Hood dampers?
 

Anyone tried installing hood dampers? Saw these on Ebay.

Nissan 2009 370Z Z34 Hood Damper Kit Lift Gas Strut Shock Polished Kit | eBay

Buy the Z1 ones. At least you know they'll fit.

I remember seeing at least one other thread discussing hood struts/dampers/rods. If you can't find anything using the site's search function, try using Google with "site:the370z.com " prepended to your search string. Eg:
site:the370z.com "hood strut"
site:the370z.com "hood damper"

Thanks for the "heads up". If I decide to do it, I'll get them from Z1.
gpm

If you do any amout of wrenching on your car, getting that damn hood prop out of the way is a godsend.

+1 on the Z1 hood struts :tup:

Z1 370Z Hood Struts

Just put Z1 version on last week. Love 'em.

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No issues with Z1 :tiphat:

Any one running the Z1 struts with the Carbon Element wrapped baattery/fluid covers? Any problem? any bulge?

+1 on Z1 hood struts, installed in less than 10 min, great customer support.

Ordered a set from Z1 yesterday (Monday) at noon. They were delivered Tuesday via standard Fedex. I'm only 150 miles away.

I couldn't find the install guide online and they are coming in today. I was wondering if you had taken both of the nuts off at the same time on one side of the hood and if you had any allignment problems. I saw that kelly fields only had to take one nut off but the brackets in z1's pic looks like i have to take two off. just curious and any info is greatly appreciated.

hope u dont install those up-side-down... :ugh2:



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Thanks for the reminder but I did good this time. Took about fifteen minutes including both beer breaks.
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The last time Ms. Pint came over, I noticed that her hood prop clip was broken. She was the one who sold me my Z1 struts at a good price, so I gave her a replacement clip :tup: I had broken mine a long time ago and ordered a new one that I never installed.

And yes, I love them. I don't even wrench on the car that much, but "They're Great!" (ala Tony the Tiger)

There is an installation guide packed with the struts. But to answer your question, the new brackets do attach under two nuts. The guide says to take one nut off at a time but you have to loosen both nuts. I took both nuts off (the third nut keeps everything aligned).
Operation is great and alignment is perfect.
FYI, the little spring clips were loose in my box and I was convinced I didn't get them until I found them where I opened the box. They are tiny so watch for them.

excellent! :tup:

very easy install, I didn't need no instructions, took me 10 mins. I'll post a pics when I get home from work.

thanx bro yeah I was struggling with the fact of trying to keep one nut tight while installing the other. This will be installed this weekend. Appreciate the insight....

guys I'm confused about the first part of the instructions where is states to *The washer on the ball stud can be installed over or under the cover – installer’s choice, but it should be noted that if installed over the cover they cannot be removed without removing the hood strut lower ball stud (for instance for a battery service). Repeat on the opposite side.

can anyone elaborate in full detail sorry but i guess i might just be a lil to cautious thats all?

Hood dampers?
 

If you put the washer "over" the cover, it holds the battery or clutch/brake cover (it's actually not the cover itself, but the framework that holds the cover) so that it can't easily be removed. If you put the washer under the cover, then the cover will come off easily. I'd definitely recommend putting it under the cover.

so basically put the washer under the black cover or under the wheel well ? sorry bout this I'm just too cautious like i said

Under the black cover.

thanks ill take that into account now i can't wait for this kit

well good news they are on and to be honest i only see a 1mm of a raised bulge, that is beyond nothing anyone else feel this way ?

Trimming the vertical lip on the plastic battery/brake fluid covers to clear the struts will eliminate that.

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I did this on the driver side to get a proper gap and no bulge :tup:

is there a diy for this so i can get a rough idea of what to do

Here's a picture of what I did

(Trim both sides)

oh wow thats it ? thats pretty cool ill try it myself any tools you suggest ?

box cutter, exacto knife, pocket knife, Dremel, etc.

Anyone install these without trimming?

I didn't have to trim anything with my install.

Some people are able to install them without any problems. Some people are able to install them without too much hassle by making a few minor adjustments per Z1's recommendations. And for some people, none of these work, and trimming the plastic ends up being the only option (Mr. Gale actually used heat to mold the plastic instead of just cutting it).

i mean i want it to fit perfectly but with 1mm raised height its not noticeable but I'm 100% its there so I'm confused, also the struts are making a weird noise when it adjusts itself fully should i use WD40 ?

Prior to ordering I knew of potential issues with the hood struts. I decided to take pictures and make a video of mine during the installation so I could verify any issues on my own car.

The hood bulge isn't much, some people probably wouldn't notice.

Here is the video,

I'm one of those "wouldn't notice" people. I guess I really haven't paid close enough attention to see if mine raises at all. Now I'm going to wonder.

Just pretend you never saw that video. :tup:

mine looks exactly like that, i tried filing it down with nail file (don't ask the first thing that came to my mind) anyways i think i took like a hairline of plastic off so i mean the bulge isn't crazy but its not what i expected, but is there any chances of water coming through to the engine bay ?