Thanks guys I got them installed last night and I like em alot very suble but pretty cool. Did you guys take out the hood prop now or leave it in?

 

I took that ugly thing out at the same time

 

^^^^+1

 

hmmm so what happens if i just so happen to accidentally lose the little pin?

 

I noticed the hood brackets are installed differently on the video compared to the pics. Is there a reason for that? which is the correct option?

 

Ok I've got mine on, no issues & no hood adjustment required BUT I noticed that they're not super strong and one of the dampers has a "low Pressure" sticker. Do they all have this or have I been sent a set thats for the carbon fibre hoods?

 

I need to get a set of these.... How can i contact him?

 

Send him a PM:

https://g35driver.com/forums/members/94265-rryde.html

 

Yes I now have a new screen name. But I have not been selling these anymore for about 2 years.

 

Thanks to Randy's vid those of us that had previously installed the dampers wrong (several times) were able to get them on correctly. That was over 2 years ago and they still work perfectly. It's a good idea to hit your hood hindges with WD40 once a year just to keep everything working smoothly...FYI
Gary

 

Great write up ranyd i shall consider you for my hood dampers

 

nice DIY

 

Great write-up this should be an easy job to do.

 

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I just installed mine, and wanted to add a couple of notes:
From the pictures, it appears that the brackets were installed reverse sides (although I believe I read that they acknowledged and later had to reinstall on the correct side.)

1. I did not have to bend the lower mounting pins that attach to the physical body.
2. I noticed that the hood mounting attachment will not fit flush into the hole (because the washer on the upper mounting nut gets in the way at least on my car) so I had to work around that mounting nut.) I did not loosen this nut at all, just the lower one.
3. I did compress the springs a couple of times prior to putting them on (I took a couple of thick beach towels laid one on the floor and then put another one on top of the shock then essentially compressed the springs with my stomach and body weight.)
4. When attempting to attach the springs to the hood mounts, instead of trying to compress the springs again, I simply lowered the OEM hood holder down while holding the hood with my other hand lifted the hood up as high as it would go and walked over to the side I was working on while supporting the hood with my hand and attached the shock by lowering the hood far enough down so that the shock clipped into the mounting pin. You will still need to support the hood up (as one shock is not sufficient to hold the OEM hood up) and walk to the other side and complete the shock attachment on the other side. Super easy.
5. I actually have a couple of plastic body pieces that attach at the hood hinge points on both side and I am in the process of cutting out enough to allow these pieces to be reattached around the hood damper mounting points.

Hope these tips help anyone else trying to do this.