lexus4jess

pull them down.they pop off.they don't twist.

Pianoman72

Thanks. I tried pulling it a little bit but I figured I would break it I guess.

Broadway

needle nose pliers really help, some reason mine are real hard to grip and pull without my fingers slipping and me falling foward smacking my face on the speaker box.

my trunk never has been a problem, its the damn hood and having to use vicegrips to keep it from smacking me in the head I am worried about

BRAKATK

I tried to remove the passenger side bolt and its rounding...I tried everything to get this thing off. I will likely have to drill/cut if out. Also, the replacement strut did not come with a new ball end. Seems others have this. Is this other's experience with this? I looked in the shop manual and it says these bolts were originally inserted with an adhesive to hold them in! no wonder I can't get it off! I have not tried the driver's side yet, but it appears as tough as the pass side. This sucks.

BRAKATK

Had to drill out the strut ball end and pull off the ball. Replacement popped right on and then I fabricated a small metal bracket with some metal wire to keep if from coming off the other end. Trunk is fixed and holds strong again... although my wife has a bit of a struggle to close it, but at least its not falling on our heads anymore...

Thanks!

rudedog35

iTrader: (1)

lol...just got my 95 gs300 and the first time we went to get groceries we had the trunck open, and wooooshhh the trunk nearly took my arm off, what a dangerous thing.... but thanks to this thread, going to get 2 new shocks for it after work today....no more death trap...lol....

karlover98

I got these off ebay 2 weeks ago for by 2001 Lexus LS 430. Took less than 5 minutes to install.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...233505904&rd=1

jasonm

iTrader: (5)

I got the integra ones and when i hit the trunk release from inside the car it swings all the way open perfectly, no lifting at all.

Lexatlast

iTrader: (5)

i was on ebay and i got a set of oem replacements for the hood AND trunk for 100$, and they were meant for our cars. Installed in two minutes. I'm gonna try and find the seller for you guys...

mkiiisupra

How about hood struts, any alternative to those rather then 300$ for oem?

dorimon

Same here I need both the hood & trunk struts.....

jmax.garage

iTrader: (2)

ditto, need hood props. I got the TPD (trunk props of death) and after a year or so of usage they are barely loosing strenght... I think they where designed to launch tose pesky people that tend to sit on trunk lids; just hit the magic button and KABAM! watch them fly over your car! Seriously, probably if I had a spoiler it wouldn't be so bad... it is funny how now whaenever i'm going to open the trunk at home people clear the area lol

horny300

wow, this is awesome. I am so glad I found this post. I couldn't afford the oem ones and I can't believe they are so cheap at pep boys. You guys totally rock

deknick

i got mine off a seller of ebay, came with ALL parts needed to install, and the hood ones are so hard to close, i almost have to use two hands to close them and the trunk ones are very secure and strong, my spoiler i have on it, weighs ALOT surprisngly and on some warmer days it's pops the trunk all the way up, and on the cars without spoilers, they pop the trunk up all the time, even in colder weather

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lexus...mZ200238965506

chewy

i got mine off ebay as well...to come to think about it...its the same exact seller and everything that deknick used lol. it works great for me and i have been using my hood alot to lately since im yankin out my motor and i have no problems what so ever