topdog11ttc
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- 2016 mazda cx-5 touring
I'm even "gladder" because I have both.
I did mine today
nice! where did you get them?
Thanks for this excellent idea thread, @David Paul. I picked up a set from eBay for $21 and installed yesterday. What a great cheap and easy mod!
Only issue was that there were no instructions with the kit I got so I had to search google where there are a couple of videos for installing similar sets. Plus the pistons were locked solid and when I got them on the hood, it wouldn't close! So I had to unclip them again (have to lever out the spring clips on the ends to release from the ball joints), then I unscrewed the plastic ends and whacked each of the struts, to compress them, with a mallet against a block of wood. Once I did that they unfroze and I reattached and now they are working fine.
Thanks again!
The only tip I have (discussed on another thread on this topic) is to use LocTite Blue as insurance on the mounts that attach inside the fender wells. This way the nut will not back off from road vibration (not that anyone has reported such a problem).
Somewhere I read of other folks having issues with unusually stiff struts, and they found that disconnecting one of them was sufficient to have closing the hood compress the remaining one. Then they reconnected the second strut and were able to compress it with both installed. YMMV
Mine were so locked it seemed the hood metal would bend before they freed (I did try one side at a time). Still, no biggie.
I don't know.Question, are there any CX5's that use hood struts from factory perhaps in other countries? These pictures posted literally look like a factory install.
cool what is the amazon link or the products description - it should fit my 2019 hopefullyI installed the ones from Amazon a couple of months ago.
It's a great option, and surprisingly cheap.
The only tip I have (discussed on another thread on this topic) is to use LocTite Blue as insurance on the mounts that attach inside the fender wells. This way the nut will not back off from road vibration (not that anyone has reported such a problem).
I really love mine. I smile every time I check the oil and the hood lifts itself.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)cool what is the amazon link or the products description - it should fit my 2019 hopefully
big thnkshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)
The price dropped by $2, they're now $24.99
I really, really like having these installed.
Oh, yeah.big thnks
fairly easy install?
yikes...freeze/frozen.....how did you un-freeze it??Mine are working great still on a 2019 CX-5 ~10months later (despite having to 'un-freeze' the pistons - see post #27).
This is SUCH a good mod and I thank myself for doing it every time I open the hood
Sometimes these things arrive "stuck." Install them and use the leverage of the hood to GENTLY compress/extend them. They may be so tight you will need to disconnect one (it's easy to do...one end clips on & off to its mount) and work them individually. I think Red Baron detailed his ordeal in a prior post.yikes...freeze/frozen.....how did you un-freeze it??