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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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I need weaker struts for my new VFN fiberglass hood... where can I get some? I thought my 130k hood struts would be weak as hell by now, but to no avail... anyone else actually had damage from the struts?
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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There was an old thread about this that went unsolved I believe, but since then i haerd that VFN upped the strength of their hoods so that stock struts ar not a problem....
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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I just took off my struts...haha
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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I swear my ss struts are lighter than my Z28 struts were.....the shop even told me they were....ss struts should be fine, even though many people say they are the same as Z28/v6 struts
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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I just took off one strut for my glasstek hood and it closes fine and is still strong enough to hold it up
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 04:35 PM
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heres a fix. https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/472944-lightweight-hood-strut-mod-how.html
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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were can i find ss struts? i just put an ss hood on my z28 and it seems way too strong.
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 04:41 PM
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I see them on ebaymotors every now and then
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Originally Posted by Ls1CamaroGuy87
I see them on ebaymotors every now and then
yep,thats where i got mine or just pull one off.that works to........................
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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Have been using the stock struts on my VFN Sunoco hood for the last 3 years. I have yet to see any issues using the stock struts.
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 12:26 PM
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There is no reason to change your struts. The hood will hold up fine.
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^^ Yeah, I have heard that since this problem occured, VFN has upped the strenth of their hoods so that they can be used with stock struts and not get damaged....
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Ls1CamaroGuy87
^^ Yeah, I have heard that since this problem occured, VFN has upped the strenth of their hoods so that they can be used with stock struts and not get damaged....
So VFN found they had a issue 2 years ago atleast? And they fixed that issue then. So new owners of the hood should have no problems?
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