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12-17-2015, 01:45 PM

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Black Betty

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Yep. I was very against the aftermarket ones and stated so, as you quoted. I was convinced to try the Strong Arm ones and have so far been very impressed with them, as I posted later in the thread you quoted from. Hopefully I won't have to replace these while I still have this car.

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FWIW, I finally replaced mine and went with some aftermarket ones that looked decent. They are stronger than the OEM ones. I got them from Amazon for $52 shipped. Strongarm 6471 is the part number. I just got them a few weeks ago so I can't comment on how long they'll last yet. Ask me in a year. But they have a bigger rod (that's what she said!) than the OEM ones and open the hood with more force.

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12-17-2015, 01:49 PM

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After eight years the struts on my ’08 also failed this year. I just had the dealer replace them.

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12-17-2015, 02:23 PM

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After eight years the struts on my ’08 also failed this year. I just had the dealer replace them.

stealer?????

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12-17-2015, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Landshark

if you are a cheap bastard, you can give them a couple whacks with a rubber mallet to put a slight bend on them enough to hold the hood up - i've seen that on other forums. LOL

i dont think they are very expensive, though.

Good to know...

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12-17-2015, 09:15 PM

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I bought my replacements from z1.

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12-17-2015, 09:33 PM

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I got these.

Amazon.com: StrongArm 6471 Infiniti G37 Hood Lift Support: Automotive

just ordered these, hopefully they work as well for me as they did for you. thanks for your help!

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12-17-2015, 09:53 PM

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These are dealer covered if you have the elite warranty. I had them replaced last year.

g/l

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12-18-2015, 08:38 AM

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Hood struts are the devil. Good thing they are a cheap devil at that...

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12-22-2015, 05:28 PM

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I just recently bought the same ones BB did. Installed in about 30 seconds and they seem very strong. I HIGHLY recommend these over OEM, based on the fact that they seem like a quality product and the fact that i could buy 3 sets of these for the price of 1 set of OEM.