I would be interested in hearing any experiences with Rodney's front hood strut product:

http://rodneydickman.com/ca....php?products_id=109

Thanks in advance

I installed his kit on my car probably six or seven years ago--love it! It's what GM should have done from the beginning. It makes it very convenient to open and close the hood with one hand.
(I've always found Rodney's products to be absolutely top notch!)

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Rod Schneider, Ball Ground, Ga.
"You can't have too many toys!"
1988 Fiero GT
1987 Porsche 944S
1987 Corvette
1966 Porsche 911
2001 Chrysler 300M
Van's RV-6 airplane

Thanks Rodrv6

Any others?

I love it, but I've noticed since installing it, my hood vibrates a lot even though it is closed. It never annoyed me enough to look into it.

Dave

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quote Originally posted by Rodrv6: (I've always found Rodney's products to be absolutely top notch!)

Agreed.
I don't have the hood strut itself, but I have a lot of Rodney's various parts on my car, from balljoints, shift cables, slave cylinder, etc. Without fail, all of his products are top quality, matching or beating OEM quality.

If Rodney sells it, it's good. Just my 2 cents.

Is nice but remember...

OE latch is a pain but has no load at all when closed.
Any "air" springs had allot of stored force when closed. Likely why bmwguru has vibration problem.

quote Originally posted by Rodrv6: It's what GM should have done from the beginning.

Most OE use crap air spring back then. No thanks.
It could have been worse... GM could have use a simple prop to open the hood.

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I have it and love it. Go for it!

quote Originally posted by theogre: Is nice but remember... OE latch is a pain but has no load at all when closed. Any "air" springs had allot of stored force when closed. Likely why bmwguru has vibration problem. Most OE use crap air spring back then. No thanks. It could have been worse... GM could have use a simple prop to open the hood.

With the geometry involved, I don't think the pressure on the latch is changed at all. When the latch is released, the hood does not jump up any further that it did with the original hold open strut. I haven't seen any vibration at all on the hood........

Just wanted to throw this out there.....
There are some that engineer/make their own. I bought mine from a guy here on the forum years ago. It's basically 2 custom aluminum brackets and some struts from a early 80's Camaro rear glass hatch. If someone wants to host pics for me I will take a few pics tonight. This kit is cool because it looks cool (dual struts) and eliminates prop rod. One negative is that when you first install them the Camaro struts are way too strong. It would better to choose another strut with less gas pressure but same length.
Kit

quote Originally posted by yellowstone: I have it and love it. Go for it!

Same with me had it for years....love it.

Mike Parker