Any tips on replacing both hood and engine lid struts?
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Buy the lifetime ones. They fit with your original hardware. You may need to leave the clip off of the driver's side pin, unless you have either really small fingers or a really long hemostat.
http://www.automotion.com/product.as...dept%5Fid=4079
http://www.automotion.com/product.as...dept%5Fid=4079
When I did it (bonnet), I might as well have planned to leave the driver's side clip off,..as it ""took off"" to the abyss, even with the finest tools....presently works fine without, I guess.
Driver8 makes a great recco' with a string (of sorts), although it would have to be quite fine (such as fishing line?). Wished I had of thought of that "prior to"....I was SOOOOOO pissed off that day,..spent FOREVER trying to find the (uncooperative clip,..unsuccessfully.....BTW.)
The damned clip belongs there and I plan to get it back where it lives (one day). (i.e., ""not let it win")
Buy the best,..period.
Good luck to you,
Doyle
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This was the first DYI project I did when I got my car. The passenger's side was a bit tough. Little did I know what I was in for on the driver's side. Like others have stated happened to them, I dropped the clip. Even though I was being especially careful and was fully aware of the consequences. My hands got all cut up and the curse words were-a-flying. ![bowdown](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/bowdown.gif)
I bought the HD struts from the Performance Products catalog. 4 years later the struts now fail in cold temperatures. Not worth the premium cost. I am not ready to tackle this again.
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I bought the HD struts from the Performance Products catalog. 4 years later the struts now fail in cold temperatures. Not worth the premium cost. I am not ready to tackle this again.
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