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  1. silverarrowgolf
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    Hood Lifts

    08-12-2011 12:52 PM #1
    Has anyone recenty gotten these? I've gone to auto zone and pep boys and all the archived topics with part numbers are no longer valid. Anyone? Help

    Thanks.
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    08-12-2011 12:55 PM #2
    Quote Originally Posted by silverarrowgolf View Post
    Has anyone recenty gotten these? I've gone to the 7th circle of hell and all the archived topics with part numbers are no longer valid. Anyone? Help

    Thanks.
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    08-12-2011 01:11 PM #3
    Mk3's never came with them from the factory
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    08-12-2011 01:14 PM #4
    u can use the ones from a hatch
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    08-12-2011 01:49 PM #5
    No kidding, nice. I think I have a spare set laying around too. Thanks
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    08-12-2011 02:02 PM #6
    go to the junk yard and take the rear struts from a MKII or MKIII hatch. Unscrew and take the mount balls too. (13mm wrench)
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    08-12-2011 02:31 PM #7
    This is quite simple.. Take hatch strut and the 2 mount balls. All you need to obtain is 1 nut which will screw onto 1 of the the mount balls.

    Pop your hood.. See the little rubber supports running along your fender screws? pull one out from which ever side you decide to use.. Once it is out, you can see how there is a tiny gap underneath where it was. You can now slide your 1 obtained nut into that space and screw in your ball mount (I grinded down the legnth of the threads)

    remove the hood bolt which it reaches and the ball mount screws right in. Took my 15min total using a DIY with no pics and poor grammar/bad terminology.

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    04-28-2012 10:14 PM #8
    the mount balls do not unscrew the are flat on the other side i got the entire bracket
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    04-28-2012 11:53 PM #9
    eBay sells everything you need for like $20. Just type in "vw mk3 hood lift".
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    04-29-2012 12:02 AM #10
    thanks
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    04-29-2012 12:50 AM #11
    mine are JOM and I am happy with the product for what it's worth
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    04-29-2012 12:51 AM #12
    Quote Originally Posted by GroveStreet View Post
    eBay sells everything you need for like $20. Just type in "vw mk3 hood lift".
    bingo. i have these on my car. work great and took literally 10 minutes to install.
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    what happened to just building a car for you, not for attention
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    04-29-2012 11:37 AM #13
    Quote Originally Posted by mk2gtd View Post
    mine are JOM and I am happy with the product for what it's worth
    Mine are a knockoff brand of JOMs. My brother bought them for me when I turned like 17 and they have been on the car since (from my old mk3 to my newer one). I repolished them about a year ago with some steel wool.
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    04-29-2012 03:35 PM #14
    http://www.esetuning.com/FK-Automoti...a-p/fkhl18.htm


    what about these
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    04-29-2012 03:55 PM #15
    http://store.blackforestindustries.c...hoodlifts.html
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    04-29-2012 05:43 PM #16
    they d not come witht he hardware needed
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    04-29-2012 06:00 PM #17
    They have to. I know it doesn't say it, but I would find that really hard to believe
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