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Looks good mate.. i'd be interested aye.. so what's required to get it all up and running? i'd be happy to be a guinea pig.. buy one and let the others know quality, assurance etc.. if not let us know when this will all be up and running.. cheers

ok guinea pig iv had a chat with the man and he is happy to make you a set for assesment, so u can let ppl kno if u like or not. also a bonus i called up monroe australia for sum info about the struts. and they said that the gas struts hav a 1 yr warranty wooooohooo for u. heheh

and im glad u got balls to be first because u will love the kit. and for that ill pay the postage my self.

are u located in melb or else where.

well let me kno wen u want to procceed and we will exchange details. cheers

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im glad ur so anal lol because there is a magority of ppl who feel the same. here are some facts mine hav been on my vehicle for 8 months so far with constant bonnet opening.

also we actually ran over these brackets and were not able to bent them, so ur bonnet wont do it eather.

we used the toughest stainless steel we could source.

so never fear this shit is superman. lol

also for concerns of being legit i hav sourced bk customs a.b.n it is 13 437 145 176

and one more thing its good to get interests in this kits durability because u might not buy the first batch but others will, then they can tell the rest if they are good or not.

so in all honesty u can chose to trust in this product or not but eventually there will be ppl who are goin to purchase them and find out for them selves. then they can comment on the durabilty, craftsmanship and value. and i am very happy with mine and this is the reason why i hav started this group buy.

Don't get me wrong. I don't want to crap on this idea. I want one ! I just want to make sure it's a fit & forget set-up :bunny:

I accept the fact that the brackets are strong enough to not bend, but as per my first sentence, I'm more concerned about the design of the mounting brackets and the possibility of them moving around over time causing wear to the paint / metal. I'll see if I can explain what I mean.

In the pics you have posted up, it looks like the strut attatchment point would create a load that would cause the mounting brackets to turn ( which it looks like this has happened in the pics ? ). This might not be the case and if not, I'm interested in grabbing a kit.

But if my concerns are justified, I would suggest a different style of mounting bracket that somehow braces itself so it can't be turned with the repeated opening & closing of the bonnet. Does that make sense ?

Anyway, I'll be watching this thread for updates & you can consider me a part of the group buy pending results from the "guinea pig " :banana:

where do i sign.. yeah i'm in for it.. i'm in brisbane.. let me know details.. cheers

ok mate il pm u bk customs contact so u can talk with him on payment details. coolio

Don't get me wrong. I don't want to crap on this idea. I want one ! I just want to make sure it's a fit & forget set-up :banana:

well uv lookd hard at those pics. heheh ye me and bk customs worked on this problem many hours. the brackets on the pics are not the one in the kit. the ones in the kit can not move due to them being mounted to the whole hindge and the bottom brackets are better design then the ones in the pic.

the pic has the original phase 1 kit we made weve been through bout 4 until we got it right.

it will all make sence to u wen ginuea pig get the kit and comments on them.

hey mate.. gave him a call.. just let me know when its ready and for payment details, etc and will go from there.. looks like mine will be ready end of next week fellas.. so will let you know how they go when i've received them.. and will post piccies

im also keen for a 32gtr, just do they use different dampers for gtr bonnets made from alloy making half the weight

nah these struts should b sweet. could u plz send me pics or post up pics of ur hindges.

i just saw the price of these kits. wow, that's a lot. i reakon i could easily make kits for about $150 using good quality struts

wow $150 thats a good price but what material would you use and what kind of welds on the brackets, also what brand would the struts be.

well this kit has stainless steel brackets which are powder coated and the gas struts come with a 1 yr warranty. so if u can come up with a better kit,, shit u should deffinently do ur own thread on struts.

hey guys sorry for no posts lately... iv had a hard time contacting bk customs. i dnt kno wats goin on with him or the bonnet struts he is making but will keep updating as i find out... peace

So is anything happening with these struts?

well good news and bad news.

bad news im calling of the group buy as to the fact the guy who was going to make them for me has pulled out

good news is i will search for a new guy who can do it for the price listed

untill then keep those skylines humming and sorry bout the inconvinience.

cheers

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