Hood struts, replacement?
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Hood struts, replacement?
Hi all,
my hood struts no longer keep the hood up for more then a few minutes then it slowly falls back down. i decided to buy replacement struts but no instructions!!
does anyone have a set of instructions or know where i can find a youtube or instruction list on how to replace them?
or can anyone help explain exactly what i need to do to pull the old ones off and put the new ones on. i am mostly unsure where the connecting points are...
thanks!!
my hood struts no longer keep the hood up for more then a few minutes then it slowly falls back down. i decided to buy replacement struts but no instructions!!
does anyone have a set of instructions or know where i can find a youtube or instruction list on how to replace them?
or can anyone help explain exactly what i need to do to pull the old ones off and put the new ones on. i am mostly unsure where the connecting points are...
thanks!!
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