bug0y

Hey, is there anyone out there who's had this problem.. my hood wasn't recyclable from an accident and now i have a steel hood which is too heavy to be held up by the stock shocks.. Does anyone know which part exactly i will need to have this done properly? Anything helps..

SpeedUnlimit

Maybe the shocks are just too old?

bug0y

I dont think thats the reason why they wont hold the hood.
. I have to lift the hood up literally with 2 hands thats how heavy it is... its definitely made of steel

bug0y

my hood wasn't recyclable from an accident and now i have a steel hood which is too heavy to be held up by the stock shocks.. has anyone encountered this situation and got some heavy duty shocks or something to solve this problem??

SpeedUnlimit

This lift support from Sachs has 75 Lbs of force per piece :

http://amzn.to/2fvfKqG

https://www.liftsupportsdepot.com/st...-strut-70764w/

Bcpzx3

Note that if the hood struts are not working properly then they won't assist on lifting the hood up, which is also why you're having trouble opening your hood. I don't think a aftermarket company would make a hood weight a lot more than the original.

ETNav382

Yes they would. Steel is cheaper than aluminum, there's the market for making a steel hood right there.