Gas Hood lift supports

[Captain Trips]

Yeah, it really blows my mind some of the stuff Toyota chooses to save money on. Especially on a potentially $70k+ vehicle.

If they didn’t choose to save money on some of this stuff, it would be an $80K vehicle.

 

[jpit]

We purchased one for about $45 on ebay and it fits and works fine.

 

[ultane]

We purchased one for about $45 on ebay and it fits and works fine.

You purchased only one? Link?

 

[Ed1]

@jpit Which one? Can you share a link?

 

[EOD Guy]

I ordered this one, yet to arrive.

Amazon.com

 

[globalhg]

I have reached out to "Redline tuning" and they put it on their to do list. I have Redline's on my Taco and have been very happy with them.

I see where the hood has holes where I suspect hood supports were supposed to be mounted. I think I saw where the GX has hood struts, but can only find the gas struts but no mounting kit. I don't have access to the Lexus support system.

I too had the Redlines on my Tacoma. They worked great.

 

[Kuze]

I too had the Redlines on my Tacoma. They worked great.

Same. I had it on my Bronco and they worked great. Going to wait for Redline to come out with their version for the LC.

 

[3rdWAM]

I ordered this one, yet to arrive.

Amazon.com

Also considering these, please update after you install and good luck!

 

[EOD Guy]

Also considering these, please update after you install and good luck!

Will do

 

[BigMF]

I'll let you guys know how they work. If I have to remove and KEEP the plastic rim off the side of the engine bay area (as it shows in an install of a competitive strut on Amazon) I'll probably return them. However, at least we'll have a point of reference that others can use to make a decision.

I'm not looking for something that is going to magically raise the hood as soon as I release the latch, I just want to avoid having to use the manual hood support. I got really spoiled with my LX570.

They finally arrive and I finally got a chance to install them:

All in all, I'd rate them as "OK", 3 out of 5 stars.

Pros:

• They do help lift the hood
• They do hold the hood up when it is fully opened
• Easy to install
• You CAN put the plastic trim back in place without trimming

Cons:

• They do not lift the hood unassisted
• The hardware is not stainless and will begin to rust relatively soon I believe
• I wouldn't trust it 100% to not fail and crack my skull

They do work to allow you to lift the hood with one hand and stay in place which is convenient if you happen to have tools in the other hand. I'd be ok leaving it open without the hood stand for quick things but if I were going to be under the hood for extended periods, I'd put the stand up as well. When I have some time, I'll swap out the bolts and washers that came with them for some stainless hardware. I might trim the plastic just a bit to sit a little more flush but it's workable out of the box.

 

[EOD Guy]

They finally arrive and I finally got a chance to install them:

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All in all, I'd rate them as "OK", 3 out of 5 stars.

Pros:

• They do help lift the hood
• They do hold the hood up when it is fully opened
• Easy to install
• You CAN put the plastic trim back in place without trimming

Cons:

• They do not lift the hood unassisted
• The hardware is not stainless and will begin to rust relatively soon I believe
• I wouldn't trust it 100% to not fail and crack my skull

They do work to allow you to lift the hood with one hand and stay in place which is convenient if you happen to have tools in the other hand. I'd be ok leaving it open without the hood stand for quick things but if I were going to be under the hood for extended periods, I'd put the stand up as well. When I have some time, I'll swap out the bolts and washers that came with them for some stainless hardware. I might trim the plastic just a bit to sit a little more flush but it's workable out of the box.

X2 on the trimming of the trim.

 

[Alpha Puppy]

X2 on the trimming of the trim.

I think my summary from this early feedback is to wait? Or did anybody feel like yeah "full steam ahead" ?

 

[EOD Guy]

I think my summary from this early feedback is to wait? Or did anybody feel like yeah "full steam ahead" ?

It's not a lift assisted feeling as with the Redline kit on my Taco. It's of a "not as heavy" lift, if you let go before the hood is fully raised, it'll slam back down, but after it reaches "full open" it'll stay open and takes a slight amount of force to start it closing. Once you start the downward motion, you have to lower the hood vs pull it down. The good part is there probably zero stress on the fender mounted stud ball.