Anyone ever fitted a hood-prop rod?

[e30 gangsta]

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

Done and done

[Sean]

Use your head.

Literally.

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

[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.

[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.

[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...

[jimsill]

on a related note, when i installed my m-tech 1 spoiler a few years ago, it totally over-powered the effectiveness of my trunk shock, which worked fine prior to the spoiler. Is there a spoiler specific trunk shock, or was mine just on the verge of dying when i installed the spoiler?

[golde30]

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 why not just pit a pin on the hood hinge where the to lever arms overlap? This would effectively taking the shock out of the picture. And all you need is a pin and a drill...

Plus, it won't look extremely ghetto.

something like this mite work. i will take a look at mine 2m.

[TwoJ's]

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 why not just pit a pin on the hood hinge where the to lever arms overlap? This would effectively taking the shock out of the picture. And all you need is a pin and a drill...

Plus, it won't look extremely ghetto.

[AndrewBird]

How about something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-45900-3-.../dp/B0002BC0T6

Or maybe just get a new gas strut that is stronger. All you would have to do is measure the length compressed, the length extended and then calculate the force needed. It might even say on the stock prop somewhere. McMaster has a TON of them.

[AlarmedBread]

Vise grips on the hood shock. :razz:

FTW.

[NC325iC]

Vise grips on the hood shock. :razz:

did that for a while

[golde30]

i been thinking about this also, as i must have had my hood blow shut on me a dozen times over the years.

[backtrail69]

Vise grips on the hood shock. :razz:

[george graves]

Thanks!

Either that of a 1" piece of bar stock. Cut a slot as show, and tap for a thumb screw on the end. Slide it onto the shaft and tighten the thumb screw to limit the shocks travel. But it might mar the hood shock and ruin it.

--------------|
.....___..........|......|XXX|
....|....|.........|/////|XXX| <-thumb screw
.....\....\........|.......|XXX|
-----\....\----|
^bar stock

Sorry for the ASCII art.

(You can make almost anything out of crap from the hardware store.)

[Jand3rson]

Getto - but maybe a length of 1" diameter PVC pipe with a channel cup out of it length wise that you could slip over the stock hood shock?

No welding, cutting, tapping, ect. Easy to keep in the trunk.

That's not bad, George. Not bad at all.

The broomstick is a no-go.