Crappy hood struts...
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Crappy hood struts...
I got some hood struts off Ebay and needless to say I'm disappointed with them. They have a horrible way of fastening the hood bracket and every time I close the hood the bracket moves. I was supplied with some double faced tape to secure the bracket and that's a joke. Also - the way the strut mounts it is not long enough to open the hood fully. I'm gonna send them back if possible.
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Have to give props to my MRT struts, zero problems or issues.
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Here's the original install thread when these first came out in 2005.
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showth...ht=hood+struts
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showth...ht=hood+struts
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I had these.....mine were junk too.....the hood bracket kept shifting, the hood didn't go up high enough, and mine started to bend in the middle. I switched to the polished redline tuning struts last week...they are awesome. If you start to open your hood about half way.....the struts take over and lift it the rest of the way.... now thats strong.
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I'm still on fence deciding which strut kit to install. If you want to make your setup to work, I've read you just need to add a lock washer to hood bracket (others claim this solved the bracket twist issue). You could also add a 'set screw' to your bracket and problem solved. I'm still deciding between redlines and MRT/CDCs. Redlines look cleaner... but you'll need to drill/rivet hood (doesn't seem to be a big deal). MRTs/CDCs are completely bolt on.. but some have run into the issue of hood misalignment (after loosening hood bracket bolts).
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Dont forget Steeda has hood strut kits too, with a very nice machined aluminum bracket instead of a welded steel bracket. Lighter and stronger.
http://www.steeda.com/images/steeda_...ut_kit_550.jpg
http://www.steeda.com/images/steeda_...ut_kit_550.jpg
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I'm still on fence deciding which strut kit to install. If you want to make your setup to work, I've read you just need to add a lock washer to hood bracket (others claim this solved the bracket twist issue). You could also add a 'set screw' to your bracket and problem solved. I'm still deciding between redlines and MRT/CDCs. Redlines look cleaner... but you'll need to drill/rivet hood (doesn't seem to be a big deal). MRTs/CDCs are completely bolt on.. but some have run into the issue of hood misalignment (after loosening hood bracket bolts).
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Went to Carlisle (All-Ford Nationals) a couple weekends back and had Automotive Essentials (Rockville,MD) install the CDC shaker assembly, hood struts and sequential tail light harnesses on my wife's 06 GT vert...VERY happy with the results!