STILLEN hood dampener group buy

[mcheddadi]

really?! at the end when it's half way up it doesn't just launch itself when in rod up?

that's strange...when I mounted mine in rod up it was smooth until half way up then it started accelerating if I didn't stop it.

ah well...

[Oside3.5]

Nice vid mc! That's what I was looking for. Going to install on the weekend, because my wife keeps on taking my car

[gatorglaze]

Does it snap closed when the hood is almost completely down?

[mcheddadi]

Yeah if it has momentum. if not then you have to push it down like you normally do.

[johnny_d]

i'll post a vid if I remember

[eight3six]

got mine today, maybe ill get them on sunday. i dont know about anyone else, but it appears the stillen stickers are pretty off and would probly just look better if i took them off

[dangeris]

here's the vid of the dampers mounted rod down (Instead of rod up like in the install guide) :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCGUEZJLbAc

smoooooth operation

Modified by mcheddadi at 11:21 AM 4/4/2008

Great vid Mcheddadi! Very smooth I must say:bigthumb I have my dampners installed with the rod up like they showed on the Stillen instruction sheet. It does fly up and the hood bounces at the top. But I like how yours slowly goes up. You have yours mounted rod down like most cars I've seen. Do you have pics of the orientation of the bracket that attaches to the hood? I think I might be switching mine around after seeing yours.

EDIT: Nevermind Bro..went back to the previous page and saw how you mounted them. I think I'm gonna try that tomorrow.

[mcheddadi]

looks like you got to lucky post number 777!

[scrutmonkey]

man, i just took a vid this monring with the slow accelerating opening...beat me to it . Mine opens the same way following your install instructions on the sedan.

The only thing is I didn't cut the 2 rubber shields an the top part of the dampers, they get squished a little when closed...o well, I don't care.

Nice vid

[johnny_d]

MC, i tried this morning and it looks like it was gonna fly up that also could be the result of me putting the light bracket facing up thus giving it a shorter distance ==> more build up pressure. If i remember and hold it then it would be fine. I'm tempted to change it but it might wear out faster and won't hold it up anymore after a while?

[eight3six]

so i got the drivers side on just fine. i take the passenger side headlight bolt out and put the bracket on. for some reason now the bolt will NOT go back in. i look and there is no threads really left. i know it wasnt from me since i only took it out then tried screwing it back in once. but it wont even push threw the hole so i can put a nut on the end either. if it was as easy as the driver side i would have been done a half hour ago. i came inside to get a razor blade to start cutting stuff, figured id vent a little

[johnny_d]

sounds like you may have cross threaded it.

[eight3six]

i dont think i did, i know better to not force it in and didnt in any way. the actual end of the bolt just looks off to me. so i got a new one to see how that works after the pens/flyers game here. as long as its fastened were all good.

[eight3six]

welp passenger side was a pain in the *** but i got it on. does fling up and kinda have to slow it down so it dont thrash open. but very nice non the less. maybe ill take a pic before i go to work.

[mcheddadi]

Congrats!

You can always try it in rod down if you want, it will be much smoother http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCGUEZJLbAc

[rjdmmfl1]

Congrats!

You can always try it in rod down if you want, it will be much smoother http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCGUEZJLbAc

umm, someone needs to tell the Canada Gods that its April... why is there still snow on the ground??? I went swimming in our community pool this morning...

[Philly_16]

HAHA yeah there is no snow here in Calgary but its still not as warm as Cali. Nice and smooth hood dampers though.

[eight3six]

taken from kinda far since the engine bay is filthy

[gatorglaze]

taken from kinda far since the engine bay is filthy

You got a picture of your car's front end closed? A while back i wanted to buy the grill that your sporting now but i decided against it in hopes something of a black mesh would come out.

[LongBeachCoupe]

wait a minute here... did you paint the rod of it black?? and dr... the community pool? find any baby ruth floating around?

[johnny_d]

the rod is black, the red you're seeing is the Stillen vinyl logo

[eight3six]

gatorglaze - i have a pic of the front but its a small pic. when i got home from work tonight it was already dark so ill get a pic tomorrow morning between sprints and work for ya.

longbeach - zuh?

[D-Roll]

Mine will be in this Friday

[eight3six]

gator, as you requested.......

[gatorglaze]

Thanks, it looks better then i imagined but i think imma hold out for a fascia from stillen to come out. hoping its soon :fingerscrossed:

on another note, have any of you guys secured the threading between the socket and the rods? Considering they arent perfectly threaded, they arent on perfectly tight right? I put a bunch of loctite on the threads and now they are solid in the position i want them to be in. Just wondering if you guys left the threads as they were

[eight3six]

yea i got it like a month after it came out, was pretty much the only grille out at the time. i still like it, but if that fascia comes out, its on! hopefully it comes out august sometime after im back from school and can spend money all willy nilly

[johnd635]

Thanks, it looks better then i imagined but i think imma hold out for a fascia from stillen to come out. hoping its soon :fingerscrossed:

on another note, have any of you guys secured the threading between the socket and the rods? Considering they arent perfectly threaded, they arent on perfectly tight right? I put a bunch of loctite on the threads and now they are solid in the position i want them to be in. Just wondering if you guys left the threads as they were

I don't think it will be necessary to do that if you attach the little metal clips to the rod. However, I can't get my clips secured! What is the secret for installing them? Do you put them on the cups first then force the cup over the pin? When I try to attach them after the cup is connected to the pin the metal rod won't slide through the hole in the cup. Help please!

[johnd635]

so i got the drivers side on just fine. i take the passenger side headlight bolt out and put the bracket on. for some reason now the bolt will NOT go back in. i look and there is no threads really left. i know it wasnt from me since i only took it out then tried screwing it back in once. but it wont even push threw the hole so i can put a nut on the end either. if it was as easy as the driver side i would have been done a half hour ago. i came inside to get a razor blade to start cutting stuff, figured id vent a little

Same thing happened to me on one side. Looks like the plastic from the headlight mount isn't perfectly aligned with the bolt hole and it kind of forces you to crossthread it. The problem is the bolt is just barely long enough to secure the bracket so you only have a few threads on the bolt to work with. Now I'm looking to get a longer bolt...

[windex]

Mine will be in this Friday

Josh or Kyle, Another set shipped out or are you guys just shipping as they become available?

[eight3six]

Same thing happened to me on one side. Looks like the plastic from the headlight mount isn't perfectly aligned with the bolt hole and it kind of forces you to crossthread it. The problem is the bolt is just barely long enough to secure the bracket so you only have a few threads on the bolt to work with. Now I'm looking to get a longer bolt...

yea i just used a 5mm bolt with a lock nut and washer, works just fine and dandy.