I love my CDC struts. They installed easy and was very good quality. NO they are not powder coated brackets....I did not see spending 20 bucks more for that.....plus if you take a few minutes and some brasso, you can make them shine.

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I also got around to installing the polished radiator covers.

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very nice, was it necessary to drill holse in any part of the car to put them on?
they look great!

 

nope, complete bolt on!

I love mine!

 

+1 for the CDC struts. A little Mothers metal polish and my dremmel and they shine like chrome.

 

one question, have you noticed any scratching of the strut on the bracket it attaches to? i know my friend has the MRT kit and the small bracket turned sideways and started scratching the strut

 

If you decide you want it to blend in better you can always remove the decals on the struts and paint the brackets like I did.

 

+1 on removing the decals. Looks much more factory this way

 

traffic142, Are your Gas Charge Struts on up side down?

Any I've seen have the Thick Barrel attached to the Hood Bracket.

May not make any difference.

 

Nope, bolts on to existing spots.

And good eye, I never caught that. I wonder if I do it this way it will not rub the decal off???

How hard is it to snap them off and back on??? Will I mess them up??

 

Just get a flat head screwdriver and wedge in the little metal clip. Do the same to the metal clip on the bottom end. Don't worry you won't break it. Just make sure you have the prop rod or a friend holding the hood before you do this.

 

Does it really matter???? To me it looks better like I got it. I will probably swap it out, but to me mine looks better.

 

Not sure if it matters but the instructions say to put them in the way I have them. Give CDC a call if you really want to know.

 

I'm not sure but if they are upside down you could get water or something running down into them. Probably best to change them.

 

On my 2000, I had the Redline Tuning ones, and I believe that they said it didn't matter. So, I just did it the way that the trunk ones were...once again, to make it look more factory.

But, if the instructions say something specific, I would follow them

 

I love mine too! Mine are the MRT ones, but they are the same exact struts!

 

i still have the big question, are any of you guys having problems with the strut rubbing on the bracket, i know my friends are the MRT ones and the bracket on the fender scraped his struts up bad

 

I've got MRT's, and I haven't noticed that issue.

 

Thick part is always up, lubes the oil seal that way.

 

thinking about placing an order for these now instead of the RedLine's i know my friend can help with the install

 

new item: hood struts from Steeda. But are they mounted upside down in the advert?

(thick part is down in the pic)
http://www.steeda.com/products/steed..._strut_kit.php