Hood Damper/ Hood struts?

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Hood Damper/ Hood struts?

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Do any hood struts fit 1st Gen legacys? Have a set for a GC RS, and while everything bolts together beautifully, the hood won't close due to the strut bodies hitting the water channel on the fenders.

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Re: Hood Damper/ Hood struts?

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ive been wanting a set but don't know what works, i saw some pics from an AUS car that had some but no info
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I thought some people have used the tein ones?
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Re: Hood Damper/ Hood struts?

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Mike where did you order them from?
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Re: Hood Damper/ Hood struts?

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It's actually a friend's set but I was installing em. The brand is ixic concept.
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Can you take a little bit of metal out of the water channel to make them work correctly?
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Re: Hood Damper/ Hood struts?

Post by oldscoobyturbo »

Up north here in Canada we have this great place to buy all kinds of fun stuff like those hood struts called Princess Auto.
I'll grab a pair that will fit next time I'm there.

http://www.princessauto.com/pal/
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