2G Hood Shocks struts gas strut

agarc023 · Sep 12, 2010

Reviving this thread to see how everybody's struts are holding up after a year. Looking into buying or putting together a pair

99gst_racer · Sep 12, 2010

I've only had mine for 3 months, but I love them. I only wish I would have bought them years ago. Mine are the eBay ones that NeMiZiS bought, but black bodied instead of the CF. IIRC, I paid $50 shipped. They fit great and I haven't had a single issue with them yet.

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agarc023 · Sep 12, 2010

That the kind of price range I was looking for. All the ones on ebay are now around $100 and up

99gst_racer · Sep 13, 2010

agarc023 said:
That the kind of price range I was looking for. All the ones on ebay are now around $100 and up

This is the guy I bought mine from. They're still $50 shipped. 95 96 97 98 99 Mitsubishi Eclipse Gas Hood Shock Damper: eBay Motors (item 290467458714 end time Sep-22-10 20:13:56 PDT)

agarc023 · Sep 13, 2010

I actually had found a pair for a bit less than that like an hour after my post. It was $45 shipped from: NEW 95-99 Mitsubishi Eclipse HOOD SHOCK DAMPER LIFT KIT: eBay Motors (item 140436401184 end time Oct-03-10 13:51:53 PDT)

I hope they hold up as well as yours. Thank you for the help though.

fullCircle · Sep 13, 2010

While i can't attest to a fit and finsh on a DSM, I have a set of Redline struts on my tacoma for the last 4 years they still work perfect (knock on wood) LOL

my dreamt dsm · Sep 13, 2010

agarc023 said:
I actually had found a pair for a bit less than that like an hour after my post. It was $45 shipped from: NEW 95-99 Mitsubishi Eclipse HOOD SHOCK DAMPER LIFT KIT: eBay Motors (item 140436401184 end time Oct-03-10 13:51:53 PDT)

I hope they hold up as well as yours. Thank you for the help though.

That's a good price with good feedback. I wonder if there's a kit that would fold it back a little further so it'll be a little easier to work on the engine!

agarc023 · Sep 14, 2010

my dreamt dsm said:
That's a good price with good feedback. I wonder if there's a kit that would fold it back a little further so it'll be a little easier to work on the engine!

And apparently they ship from the U.S. so no waiting like three weeks to get here

Still haven't got mine, granted it's only been 2 days

agarc023 · Sep 16, 2010

Got these in the mail yesterday

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15 minutes later :hellyeah:

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t-rexn8 · Oct 17, 2011

Are those the Nextek struts?
NEXTEK HOOD DAMPER STRUT LIFT MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 95-99 | eBay

spyderdrifter · Oct 19, 2011

I did this a few years ago to the spyder I had at that time. Used trunk struts off a 2nd gen intrepid from a junk yard. Worked pretty good too.

FlashBack-Cro · Jan 2, 2012

NeMiZiS said:
Well I just finished putting in the hood shocks, it was really easy to do.
I can't really complain about them, I do have some "fitment" issues when the hood is closed.
Meaning that the passenger side isn't level, it is raised up about an 1/8 of an inch or less.
My hood was a little off all ready and I've been meaning to try and adjust it.
Plus my car was wrecked, on that side before I got it.
I didn't put up a picture of it with the hood closed.
Because I'm going to loosing all the mounts on the hood
and try and straighten everything out first.
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agarc023 said:
Got these in the mail yesterday

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Can you please tell me dimension (lenght) of shocks when hood is open. Lenght from bolt to bolt.

Thank You.

FlashBack-Cro · Jan 12, 2012

Can someone of You 2G guys please tell me dimension (lenght) of shocks when hood is open. Lenght from bolt to bolt.

Thank You.

Calan · Sep 18, 2012

Jeff99GS said:
I like this style better. They seem like they are less in the way. Only down side is you have to drill the holes.
95-99 Mitsubishi Eclipse Hood Lift PLUS Gas Strut Shock:eBay Motors (item 280290370806 end time Aug-27-09 09:35:28 PDT)

Does anyone know what the force rating of these gas springs are?

Blurred Talon · Sep 18, 2012

Any 2G guys have their hoods modded to go straight up and down with the struts? I ask cause I've got that done with mine (gives more room to work under the hood).

agarc023 · Sep 18, 2012

Blurred Talon said:
Any 2G guys have their hoods modded to go straight up and down with the struts? I ask cause I've got that done with mine (gives more room to work under the hood).

No but I'd like to see

99gst_racer · Sep 18, 2012

Craig, I measured mine on the bathroom scale today. It was around 65-70 lbs.
And for the sake of measuring, I also measured the extended center-to-center length at 11.75".

Blurred Talon · Sep 19, 2012

agarc023 said:
No but I'd like to see

No pictures but there's a write up on how to do it in the FAQ section without the hood struts though.

Calan · Sep 19, 2012

99gst_racer said:
Craig, I measured mine on the bathroom scale today. It was around 65-70 lbs.
And for the sake of measuring, I also measured the extended center-to-center length at 11.75".

Awesome. Thanks Paul!

OZRallyEdition · Mar 30, 2014

Does anyone have experience on how long they last?

Utz_3 · Jul 5, 2018

Hello, It really has been a while since anybody updated this thread, but i have a question that hopefully some of you may have the answer to...

I had an eBay set of these hood dampers a while ago when I had my stock hood.. i now have a carbon fiber hood and all the sets i keep finding say to not use with after market fiber glass or carbon fiber hoods....

Anybody know of a set of hood dampers that I can use with a carbon fiber hood? Pleaseeee.

Boomdeeze · Jul 5, 2018

I believe they say that because the pressure from the gas dampers can warp/distort the hood over time.

motomattx · Jul 5, 2018

They will trash a carbon fiber or fiberglass hood, too much constant pressure on the hood and too much pressure required to close the hood. I suppose you could get a set or even one and drill the end out and let all of the oil out of it and then have a slide clip on the rod like you have to hold your screen door open and just do that.

Utz_3 · Jul 6, 2018

Boomdeeze said:
I believe they say that because the pressure from the gas dampers can warp/distort the hood over time.

Yes, indeed that is why, these hood dampers are designed to lift a heavy stock metal hood.... so what i was wondering if perhaps there are some that have a lower pressure rating for lighter hoods out there?

motomattx said:
They will trash a carbon fiber or fiberglass hood, too much constant pressure on the hood and too much pressure required to close the hood. I suppose you could get a set or even one and drill the end out and let all of the oil out of it and then have a slide clip on the rod like you have to hold your screen door open and just do that.

And not sure what clip you are referring to as i don't have a screen door at my house LOL

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