Subject: Re: No pressure right? Author: rv8flyboy : member since September, 2007 : 2970 posts Posted on: 2011-09-29 09:47:00

There really is a simpler solution to the hood strut problem

go to the hardware store and buy a short piece of PEX tubing, or ask a plumber/handyman friend for a left over.

hacksaw a lengthwise slot in it and slide it over the piston rod of the gas strut. I made 2 and they are great as even with good struts the hood has a tendency to come down at an inopportune moment. If you're in between at least the car won't get damaged but I hate to find the outline of my tools embedded in the hood....

best of all, u can toss them in yer glove box so they are always around when you need then





750IL 1990 (9/89) Black, 90K,


also currently stabled:
540 w. 6sp, 1995, Black

I told my wife, it is not a Boy Toy, is a Man's Machine!!

• My car turned 24 years old yesterday! (nt) - bcweir750 2011-09-25 17:33:53 (155 views)
  • but she's been in a medically induced coma for 4+ years - Rich 1990 750iL 2011-09-26 07:27:44 (171 views)
    • Give me a break, please. I'm doing what I can. - bcweir750 2011-09-26 13:56:01 (175 views)
      • Wow, 50hrs. a week. Does the TSA pay you over time? - hvacdude 2011-09-28 20:58:10 (140 views)
        • Thank you and yes AT&T does pay me overtime. - bcweir750 2011-09-28 21:38:24 (135 views)
        • Thank you and yes AT&T does pay me overtime. - bcweir750 2011-09-28 21:38:11 (137 views)
      • Forgive me for the pun, trying to give you some motivation - Rich 1990 750iL 2011-09-26 22:17:28 (241 views)
        • Actually there's a very practical reason I have opted not to part it out - bcweir750 2011-09-26 22:34:19 (169 views)
    • 4 + years is a long time - hamburger 2011-09-26 12:30:41 (178 views)
      • Re: 4 + years is a long time - very true ^^^ - whiteghost 2011-09-26 15:23:43 (135 views)
        • Now, now, you people are talking about my car as if I have handed her over... - bcweir750 2011-09-26 18:54:27 (173 views)
          • They've got a point. Mine's been out of the running for 2 years - Johan750 2011-09-27 07:07:19 (150 views)
            • Re: They've got a point. Mine's been out of the running for 2 years - kharon8 2011-09-28 18:01:35 (157 views)
              • you are so right!! - rv8flyboy 2011-09-29 09:23:20 (147 views)
      • God bless DART (Dallas Area Regional Transit) system - bcweir750 2011-09-26 14:02:07 (136 views)
    • induced coma for 4+ years - joecer 2011-09-26 11:20:54 (149 views)
      • Re: induced coma for 4+ years - bcweir750 2011-09-26 13:59:40 (147 views)
        • Re: 4+ years - joecer 2011-09-26 22:48:53 (151 views)
          • for the last 3 years I've used an old 3 wood to hold up the hood - Rich 1990 750iL 2011-09-27 00:24:48 (146 views)
            • Re: for the last 3 years the window has not worked - joecer 2011-09-27 07:28:17 (152 views)
          • for the last 3 years I've used an old 3 wood to hold up the hood - Rich 1990 750iL 2011-09-27 00:23:13 (167 views)
            • No pressure right? - bcweir750 2011-09-27 00:49:16 (163 views)
              • Re: No pressure right? (pic) - rv8flyboy 2011-09-29 09:47:00 (143 views)
              • Re: No pressure right? - joecer 2011-09-27 07:23:04 (169 views)
  • congrats! mine is still a fresh 18 (nt) - oliverr871 2011-09-25 19:30:39 (150 views)
    • Congrats to you also! - bcweir750 2011-09-25 22:27:36 (155 views)
      • thanks! and yes! - oliverr871 2011-09-26 00:16:45 (139 views)
        • My one tiny nitpick about the later models... - bcweir750 2011-09-26 00:28:16 (169 views)
          • Re: My one tiny nitpick about the later models... - Johan750 2011-09-26 08:02:35 (159 views)
          • Very true...I prefer LSD over ASC+T...they are a pain! - oliverr871 2011-09-26 02:37:08 (154 views)
  • Whoops! It turned 24 on Friday the 23rd. (nt) - bcweir750 2011-09-25 17:34:55 (139 views)
    • hee yah, mines a teenager (18) with attitude (nt) - c00per11242001 2011-09-27 16:50:34 (133 views)