Anyone ever fitted a hood-prop rod?

[george graves]

Is there a spoiler specific trunk shock

The trunk uses a spring. There are two "positions" for the spring. You want to move it to the outer one.

Open trunk | crawl inside | get comfy | look at the spring | move it to the next position...

HTH...

[Borat]

I can't visualize the shock in my head right now, and I'm too lazy to go out to the garage, so this may not work,

but could you rig up a system where the shocks gone and instead the 2 arms go past being inline with each other and then when you bring the bonnet back down they keep going and "lock" against some tabs welded on? to close just lift the bonnet a tad and then flick the arms back. hard to explain and cant be bothered with a pic but I'm sure I've seen other cars or vehicles use a similar system.

Plus, it won't look extremely ghetto.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I have te extend-o-prop, it's ok. I also have a thumb screw type keeper of a tool truck, I'll get a sht of it, but it looks just like george's art.

[Sean]

Use your head.

Literally.

:p That's what I have to do sometimes.

[e30 gangsta]

N00bs. Drill the stock hood shock. Put a hole in it and slide a allen key threw it.

Done and done

[Bimmerista]

I usually turn my car around

[NC325iC]

i got a new hood shock

[emi325i]

~1ft long 2x4 between the engine and hood... 100% reliable

[MR 325]

Just because your shock still holds the hood up most of the time doesn't mean it's not bad. Replace it.

[JasonC]

I used a piece of pipe that was about the size of the shock body. I cut it down to the lenth i needed the hood to stay up. For me it was about 2.5" long. I cut mine that short since i'm taking the e30 to car shows/cruises now, and i don't want the hood all the way open. But i'm sure this way would work with hood opened up all the way. I took the pipe and cut a section out of one side for it to slip over the rod on the shock. Then i position it so it rests on the part of the hood hinge where the rod of the shock attaches too, and the other end rest aginst the shock. I used it this weekend and when the wind blew, the hood stayed put.

[Mulholland]

use a cane, broom handle... pretty much any sturdy instrument you can find to use.

[Gooch]

I used a piece of pipe that was about the size of the shock body. I cut it down to the lenth i needed the hood to stay up. For me it was about 2.5" long. I cut mine that short since i'm taking the e30 to car shows/cruises now, and i don't want the hood all the way open. But i'm sure this way would work with hood opened up all the way. I took the pipe and cut a section out of one side for it to slip over the rod on the shock. Then i position it so it rests on the part of the hood hinge where the rod of the shock attaches too, and the other end rest aginst the shock. I used it this weekend and when the wind blew, the hood stayed put.

That looks awesome, got any pics of the actual item?

[JasonC]

That looks awesome, got any pics of the actual item?

[Gooch]

Awesome, thanks a lot, that is really neat.

[george graves]

Nice!