MMD Mustang Bolt On Hood Strut Kit - Black 41282 (05-14 All)

MMD Bolt On Hood Strut Kit - Black (05-14 All)

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Features

Clean Styling
Deletes Stock Prop Rod
Gas Powered Struts
No Drilling Required
Black Powder Coat Finish
Fits All 2005-2014 Mustangs

Description

Prop Rod? Are you still using that old style factory prop rod that Ford installed in your S197 Mustang? Well then join the new millennium with a set of Modern Muscle Design Hood Struts from AmericanMuscle for clean modern looks and convenience.

Style And Strength. Designed to get rid of that old ugly prop rod, this set of two powerful yet sleek MMD gas struts not only makes opening your Pony's hood much easier, but also holds it securely in place. Made from lightweight steel and aluminum, they have a black powercoated finish to give your engine bay a much cleaner appearance.

No Drilling Required. The stamped steel brackets included in this MMD kit are designed to bolt into the existing mounting holes in the hood so there is no drilling required for installation. Struts can be installed on factory hoods as well as aftermarket hoods that use the factory bolt location. If your aftermarket hood is lighter than the factory hood, use caution when opening the hood due to the power of the strut.

Application. This Modern Muscle Design Hood Strut Kit is specifically designed for use on the 2005 to 2014 Ford Mustangs, including the V6, GT, Bullitt, BOSS and Shelby GT500 models. The Kit includes two black gas powered struts, mounting brackets, and all the required mounting hardware.

Fitment: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Details

What's in the Box

(2) Black Powder Coated Upper Brackets
(2) Black Powder Coated Lower Brackets
(2) Gas Struts
(1) Instruction Sheet

Hardware included:

None Required

Installation Info

Installation Time: (approx) 1 Hour

Difficulty Level:Light to Moderate mechanical skill required.

Installation Guides:

Manufacturer:
How to Install MMD Hood Struts on your 2005-2014 Mustang

Customer Submitted:
How to Install MMD Bolt On Hood Strut Kit on your 2010-2013 Mustang

Will it fit my Mustang?

Boss 302 - 12, 13
V6 - 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Bullitt - 08, 09
GT - 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
GT500 - 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Most Helpful Reviews

5/5

Hood Strut Installation Modification

This is a great product and easy to install but it takes two people to finally pop on the struts, one to hold the hood at the proper hight so the strut will allign with the ball sockets and one to pop ... the strut onto the ball socket. After I closed the hood and re-opened it to look at my handywork, I noticed that the lower bracket had rotated around the bolt, even so the torque on the bolt was correct. Looking at the dynamics of the whole thing, I decided that the two lower brackets would be prevented from rotating if they were reversed, that is, the D/L marked bracket goes on the passenger side and the P/L marked bracket goes on the drivers side. This switch then places the long side of the bracket in the correct place to prevent rotation while maintaining the same position of the lower bracket ball socket. I have submitted a picture of this modified installation.

Helpful (14)

5/5

Bolt-on hood strut kit

Fairly easy to install; however be careful when popping the strut ends onto the fittings. I had problems with the metal clips inside the strut ends wanting to slide to the side when pushed onto the fittings. ... I finally put some lithium grease on either end of the fittings to make the installation easier. Once installed, these struts work great; the hood opens a good 6 inches farther than with the prop rod and really completed the look under the hood. I never understood why Ford didn't put these on from the factory (on a $55,000 car) since they put them on the trunk.

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Overall Rating

4.7 out of 5 stars

Videos (1)

Hey everyone I’m Justin with AmericanMuscle.com and are you giving your engine the props it deserves, not that kind of props, I mean are you still using that dated hood prop to show off the engine bay in your ride? If so you will definitely want to check out this MMD bolt on hood strut kit fitting all 2005 to 2014 Mustangs. MMD has quickly become the industry leader in unique aftermarket parts that help make your Mustang look a lot cooler, this kit is one of those items. This 100% bolt on kit requires no drilling or modification like some other kits and is available in your choice of either show stopping chrome finish or a factory black finish. Now besides dramatically cleaning up your engine bay, it also makes raising the hood a lot easier as well. The kit includes 2 gas powered struts, both upper and lower mounting brackets, and all the required hardware. Getting the kit installed should only take you about an hour thanks to the fact that both brackets utilize your factory bolt locations. It is worth mentioning that this kit will also work with aftermarket fiberglass cal induction hoods or even carbon fiber hoods as long as both of those options utilize the factory bolt locations. Chances are when you pop the hood of your ride it’s either to show off what you’ve done or to turn a wrench or two, you don’t want that hood prop in the way when you’re working on your motor and you don’t want some ugly piece of metal front and center when you are showing off that new blower. Do yourself and your engine bay a favor and check out this bolt on hood strut kit by MMD. View Full Transcript

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Mounting require hood removal? With bolt on install, can you leave hood in place with prop rod & install one side at a time or is this a 2 man job with hood removal? Thanx

Pete13 Year: 2013 Model: GT

You can do it by yourself, I did, however it would be easier if you had another set of hands. just follow the instructions and do not fully remove the bolts holding the hood, remove the front bolt and then loosen the back bolt. You will have to push the hood away from the factory bracket to get the hood strut bracket sandwiched in between, then tighten the bolt and then then reinstall the front bolt. The one thing that happened on both sides is the bolts on the fender appeared to strip as they could not be tightened fully but they do hold and I have not had a problem with them. Good luck and one of the better mods I made as no prop rod to get in the way.

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05GTHI Year: 2005 Model: GT Top 50 Contributor

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I installed mine by myself. It's kinda tricky but it is possible. I would recommend getting all the brackets on first and then install the struts. Once one side is complete it actually lifts the hood a little higher so your prop rod will probably fall...when you go to do the other strut just hand walk the hood so it doesn't fall...just in case. Hope this helped!

UncleBobbyB Year: 2010 Model: V6 Top 1000 Contributor

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One man job with prop rod in place. Hood remains in place the entire time. Just don't loosen the rear bolt too far.....just far enough to slip the upper bracket under it. You can pinch the bracket to the hood some with your hand when the bolts are loosened thus aiding installation.

Surplusguy Year: 2011 Model: V6

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You do not need to remove the hood for this install, it is better to leave the hood on to avoid having to aline the hood after installation. Just be careful when installing the passenger's side upper bracket. Because the prop rod holds the hood on the left side, when loosening the bolts on the right side the hood will tend to slide down a little. You can do it alone, but is easier with two.

Konaconvert Year: 2010 Model: GT500 Top 500 Contributor

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I think it's best to have two guys do the job but you don't have to remove the bolt completely you just need someone to steady the hood.

RTBStangboy06 Year: 2006 Model: GT

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One man job.Just follow the instructions. Be done in less than half hour. No hood removal.

Bob1944 Year: 2008 Model: GT

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A second man would be helpful to hold the hood as you adjust it as lining up the drivers side and the last bolt is a little challenging. However, I did mine alone using the strut and they work great. Actually once you have one side on- it will hold the hood but the strut will be helpful to do the drivers side. Again , grab a friend to help.

MarkJD Year: 2010 Model: GT

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I just installed these on my car. You do not need to remove the hood. It's a one person job that takes about 30 minutes. Use the prop rod and do one side at a time.

CaliSpecial46 Year: 2009 Model: GT Top 1000 Contributor

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It's a simple one man job. If you prop the hood up and do one side at a time its easy.

Capachkid Year: 2014 Model: GT

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Strength? Are these strong enough to hold up a fiberglass hood? My hood is heavy and the Drake struts are not able to hold..

NIKI73 Year: 2005 Model: GT

I have a Tru-Fiber hood on my '11 and these struts work wonderful. I don't think you will have any problems.

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Pegasus Year: 2011 Model: GT

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Your fiberglass hood is heavier then the factory sheetmetal hood? The struts work fine with my factory hood it needs little help in going up and you have to slam the hood to close it, so the struts are strong. Now you have to know that the struts were designed for the stock hood and the mounting location must be to the factory hinge location.

05GTHI Year: 2005 Model: GT Top 50 Contributor

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I've had mine on for at least six months now... No problems here, great buy for the money, so much easier to open hood...

nhrad1 Year: 2007 Model: Other Top 250 Contributor

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I'm guessing that it probably would. It holds the metal hood very solid with no droop or drift down at all.

Gordo340 Year: 2011 Model: V6

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I would think so. The struts are very sturdy.

Tom1144 Year: 2012 Model: V6

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I installed them on my fiberglass hood six months ago and love them. No issues with the props.

IronMike1963 Year: 2010 Model: GT

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Will these work with the cervini style 4 hood?

TyTy Year: 2008 Model: V6

I have the Cervini hood and the struts fit exactly like the factory hood.

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Texican Year: 2011 Model: V6 Top 1000 Contributor

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These will fit any good that has the same mounting points as the stock hood so if it fit on the car without hinge modification it will fit perfectly

Zack2010gt Year: 2010 Model: GT

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If your cervini hood bolts up to the hinges like the factory hood did,then the kit will work.

MrFetz Year: 2007 Model: GT

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July 13, 2013

Hood Strut Installation Modification

This is a great product and easy to install but it takes two people to finally pop on the struts, one to hold the hood at the proper hight so the strut will allign with the ball sockets and one to pop the strut onto the ball socket. After I closed the hood and re-opened it to look at my handywork, I noticed that the lower bracket had rotated around the bolt, even so the torque on the bolt was correct. Looking at the dynamics of the whole thing, I decided that the two lower brackets would be prevented from rotating if they were reversed, that is, the D/L marked bracket goes on the passenger side and the P/L marked bracket goes on the drivers side. This switch then places the long side of the bracket in the correct place to prevent rotation while maintaining the same position of the lower bracket ball socket. I have submitted a picture of this modified installation.

kraut0738

Year: 2014 Model: GT Driving Style: Daily Driver 'Stangs I have owned: 3 Canton, MI, USA

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5/5
June 15, 2011

Bolt-on hood strut kit

Fairly easy to install; however be careful when popping the strut ends onto the fittings. I had problems with the metal clips inside the strut ends wanting to slide to the side when pushed onto the fittings. I finally put some lithium grease on either end of the fittings to make the installation easier. Once installed, these struts work great; the hood opens a good 6 inches farther than with the prop rod and really completed the look under the hood. I never understood why Ford didn't put these on from the factory (on a $55,000 car) since they put them on the trunk.

Wes Linkovich

Year: 2011 Model: Cobra

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5/5
July 25, 2012

Hood Strut Kit

Easy to install because one of the hoods screws is always in place during the installation; allowing the hood to stay centered and aligned. Product is durable and does a good job of holding the hood upright. Best of all it is not overpriced, as are other parts.

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MrPresident

Year: 2005 Model: V6 Driving Style: Daily Driver 'Stangs I have owned: 2 Spring Hill, Florida

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5/5
March 12, 2012

Very clean look and easy installation

These are very easy to install, though the pictures in the instructions could be larger. I found that it was easier to loosen the bolt to the hood at the back far enough to slip the upper mount in before removing the forward bolt, this helped to hold the hood in place and make the process easier. Also, don't leave the wiper washer line in place, it must be moved or it will be crushed by the passenger side bracket. Very clean install, I highly recommend these.

Tomzstang

Year: 2012 Model: Boss Driving Style: Daily Driver 'Stangs I have owned: 10+ Austin, Texas

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5/5
January 27, 2012

Bolt-on Hood Strut Kit

The kit as received from American Muscle was complete and extremely easy to install. To effectively support the weight of the hood from a point so close to the hinge point of the hood requires precise calibration of the force delivered by the gas shocks. The balance of the shocks was perfect. Take it from an engineer, they have it calculated perfectly....

Solosolutions

Year: 2011 Model: GT Driving Style: Daily Driver 'Stangs I have owned: 5 Pennsylvania

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4/5
April 17, 2012

Be careful

One thing I have learned from years of assembling items that come with directions is to "follow the directions". I tried to install these struts and the spring clips in the ends of the struts snapped in two and were unusable. I was sent a second kit after contacting American Muscle and made a second attempt at installation. After running into the same problem and calling AM for help I was told the clips were to be removed before installation. The instructions made no note of this. Now maybe I should have been aware the clips had to be removed first but it would have been so easy had the instructions stated as much. Since AM does not have the clips in stock I was advised to try a local hardware store or they would send me an entire kit to take the clips from and return the balance of the kit. AM has been terrific and the struts are excellent based on other installations I have seen but the instructions should have that one additional piece of information.

Galaxieman

Year: 2012 Model: GT Driving Style: Daily Driver 'Stangs I have owned: 1 Solebury PA

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5/5
April 29, 2011

Easy to Install!

The hood struts make working under the hood so much easier. No more 'stick' to get in the way. Very easy install!! Overall, a great product!!

Steven Knight

Year: 2011 Model: GT Driving Style: Daily Driver

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5/5
April 22, 2011

extra work for 2010+ owners

nice product, works as advertised, BUT, 2010+ owners will be changing the location of the sound tube for clearance, not the worst job but be prepared for this extra step. still worth the extra steps to rid yourself of the prop rod. just follow enclosed instructions.

scott

Year: 2010 Model: GT Driving Style: Daily Driver

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4/5
August 08, 2013

Much improved.

From reading all the comments, I was a little hesitant in ordering this item. But much to my surprise, I was very please with the install and packaging. The packaging is very solid with cutout foam to hold everything together so there are no dings while traveling in the mail. Instructions were very easy to follow. Install only took about 20 minutes. I didn't even need to realign my hood. It closed and fit like a glove. The only complaint I have (the reason for only 4 stars) is that the passenger side upper bracket covers to holes where the windshield washer hose goes. I had to improvise with zip ties... *grumble*. Also touch up paint is recommended for the bolt heads, as they will get ground up a bit.

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IanR

Year: 2011 Model: V6 Driving Style: Daily Driver 'Stangs I have owned: 1 Miami

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5/5
February 20, 2012

Great upgrade for your Mustang

Look's nice and make it really easy to open the hood . And it's really easy to install too. It takes 30min for installation . Thanks AM.

MeanAva

Year: 2012 Model: GT Driving Style: Daily Driver 'Stangs I have owned: 1 Georgia

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