S14 Hood Strut, Support w/ VW Parts

[BoBa524]

So today i installed my hood strut from an 04 Passat. I work at a VW dealership and have been keeping an eye on what struts would work the best.

The bottom bracket is supposed to be spot-welded on but i used two 10mm bolts. The top portion is just a bolt with a ball end. I cut the bolt in half so that it wouldn't push out the hood. Now you can drill the hole so that you can screw the bolt in or spot weld it. paint will not damage because you are spot welding it onto the frame of the hood.

Strut clears everything and works amazing.

Here is one pic that i was able to take (camera was dying)



When i got home a woman backed up into me on a toyota sequia, so much for the hood.



Parts numbers:

3B0-823-359-C - SHOCK - $571J6-827-439-A - BOLT W/ BALL - $223B0-823-401-B - BOTTOM BRACKET - $22

Prices are high for regular customers, it only cost me 45 bucks.

If anyone is interested in better pics, my camera is charging.

[Dire91]

Looks great and from what you say functions great, good idea for anyone else looking for a hood strut, like the color of your car too

[n1smodr1ft]

dirty engine bay ftl.

[srpowered240sx]

i fabbed up some on my s13 too. it is waaaaay better. good job. could have saved some bucks going with my write up, but at your cost, our cost of build is really close. clean work.

[White Comet]

interesting, looks nice. kinda off topic but i cant find the other thread of the guy that did a hood prop strut thing. not jon's, someone did it after him. anyone know what i'm talking about

[EW]

http://www.redlinetuning.com/

[nzmoman]

so Im thinking I would like to do this...

does anyone know if there is a way to make the piston lock. As an added safety measure for carbon?

BTW I'm diggin that color...

[srpowered240sx]

http://www.redlinetuning.com/

they dont even make one for a 240, your link fails.

[95.240AZN378]

Can you take better pics of the bottom and top brackets?Looks sweet

[s14_240sx]

what are the chances that right after you do a mod to your hood some ***** comes and ****s up your hood. I also saw a writeup just recently on a bimmer forum about this, i'll go see if i can find it.

[CRyan]

The woman should be shot in the knee cap. God the car still looks o so sexy.

And awesome way to mount the strut - I have not seen it that way before - but looks good!

Yeah, kinda off topic but not really - a toyota sequoia back up into my girlfriends car. They were at a red light and the woman had actually knocked it into reverse (yeah, don't know how when you have to push the button) and gave it gas as if she was going forward. How lame. . .

So if anyone has a 99 accord front bumper they might wanna sell give me a holler yo.

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[alms24sebring]

they dont even make one for a 240, your link fails.

X2

I was picturing it being just like the VW setum, onw on each corner....out of the way. Not bad though

[BoBa524]

X2

I was picturing it being just like the VW setum, onw on each corner....out of the way. Not bad though

I will snap some pics tomorrow, this strut is so powerful you don't need two. It opens geat in 30 degree weather. all VW parts have a one year warranty.

[Asmar]

Wow, nice, looks very original.

[slipipinoi]

cleannnnnn

[BoBa524]

sorry for the delay,

From this site anyone can buy the 3 needed parts of 59 Bucks.http://www.trademotion.com/par...13714