Here are two pictures that show how much more the hood dampers raise the hood:





Here are some other misc. pictures with the hood dampers:











Now for the review:

I noticed that since the hood is raised higher with the hood dampers, the top corners of the hood come very close to rubbing the corners of the fenders - so close that if the hood is not aligned properly, the corners of the hood will actually scrape the fender corners. I noticed some paint chipping away so i immidiately went home to adjust the hood by aligning it better. You would never noticed that the hood is unevenly aligned because it closes just fine, but the gaps on each side give a clue that it's off-center. Luckily, the fix was easy. Grab as 12mm and loosen two of the nuts...adjust accordingly as needed...tighten the nuts...and you're done. It's still very close to rubbing, though. There is maybe 2mm of clearance when the hood is shut and maybe 1mm of clearance while opening the hood. I realize this is probably going to be different for every car, however.

Overall, I love these things. I think our cars should have come with these from the factory!

 

on the pix it looks like your gaps are ok.

 

i'm talking about when the hood is opening, not while it's completely opened. i wanna say it starts to get really close when it's about 1/3 of the way open.

 

Can you take some close up pics of where you scrape and the clearance you have at different angles?

Anyone else with these Dampers experiencing the scrape?

 

hmm, not really since i'm at home alone.

i can't hold the hood up 1/3 of the way and take a macro shot at the same time.

to answer your question, yes. at least one other guy experienced some rubbing. but his was also fixed by readjusting/realigning the hood. the problem is easily fixed. it's just a matter of centering the hood when installing the dampers is all.

 

LONER.

hahaha...i shouldn't be talking.

 

yup have the same hood dampers whoot whoot NRG

 

sweet, i'm done

30min and 155 mosquito bites later and i'm all done

thanks to calvin for posting on how to realign the hood so it doesnt rub on the pass side

man, these things look great

as for them not compressing, you have to put some umph on them

 

Looks great man, how hard is it to install the hood dampers??? What do you need to cut and what brand do you have?

 

i just finished installing the NRG hood shocks and install was pretty easy. just follow the DIY and you are good to go

the only thing you have to cut is the both battery covers (if you have both) to get it to fit around the base of the shock, thats it

shouldnt take more than 20-30min

PM Tony@RiversideInfiniti for a good price

 

glad it worked out for you.

man, once you have these things on...you can never go back! i wanted a c/f hood, but i can't give these things up! they're too sweet!

 

The first compression does take some umph. The new dampers for cf and fiberglass hoods will be test fitted soon.

 

Missed yah at the F1 BBQ meet today, bro. Thought you were gonna be there!

New dampers for the fiberglass hoods are being made? DAMN IT! That means I'll have to reconsider getting a c/f hood again! AKA SPEND MORE MONEY!

 

Yeah I wanted to go to the meet, didn't put my name down cause I wasn't sure if I would be able to for sure make it. I got off work at 5am anyhow.

Pretty sure the test fitting will happen next week on a Z.

 

Viet, do me a favor and keep those things away from me. They'll only cause me to dump even more money into my car, lol. I've been eying VIS's new c/f hood, and now with the dampers...I can get it. But no more mods!!!

BTW - You guys planning to show at T4T this year? When are you guys registering? Lemme know.