a new pair, and i tried installing and adjusting about 10 times, but the hood still doesn't sit flush..
anybody else have this issue? any fixes?
thanks
Last edited by artbuc; 06-29-14 at 04:22 PM.
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yeah i did, but it didn't close fully, those struts are rated like 250lb each
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