worn out hood supports suck

[z6ne]

had my hood fall and hit me with the hinge on the shoulder blade today. It was wack

[Thizzelle]

jam a golf club in there, atleast that's what i have spares of.

[enigmaticdream]

2x4s work too.

[lolcantturn]

i use a small child

[z6ne]

2x4s work too.

I had a 2x4 in there but knocked it out of place leaning while shopvaccing the 38 tons of pollen out of everywhere

[illest318i]

2x4's do the job

[88SuperETABD]

Has anyone bought a new one? I wonder if the new one is even strong enough to withstand a "light breeze". The hoods damn near decapitated me numerous times.

A wooden stick I found in the garage works perfectly tho :) haha

[Vivek]

Mine stands up fine other than when I occasionally think I'll be fine to move the car from the garage to the driveway with the hood open (backing up) in which case it's also perfectly fine until I stop. So yes, a brand new shock should hold it up fairly well.

[lcoleman]

New shocks work well, even on an incline (front on ramps, etc). Stabilus is the OE supplier I believe, you can get them at O'Reillys or many parts stores.

[bataangpinoy]

you can even order them from BMW for 24 bucks.

don't be cheap

[z6ne]

I've got a spare that came with the car. I'm gonna mount that on there tomorrow and see if it does any better.

[E30SPDFRK]

I've gotten the back of the head multiple times and my hand once. Replaced the shocks after the hand.

[z6ne]

I've gotten the back of the head multiple times and my hand once. Replaced the shocks after the hand.

ouch.
I've got a friend that just lost 3 fingers (pinky, ring, middle) and most of his left hand from a freight train. Making me extra extra careful around power tools and heavy metal objects and the like.

[10Toes]

This is the first thing I replace when I get a new E30.

[Hooffenstein HD]

Just put a bend in the shaft. It won't fall down again. On the other hand, it will be harder to close when you want to.