hood help
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well i installed a new hood louver and it weighs 25lbs and when i put the hood up it slowly comes back down.so i checked some local shops and they only have a direct replacement of the hood strut so i went to the hummer dealer and he said the same thing,they said gm never made a hood louver made of solid steel so they have no fix for it. i searched the web and cant find anything. i dont wana put my cheap plastic putco back on cause the new one rocks and everybody loves it. does any one no where i can get a pole that they used in the old day or a stronger strut. i mean i dont need much more cause it almost stays up now. i dont mind it like it is cause i am hardly under the hood and i can find anything to prop it up with but the dealer cares.any help would be great huys
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RE: hood help
Not real sure about what type of strut to tell you to get. You could always cut a broom stick to the size you need it. LOL I've done that one before myself.
I'm sure that there is one out there, you might be a little hard pressed though to do so. Most cars today have that stupid little hood prop on them.
I'm sure that there is one out there, you might be a little hard pressed though to do so. Most cars today have that stupid little hood prop on them.
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RE: hood help
well i went out there and if i push the hood all the way up it will stay but it does not take much for it to start to slowly come down. i did find something .it is universal so u have to measure and cut it but it clips on to the strut and then u push it in so the strut cant close so thinking of giveing that a try its only $9 at advanced auto parts.
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ORIGINAL: lucky19942001
well i went out there and if i push the hood all the way up it will stay but it does not take much for it to start to slowly come down. i did find something .it is universal so u have to measure and cut it but it clips on to the strut and then u push it in so the strut cant close so thinking of giveing that a try its only $9 at advanced auto parts.
well i went out there and if i push the hood all the way up it will stay but it does not take much for it to start to slowly come down. i did find something .it is universal so u have to measure and cut it but it clips on to the strut and then u push it in so the strut cant close so thinking of giveing that a try its only $9 at advanced auto parts.
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RE: hood help
I put the RealWheels solid steel hood handle combo on my H3, weighed about 20 or more pounds and it had no adverse effect what-so-ever.
Wonder if your original hood strut might just be wore down or need to be replaced,, or if I just got lucky with mine.
On a side note those plasticones do kinda suck.
Cheers
Davyo
Wonder if your original hood strut might just be wore down or need to be replaced,, or if I just got lucky with mine.
On a side note those plasticones do kinda suck.
Cheers
Davyo
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RE: hood help
ORIGINAL: lucky19942001
well i installed a new hood louver and it weighs 25lbs and when i put the hood up it slowly comes back down.so i checked some local shops and they only have a direct replacement of the hood strut so i went to the hummer dealer and he said the same thing,they said gm never made a hood louver made of solid steel so they have no fix for it. i searched the web and cant find anything. i dont wana put my cheap plastic putco back on cause the new one rocks and everybody loves it. does any one no where i can get a pole that they used in the old day or a stronger strut. i mean i dont need much more cause it almost stays up now. i dont mind it like it is cause i am hardly under the hood and i can find anything to prop it up with but the dealer cares.any help would be great huys
well i installed a new hood louver and it weighs 25lbs and when i put the hood up it slowly comes back down.so i checked some local shops and they only have a direct replacement of the hood strut so i went to the hummer dealer and he said the same thing,they said gm never made a hood louver made of solid steel so they have no fix for it. i searched the web and cant find anything. i dont wana put my cheap plastic putco back on cause the new one rocks and everybody loves it. does any one no where i can get a pole that they used in the old day or a stronger strut. i mean i dont need much more cause it almost stays up now. i dont mind it like it is cause i am hardly under the hood and i can find anything to prop it up with but the dealer cares.any help would be great huys
