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Old 03-31-2009, 04:40 PM
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Hello all. I just saw these on Ebay and thought they looked pretty unique. Any opinions. Anyone else actually use them?

Appreciate your thoughts.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-...ayphotohosting
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ive seen those before, im prob just gunna get regular hydraulic struts... i dont see how those lock... if they showed more pics then maybe. but they dont show the front of the hood, for all you know they are using the original hood prob still
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looks cool, but i;d still use my prop incase for most things haha
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I dont have any personal experience with them but I remember seeing on a forum somewhere that they were not good,had to drill to mount them because they didnt use existing holes
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For what it's worth they do say "Eliminates The Need For Unsightly Prop Rod Forever". You'd sure think they could engineer something that could use existing holes though. They caught my eye because they're different. I do wish there were more pictures at more angles.
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Yuck. JMO.

Just because something is rare, doesn't mean it is good. A red car with green upholstery may be rare for a reason.
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I wouldn't go with those, they look kind of cumbersome...go with these hood struts from Cal Pony Cars
http://www.calponycars.com/prodDetail.php?prodId=661

Here's a pic of mine colormatched

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Old 03-31-2009, 05:20 PM
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how do you like those gas ones? i want to get some because i think itd put less stress on my fiberglass then the stock prop
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UPR makes them !
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Old 03-31-2009, 05:41 PM
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grabber i have the same ones and they work perfectly and were simple to install
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