it's nice to have the car hood with working support struts ...
923362
Working as advertised, it's nice to have the car hood with working support struts again.
220550
The tuff support get a 5 star from me because it was my 3rd set that told me they would work on my car and the first two broke first tome I opened hood because of the location of the support and they where a wear of location before hand so 5 stars will buy again in future
2630481
It's nice to see such good workmanship, I would have been happier if it had included the other part of the Velcro so I could attach it to my jacket or cap. ABM.
4799670
Snaps in place easily. IMHO this should be standard equipment for the hood. Sad that you have to order extra parts just to keep the critters out.
3790354
Even though Am A ZoN is not my preferred vendor the price and the expediency of this product was exactly within my budget and time frame.  My brother in-law held up the hood for me while I installed the struts. USE CARDBOARD TO PROTECT YOUR WINDSHIELD!!!  I had read this tip on another site and it worked well, especially when connecting the second strut.  I will probably buy another set real soon for the trunk,  and sadly, I will probably source them from this behemoth seller.
Try to buy local when you can....
  Thanks.
3128258
Arrived surprisingly fast (2 days with normal shipping). I wouldn't put these on a high-end car, but for my dodge Grand Caravan they work just fine. I like that it is the whole assembly. Previously bought Monroe's(just struts), but either I didn't install correctly or strut mounts were gone too. This solved the problem. I hope to get at least 50k out of these. Suggest you get your wheels aligned after replacement, my alignment was way off after installing these.
4325698
i had these on my last vehicle, and when i upgraded, they were one of the first things i bought for my new Highlander!!  i love being able to leave the windows cracked during the hot summers, and not worry if we get unexpected showers!!  i rated them at 4-stars only due to the fact that the drivers' side deflector did not have any adhesive when it arrived ... the other three were fine!
4373680
I appreciated the effort that Charlie went through to get the hood size correct.  The hood fit but the product was not as good as the one I lost.  But I am happy to have at least this one.
4072286
This is a very nicely fabricated piece I was happy with fitment and strength of the material.
The good:
It fit, it did require a bit of massaging to get it to lay completely flat. However, it was not outside the realm of what I would already have to do in order to get any panel to fit pre-welding. The bends were straight and sharp, and the rolled strengthening ribs looked nice as well. This is not a copy of a British Motor Heritage panel which is pressed in a mold. This does appear to be hand fabricated.(not a bad thing just different then what is available elsewhere)
The not so good:
The panel had a slight deformation to it, I believe this is due to the rolled ribs on it. Not a huge issue but something to expect. It is was easily fixed by welding it in place. One thing I would have liked, and my be a nice addition for future panels,a small 90 degree up bend on the edge that fits up against the transmission tunnel. I had to fab up my own in a few places since my tunnel experienced some rot over the years.

For the price, the speed of shipping, and the final fitment I am very pleased with this panel.
3171043
So far they seem to work great.
I did some research on line for installing hood struts. The instructions suggested you need to pull out the clips on the new struts before installing to get them onto the hood pins. I tried that with these struts and had problems. They are actually designed to simply snap on to the pins with no additional work. This is great, but it' makes me wonder if the lack of a stronger clip will cause them to pop off in the future.

That's the only reason I didn't give them 5 stars. I would be happy to update in the future after giving them some use.

These are far cheaper than going to the dealership. I was quoted over $200 to replace my hood struts.
4798405
I installed the struts on my wife's 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan and the were an exact fit for the originals. They were as easy yo install as one would expect. They do seem to have some rattling noise when driving over rougher pavement. All fasteners have been rechecked and everything is tight to speck. Had front end aligned as recommended and nothing negative was said by the shop so they must be installed right. I will recheck fasteners and other components after some miles driven and see if I can isolate the source of the noise. Not unhappy but would have liked a little quieter ride. Alignment shop found inner and outer tie rod ends in need of replacement. I had those done so the noise is not coming from them.
4511880
Installation instructions were not very helpful, but after looking at the lift supports on the car made it very obvious and incredibly easy to replace these lifts!  I replaced both the rear glass lift supports as well as the hood lift supports.
1500119
Found these by accident and couldn't be happier with them! The stock supports for my '01 Camry wouldn't hold up the hood anymore so I had to use a bar to hold it open while working in the engine compartment, which is dangerous! Shipping was fast, they were packaged extremely well, and new hardware is included. The fit is perfect and the hood stays open just like it's new again! Highly recommended!

Tip: if you haven't replaced these before, the bolt on the hood doesn't need to be removed to disconnect the strut. There is a clip on the strut that hold it in place on the ball joint. Just remove that with a screwdriver and it will come right off, allowing easy access to the ball joint bolt!
1746007
I installed 4 of these struts on my 2000 Camry, finally  replacing the factory struts after 250,000 miles. The struts installed easily and without any issues, and ride height was immediately restored. As for ride quality, I am very happy BUT with that many miles on the original suspension I'm sure anything would be a huge improvement. After pulling the old struts I found that the rear sway bar bushings were way beyond worn out  and the source of an annoying rattle which plagued the car for about 2 years, so I had to buy them from local parts house rather then wait for delivery. The sway bar end links were 'good enough' so I left them as is, especially with that high mileage. Lets face it, how much longer will the car last?  With that said, I plan to replace the struts on my wife's newer Camry which just hit 100,000 however I will likely NOT buy these, since we plan to have her car for years to come, and it is an XLE so I want to have a plusher, longer lasting ride. I will however order sway bar bushings and links even if it's 'just in case. Bottom line; if you are maintaining a car spend a few bucks more on a higher quality strut, but if you are simply keeping a car alive these are well worth it
2564858
Struts worked great.  Raise front end about an in to where is should have been.  Car rides and handles much better.
4837528
The factory ones (15 year old 2000 Intrepid) had not even put up a decent attempt to hold up the hood for a long time. With these I found that the hood stayed up by just replacing one, but not being inclined to put one on now have have my wife complain the next time she lifted the hood, I put on the pair.

** Be sure you read the instructions before installing to get the old ones off and the new ones on without breaking the mountings. It's not hard, but saving a minute can cause poor results**
3677520
Perfect fit on my 2002 Dodge Ram 1500. These hood supports popped on very easily and now my hood doesn't fall down on my head in cold weather. For around $20, this is a great deal for a pair of hood supports.