Hey all, I have a 03 CL-S under warranty still, the hood pistons dont fully extend unless i push the hood open. I know its a pretty heavy hood, but is that normal or is that something i should have my dealer "look over and replace"? They open about 2/3 of the way by them selves with a little help from me.. then i have to push the hood up to get the maximum extention...
any help would be great!
thanks!

 

I have to help mine up a little. Nothing major. The hood opens up fine, but not all the way up. I have to raise it maybe 2 inches. I could still access everything I just like the extra room of it fully open so I don't bang my head.

 

Yeah it is a pain to not have it fully opened, but like you said, its just so i dont slam my head into the grill. I really dont need to monkey underneath the hood much, but as the warranty gets closer to expiration... i want to make sure i'm good to go for the next few years..

 

same, mine struggles to go up, so i usually have to push it up and then it stays there.

 

Mine were weak and wouldn't stay up
Dealer replaced them under warranty.

 

Mine did they same thing and then it wouldn't stay up at all
Dealer replaced them under warranty.

 

If it bothers you and its under warranty have them replace it. I had to replace mine a few years back for the same thing. They are starting to do it again so i will head to the store and buy some new ones

 

I've had no troubles with mine since I bought the car over 3 years ago. You guys must check under the hood too much....

...ahhh fiddlesticks...mine has to be adjusted less than an inch...I'm not going to worry until the day I need a piece of wood to hold up the hood. lol

 

You can buy those chrome pistons and slap those on