dnd2984

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My hood wont stay up anymore and was wondering where I can find some new shocks???? Any one eles have this problem

fsttyms1

any autoparts store

bkzjimmy

open the hood and bend the shocks a little and it will work for a while.

fsttyms1

bkzjimmy

trust me, it works. it worked on my legend.

NSXNEXT

iTrader: (2)

the only place to get them is Acxura. No one makes a hood strut for us other than the OEM ones. I went to about 5 major auto parts stores and they all told me the same thing.

fsttyms1

bought one for mine at a store in town

adamlee05

oo....mega-mod ousted by a non mega-mod! Mega Moderator status switched to fsttyms1. We have the weakest link

jpadilla

got mine off of ebay from Acura of Escondido ... actually I had to call them directly and they just treated it like an ebay order ... i think like $20 for the pair, I replaced then in literally under 5 minutes (VERY EASY!). No one in town had them except the local dealerships which wanted more than double.

Black Tire

ok my hood struts are gone on my 99TL...would Canadian Tire or NAPA have these?

thisisnotdave

I went to a bunch of shops around the Long island, Brooklyn areas and couldnt find anything in stock or even to order. Finally i got mine from acuraoemparts.com for about $20 each. They're actually gonna arrive tomorrow so I might make a bootleg little DIY for them. There really isnt much to it, but why not right?

Black Tire

Thanks for the info. Which part is it? 74145-S3M-A00 STAY ASSY., HOOD OPENER?

thisisnotdave

thats it.

Black Tire

Thanks! Just placed the order

Razzi

does anyone happen to know the PSI on the stock dampers? i really really need one for my carbon fiber hood but dont wanna go around buying shocks in the dark. i need some kind of benchmark so i can go relative to it

02type-s

Does anyone know if this part would cross-reference to another honda/acura? I'm tryin to do the Tein hood struts lol.

thisisnotdave

I got my hood shocks today and popped them in. Takes no time at all, all you need is a flathead screw driver. You'll see a metal band on each end of the clip, just pry it up the strut will pull off. Its easier to start with the top one and then when the bottom because the lower one faces inward. Thats basically it.

illmat1k

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I got mine for free. OEM parts from my mechanic over at Honda. Gotta love em!

Razzi

anywhere on the box where it might mention the specs on the shock? length and psi?

thisisnotdave

Didnt get them in an original box. They're stablius brand. Why cant you use the OEM ones on your CF hood?

02type-s

x2, this info from someone would be great

thisisnotdave

I'll measure the length for you guys later. I dont have a means of measing the PSI tho.

rp_guy

you can, but assuming the CF is approximately 1/2 the weight, it'll probably shoot up very hard

Black Tire

wow...I placed the order last April 18th...i just got the parts at my house now! Good job acuraoemparts.com!

Razzi

the stock hood weighs like 60+ pounds, the carbon fiber roughly 20. it's so flimsy you can bend it sideways and stuff. if you tried to close the CB hood using stock dampers, you'd break the hood in half trying to close it.

someone suggested that i use just a damper on one side, and apply pressure right where the damper meets the hood to close it. might have to seeing as getting oem psi is near impossible, the acura techs couldnt even help me

Black Tire

I replaced them last night. Took only 10 mins most of which was just cleaning the ball joint. you don't need to take the clips right off, only half way to get the shocks out. Make sure to apply some sort of heavy grease on the joint before putting the new shocks back on.