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Dampers I got off ebay from the states.

Bonnet closes flush and perfectly without and scraping or touching of the parts / dampers. I was worried that it wouldn't have enough clearance but worked out to be enough room to fit.

The hood closes and opens effortlessly just like a boot, it gives just before it closes to give you a nice thud to lock the bonnet. I should make a video for you all to see.

Edited by Blazk

My mate just installed a pair of these on his Supra not long ago, appear to be the same ones as yours and they look fantastic. What exact brand are your ones? Was thinking I might get some down the track..

Edited by PM-R33

repco actually. 8mm threaded but what till you get the dampers before as you can then test if the ball is the right one or not.

More pics here of the install (ish) - http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/SA...html&st=320

Edited by Blazk

Haha nice job Tobias .... I wonder who gave you that great idea? :) - told you it would work. Nice work on getting the screw in ball joints - good idea! I wasn't 100% sure if the bottom mounts would clear, but thought they would Guess I was a little wrong there. These are the exact same ones I have - is that the Ebay shop I sent you to?

Once you get the bonnet past the strut load point it drops no problem - not 100% sure whether the force to push the bonnet down to that point would bend an alloy bonnet near the mounts or not.

Haha nice job Tobias .... I wonder who gave you that great idea? :) - told you it would work. Nice work on getting the screw in ball joints - good idea! I wasn't 100% sure if the bottom mounts would clear, but thought they would Guess I was a little wrong there. These are the exact same ones I have - is that the Ebay shop I sent you to?

Yer mate from the shop you sent me (above link) was defiantly a good idea. Drilling my car was nerve racking but well worth the end result.

Thank you Nightcrawler for the idea :blush:

Once you get the bonnet past the strut load point it drops no problem - not 100% sure whether the force to push the bonnet down to that point would bend an alloy bonnet near the mounts or not.

Is the actual strut mounted to the bonnet? Or the bonnet hinge?

repco actually. 8mm threaded but what till you get the dampers before as you can then test if the ball is the right one or not.

More pics here of the install (ish) - http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/SA...html&st=320

Hey Tobias, I just checked this Ebay site out and noticed that they vary in price between $59 & $85........I'm guessing it's just a length issue or is there something else that's different about them?

Would it really matter how long they are.......too short could be an issue I'm guessing??

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