Hood Struts

[Gloucesternige]

At a meet this weekend I was informed of the best and worst hood struts to buy.

As I'm an ageing old fart I have forgotten which was which.. Can anyone recommend please?

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[Manders Mustang]

Redline and steeda = good

and if you spoke to a certain chap (james)

Ford performance are the worst (as his were misaligned and ripped his fender off)...

 

[stiggy]

Redline and steeda = good

and if you spoke to a certain chap (james)

Ford performance are the worst (as his were misaligned and ripped his fender off)...

eh? I have Ford Performance struts - perfect fit and work flawlessly. If they 'ripped his fender off' then something drastically wrong with the install?

 

[Manders Mustang]

eh? I have Ford Performance struts - perfect fit and work flawlessly. If they 'ripped his fender off' then something drastically wrong with the install?

I told him that... Bit of missinformation, basically, he had LHD fitting ones and theyy were fitted a bit wonky, pushed his fender out of alignment. :lol:!

 

[sheps5.0]

I have the steeda ones on mine Nige. Been on almost a year now. Easy install, look good and no issues whatsoever.

 

[vernonator]

eh? I have Ford Performance struts - perfect fit and work flawlessly. If they 'ripped his fender off' then something drastically wrong with the install?

Same here, I wanted the Ford logo so it looked more "stock"...and they have been just fine for over a year.

 

[Gloucesternige]

I told him that... Bit of missinformation, basically, he had LHD fitting ones and theyy were fitted a bit wonky, pushed his fender out of alignment. :lol:!

So, are the LHD kits different then??

I also like the FP ones as they have an engraved ford logo in them??

 

[DonKarlos]

My FP ones fit and work absolutely fine. If they're LHD/RHD specific, I almost certainly have the LHD variety.

 

[Gloucesternige]

Thanks for the useful advice guys. I went for the Ford ones in the end because the Steeda look the same but don't have Ford on them, and they're more expensive!!

Got mine from JWR for £118 delivered. Funnily enough, this is the same price as buying off eBay and paying customs up front??

 

[stiggy]

I told him that... Bit of missinformation, basically, he had LHD fitting ones and theyy were fitted a bit wonky, pushed his fender out of alignment. :lol:!

LOL! No such thing - they're not handed

Oddly my kit came with 3 dampers - so I have a spare too

 

[Manders Mustang]

LOL! No such thing - they're not handed

Oddly my kit came with 3 dampers - so I have a spare too

Fuck knows mate, honestly, I said the same thing to him (That i doubt hood struts would push the fender out) but he insisted it was and changed them, i remember him mentioning it at a few meets. etc etc etc. But yes, i don't believe it for a second either and i know of loads with FP struts.

 

[Lone Survivor]

LOL! No such thing - they're not handed

Oddly my kit came with 3 dampers - so I have a spare too

:lol::lol::lol:

 

[christianUK]

Wasn't there something about stressing the bonnet at the edge of the hinge with some of them?

 

[Lone Survivor]

Wasn't there something about stressing the bonnet at the edge of the hinge with some of them?

That's was the LHD ones :lol:

 

[Manders Mustang]

Wasn't there something about stressing the bonnet at the edge of the hinge with some of them?

Fuck knows, it's James Druce's one that he swapped Ford racing ones off of matey.

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