no issues here, hood still sits flush on mine. maybe a defective set?? there's bound to be one bad one in a batch eventually

Besides the fact that they do lift the hood independently ever so slightly (which I don't necessarily think is a bad thing) I have had no issues with mine and I have 20/15 vision. Maybe it's not us that need glasses because we obviously installed ours correctly.

Pics of said defect?

I find it odd that so many have had little to no issues installing these.. with the exception of the "master tech"

After talking to Spencer @Z1 and explaining the problem he told me that when they designed this kit the dia. of shock was reduced as much as possible but it still my interfere with the plastic m/c and battery covers so we came up with a solution to reduce the interference and I try it this weekend and also to him what parts were damaged and he is sending them to me at my work (I'll get tthem tomorrow) plus he didn't charge me which is cool.

Also a side note that when you install the shock end on the ball that is bolted to the car you can't remove it.FYI

Are they interfering with the stock covers? I knew there were rubbing issues with cf and kevlar.

Stock covers but slightly.

Agreed. And how childish is it that he immediately calls everyone else at fault but himself. Apparently we all need to get our eyes checked.

I'm a nurse, I save lives... what can you do again?

I'm glad you are but that has nothing to do with cars, if you guys read the post above Spencer said they made the shock dia as small as possible to avoide interference with the m/c cover and battery cover but since this car was not equipped with shocks it is impossible to avoid , why are you guys not having problem's I don't know Im not there but it is safe to assume that these cars are built close enough that some of you are having this problem and either don't care or can't see it, but the 'master tech' doesn't know what he is talking about when Spencer told me yesterday that there is a problem, but I don't know what I'm talking about, saving life is more important but I know when I'm right.

Have a good day:hello:

Hope you get this figured out Baer.

It's baffling to me because I don't have any issues with mine. I immediately closed the hood and looked for gaps after installation, and all was good.

Could it just be manufacturing tolerances associated with a mass-produced car?

I've got nothing but good things to say about the Z! guys. :tup:

Good luck and keep us posted please. :tiphat:

I don't have anything bad to say about them either I know them personally it is the plastic covers I''ll fix it this weekend.

Frank, ever get this nailed down?

Yeah it took awhile b/c the shocks are painted so they can't touch ,I heated up the plastic covers and bend them down then shot compressed air on them to cool them to stay in shape.

All is good thanks again:tup:

do u carry moonface tow hook?

Installed these a week or so back. No noticable bulges or gaps. It took about thirty minutes, including beer breaks.

Install Guide
 

Update: INSTALL GUIDE LINK

Install guide created to help make installing these hood struts easier than ever.

John and I installed a set on Don's car in about 30 mins including videoing the process and stopping for pictures.
Hopefully with this install guide everyone else can do it even faster.

These will be part of my winter build.

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Apologies for hijacking the thread - but where did you get the Kinetix 370Z intake from?!?! I can't find that ANYWHERE!!

Where do you put the lock pins? I wish Installation Instruction r included in the kit.

Unfortunately that Plenum has been discontinued for the time being by Kinetix. We have that exact plenum on the shelf and are willing to sell it, but I will warn you. They are not cheap. PM me if you are interested and we can discuss it.

The locking pins go into the Chrome Ball Cups on the ends of the Hood Struts themselves. Insert the pin once you have installed the Hood Strut onto the Ball Studs on the brackets.

PM me your email and I will snap some pictures to send to you to illustrate this. I will also recommend to my guys here about getting a installation manual together. :tiphat:

just got mine in the mail today! woo! Can't wait to install them :tup:

I just installed these. I got them from a forum member who didn't install them.

There is definitely some bulging on the driver side - the passenger side was perfect first time. Originally, I had the bolt in the driver fender well on top of the plastic. I cut away at the plastic and reset it beneath the plastic - I also cut away at some vertical plastic adjacent to the nearby foam so the strut could sit lower (can provide pics upon request). The bulging is much less than it was, but it is still barely noticeable. I looked into the hood alignment options, but none of them seem to help. I decided it's acceptable for my purposes - I can see how other people might disagree.

I also either didn't get two or lost one of the locking pins. It was probably me who lost it, but it doesn't matter either way since I just fashioned another one that works fine. I will probably contact Z1 and if they can send me another one.

Lastly, they squeak hardcore and sound horrible when opening fully. Can I use some WD-40 or something on these?

^Interesting...had these on my previous Z33 (not by Z1) and they bulged too much for my taste. Ended up selling them.

JARBlue,
Shoot me a PM with your address. I have plenty of those locking pins as spares for situations just like this.

As far as a the hood bulging issue, could you snap some pics and email them to me: Dustin@Z1Motorsports.com.

Will do. Thanks, Dustin! :tiphat:

Stupid noob question. I'm stuck on step 2...

Per the instructions, install the lower ball stud, reach into the wheel well to install the lock nut onto the ball stud. *The washer on the ball stud can be installed over or
under the cover

How can I remove this nut? That thing is on crazy tight to the ball stud. I've tried hand loosening, and I can't get enough leverage with a ratchet.

edit - I think I found out why. The bolts I received didn't come with the squiggly looking (don't know technical name, sorry) spacers, see pic below for reference:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...pscf521772.jpg

Any help/advice would be appreciated, thanks.

Did you get this done? I used two adjustable wrenches when I couldn't loosen it by hand. If you have a bench vise, that might be a simple solution. Not sure what spacers you are referring to - mine had a bolt head, washer, and nut, just like shown in your picture.

question:
My g37's hood strut went out (the drivers side only). Would I be able to purchase these and have them still work with my current OEM hood strut setup?

Hmm...honestly I do not know. If you could take a few measurements, I could take a look at what I have. I need to know the following:

1) Could you measure the overall length of the strut at full extension.
2) Could you measure the strut when you fully compress it.
3) I need the length of the strut body (the large black body structure of the hood strut).

PM me these measurements and I will take a look at what I have. To be honest, the Nissan struts do not list their strut pressures.

I apologize for not seeing this posting. I don't know how I missed it. Did you get this resolved? If not, please let me know.

For some reason the girls back in assembly when they packaged the kits made a mistake and put LocTite on the threads of those studs and installed the nuts on them. :shakes head:. Simple mistake.

Yep, Spencer @ Z1 emailed me regarding this and handled the situation. I got my hood struts installed the other day. I was referring to the nut. I couldn't get it off the ball stud for the life of me.

Dustin, yes, this was resolved by Spencer, thank you. That's what he told me as well. No worries, I got it installed and I just need to do some minor work to get it to sit flush now. Currently has a small gap after install, I was advised by a board member to try and cut off some of the foam seal and see if that works.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...pse16e6d04.jpg

Hello! Is it possible to ship Russia/Moscow? Im very interested and ready to pay via paypal! Thanks!

Perchi,
Oh course. We ship to Russia occasionally, so it should not be an issue whatsoever.

PM me your shipping address and I can get you a shipping quote.