Hood Lifter Kit - not group purchase (yet)
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Black Knight
I Glow Therefore I am
Re: Hood Lifter Kit - not group purchase (yet)
One thing to mention that I never got around to figuring out is how to make the kit work on a fiberglass hood. I had one of your kits on another Sy with a factory steel hood for years and it worked beautifully, then I sold that one and put the kit on my other Sy with a fiberglass hood. I don't think I ever even got it closed once before it seemed like the screws were pulling out of the fiberglass, if they can find a way to fix that it would great!
One thing to mention that I never got around to figuring out is how to make the kit work on a fiberglass hood. I had one of your kits on another Sy with a factory steel hood for years and it worked beautifully, then I sold that one and put the kit on my other Sy with a fiberglass hood. I don't think I ever even got it closed once before it seemed like the screws were pulling out of the fiberglass, if they can find a way to fix that it would great!
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Quickstop [UK]
Combating adversyty.
Re: Hood Lifter Kit - not group purchase (yet)
Sorry for the thread :hijack: but shouldn't that be really easy? A decent sized aluminium panel moulded to fit the stock location then glued onto the fibreglass - just needs a big enough panel right?
/off topic.
Phil... Are you going to use the longer rods? I bought a kit back in the day and the 2" extra on the gas struts made it epic.
Great kit, recommended!
Sorry for the thread :hijack: but shouldn't that be really easy? A decent sized aluminium panel moulded to fit the stock location then glued onto the fibreglass - just needs a big enough panel right?
/off topic.
Phil... Are you going to use the longer rods? I bought a kit back in the day and the 2" extra on the gas struts made it epic.
Great kit, recommended!
Black Knight
I Glow Therefore I am
Re: Hood Lifter Kit - not group purchase (yet)
Probably, but I never bothered to work on it, just figured I'd mention it since not everyone has the ability to fab stuff like you and I.
Probably, but I never bothered to work on it, just figured I'd mention it since not everyone has the ability to fab stuff like you and I.
93 TY 2185
Donating Member
Re: Hood Lifter Kit - not group purchase (yet)
Hey Phil PM the details. I go through Dexter everyday to go to work.
I have one of your kits on my Typhoon from back in the day. Should be getting the truck out of storage soon.:tup:
Hey Phil PM the details. I go through Dexter everyday to go to work.
I have one of your kits on my Typhoon from back in the day. Should be getting the truck out of storage soon.:tup:
MotoCam360
Member
Re: Hood Lifter Kit - not group purchase (yet)
How much did you charge for these kits back in the day?
How much did you charge for these kits back in the day?
Philntex
Member
Re: Hood Lifter Kit - not group purchase (yet)
Normal price for these were about $90.
GP's averaged $65-80.
Canada was around $125
Belgium, UK, France, Japan was around $150
Made and sold them for about 6 years.
Last one was 4 years ago.
I needed to stop making them because I simply ran out of time.
Several guys also did rivet an aluminum plate to the bottom of their fiberglass hoods and got them to work great.
I did switch to a slightly longer strut also just before stopping production. (sorry)
Normal price for these were about $90.
GP's averaged $65-80.
Canada was around $125
Belgium, UK, France, Japan was around $150
Made and sold them for about 6 years.
Last one was 4 years ago.
I needed to stop making them because I simply ran out of time.
Several guys also did rivet an aluminum plate to the bottom of their fiberglass hoods and got them to work great.
I did switch to a slightly longer strut also just before stopping production. (sorry)
pearl91chevy
Donating Member
Re: Hood Lifter Kit - not group purchase (yet)
X2, would love this for my fiberglass hood
X2, would love this for my fiberglass hood
89s15jimmy
hello there!!!!!!
Re: Hood Lifter Kit - not group purchase (yet)
for my steel hood.
for my steel hood.