X83 hood lift supports

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#1 KingCobra

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Posted 17 November 2009 - 10:37 PM

I want working hood lift supports again....

No one seems to make them for the X83 chassis after market here in the USA ...

Has anyone else on here successfully used either Camry, Avalon, or Supra MK3 struts for their hoods?

Yeah, and I'm not paying 122 bux a side for them from Toyota so... has anyone cross referenced them from another Toyota yet? If not, I'll figure it out and deal with it!

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Posted 17 November 2009 - 11:08 PM

I used MKIII supra struts in my last one.

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Posted 17 November 2009 - 11:16 PM

is it possible to just rebuild the oem ones?

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Posted 17 November 2009 - 11:28 PM

^yeah, someone in maple leaf country does that shit and in OZ but nothing more practical than jus. Fitting up some mk3 shit. I've been meaning to do that shit for a while now... I've got a stick for now.

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 12:22 AM

Matt (ryojikaji) had 93 camry ones on his x8, but the down side is the camry ones are shorter. I currently took mine off on my x8 since mine were blown, but I might go with this route if I can't find any nice mk3 or cressida ones.

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 01:53 AM

i use a stick.... but if i ever wanted new ones i'd probably try and source new ones... hell if they work for 10 yrs, i'd be pretty happy paying full pop for them.

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 06:48 AM

bought a set from the dealer... came up to around $170 i think... and for some wierd reason one side cost more than the other??? i wanted to see if the x7 hood shocks work... they look close... gonna see if i can take one of my boy's x7 and match it up... there only 30bucks on ebay

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 08:38 AM

Mk3 struts ate shorter as well.

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 08:53 AM

I got a brand new pair for my X7 off ebay for $25. They look just like the pics of the camry ones. A bolt in ball/socket on the hood end and a hinge with bolt on bracket on the body end.

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 10:25 AM

i use a pair of vise grips on mine, but mine have started to spit the oil out of them.

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 01:40 PM

i had mone rebuilt by Frank @ strutwise in canada... he rebuilds them to better than stock.. according to him he uses better seals and puts a higher PSI gas in them.

My hood flies up!!!! lol

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 02:54 PM

QUOTE (NC_Mx83 @ Nov 18 2009, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i had mone rebuilt by Frank @ strutwise in canada... he rebuilds them to better than stock.. according to him he uses better seals and puts a higher PSI gas in them.

My hood flies up!!!! lol

how much? this is the route i'd go.

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 05:28 PM

I replaced mine with a set from a junkyard ES300, like the Camry they are slightly shorter, but I had no problems changing my headgasket with the hood on.

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Posted 19 November 2009 - 12:05 AM

QUOTE (NC_Mx83 @ Nov 18 2009, 05:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i had mone rebuilt by Frank @ strutwise in canada... he rebuilds them to better than stock.. according to him he uses better seals and puts a higher PSI gas in them.

My hood flies up!!!! lol

hmmm... How much did that cost? Phone number or website? I don't mind shipping my struts off to Canada if this guy does a kick ass job and if it's for a decent price (less than NEW from Toyota obviously) LOL!

Yeah the 93 Camry is 1" inch shorter fully extended, and the MK3 Supra is 1/2" shorter than the X83 ... and yes from the dealer the left side cost just slightly more than the right side for whatever reason ...

I'm thinking I'm going to try the MK3 Supra supports and maybe shim the bracket or make a custom bracket or something to take up the 1/2 inch (the X83 fully extended is 16.5 inches) ...

But I'll wait to hear back more about this Strutwise before I do anything... yeah I've been using sticks or vise grips to prop my hood open since 2005, and I'm determined now to find a solution of somekind so that I don't have to look like Joe Dirt every time I wanna show off or look under my hood!

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Posted 19 November 2009 - 05:51 AM

QUOTE (KingCobra @ Nov 19 2009, 08:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hmmm... How much did that cost? Phone number or website? I don't mind shipping my struts off to Canada if this guy does a kick ass job and if it's for a decent price (less than NEW from Toyota obviously) LOL!

Yeah the 93 Camry is 1" inch shorter fully extended, and the MK3 Supra is 1/2" shorter than the X83 ... and yes from the dealer the left side cost just slightly more than the right side for whatever reason ...

I'm thinking I'm going to try the MK3 Supra supports and maybe shim the bracket or make a custom bracket or something to take up the 1/2 inch (the X83 fully extended is 16.5 inches) ...

But I'll wait to hear back more about this Strutwise before I do anything... yeah I've been using sticks or vise grips to prop my hood open since 2005, and I'm determined now to find a solution of somekind so that I don't have to look like Joe Dirt every time I wanna show off or look under my hood!

email Frank off his website for a quote... great guy to work with!!.... i seem to recall it costing me 90usd + shipping to have both mine rebuilt. don't quote me though..

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Posted 23 December 2009 - 11:03 AM

heres another option... Im gonna get some of these as back ups for when my overpriced oem replacments fail on me in the future.

http://cgi.ebay.com/GAS-STRUTS-SUIT-TOYOTA...=item1c0ece300f

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Posted 01 August 2010 - 10:39 PM

I know im bumping an old thread but i have a solution for these.
its a trick that my dad has been doing for years and so i copied him. He originally did these on his camry.

1. Hold hood up all the way and drill a small hole.
2. Make some sort of pin to fit in hole to hold hood up.

for example:

I used a metal clothes hanger. its not very pretty but it works and is very strong. I did this on only one strut.

I also did it on crzeebobby's (Robert) cressida. He loves it. His hood shocks still worked but if there was a slight wind the hood would slam closed or hit you.

Hope this serves you guys well. Just trying to contribute.
It is alot easier than carrying a stick around with you and potentially having it slip and have the hood hit you.

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Posted 01 August 2010 - 11:00 PM

^^^ Yeah i did that on my hood. i tied a string onto a nail and it keeps the nail around.
downside if no one is aware when working on ur car, they bent the hood trying to close it with the pins stuck to the hood.

so ya, now i use a steering wheel lock