yah, the a-pillar cover comes all the way down to where the hood hinge is. if you open it too wide the hinge hits the plastic a-pillar cover.

Just checked. not hitting anything :tup:

Also, you can drop the hood 3/4 way down and it will close without having to push it :tup:

I like to hear that.

I might get them next week so il post a review and if I have a camera handy il might do a DIY even though I suck at those probably :roflpuke2:

He you might even do it better then us. :bowrofl:

cool! :tup: thanks. cant wait to get mine.

Will be waiting for user reviews, and if all goes well you will have another order. :D

^ wimps.

Not wimps, and nothing against Ryan's company but I have seen to many hoods destroyed because of bad hood strut kits (not even the eBay kits).
I am sure these are top notch and I will be placing an order in a week.

I understand. we have sold about 400 kits. alot for subarus and evos. not one customer has contacted us about damage. We actually have had a kit on our prosport 500whp suby, no problems what so ever. been about a year since they have been on.

^ reconfirms wimp. :icon17:

I probably will :roflpuke2:

Already figured out how I will do it

I dunno guys, they are a few hours away from me so I doubt anyone is getting theirs before me :) I'm gonna steal your thunder muahahaha

blah, i hate locals. :D

i guess the game is who can make the install look the cleanest? not the fastestest. :p

Carbon fiber hood damper face off!

I shall win.

I am epic win.

Yall are re-dic-u-lous...

Yes but I am still win.

and I am nr1

Belgium? Lol I'll install them three times by the time you receive them. Hehe jk, must be a pain to b so far away.

They are already on their way.

hah you might HAVE them first

but I beat you to ordering it

and it feels delicious

you guys are nuts!

Is it really real carbon?
-What happened to twill weave?

I just hope they don't really snap... :tup:

hahaha, touche. You win sir. :roflpuke2:

so these are the ones huh?

Carbon Fiber Hood Damper Kit - hood dampeners made from Carbon fiber. fits Mazda, Honda,Subaru,Mini cooper, G35 Nissan 350Z,Mitsubishi Evo, Gallardo and more

I can't wait for a review! :happydance:

I would buy a black looking one. I am local to Tampa as well.

ordered!

I`d rock black ones too.

:tup:

does anyone make dampeners for cf hoods?!:ugh2:

Or does MRWorks need to make some in production?? :eekdance:

Put in my order, need this ASAP, it stated they are out of stock so do you have an ETA on when I might get mine?

Thanks.

I ordered 2 sets (for me and Zpirate) earlier Sunday morning and I just received a shipping confirmation. Expect them here from Florida on Wed. or so....

Damn you people ordering many sets. Well hopefully they can get more in stock soon.

Hey guys, WE ARE NOT OUT OF STOCK on the fronts. Sorry web site issues. we are fixing it now :)

If i could get a count on how many people want black i can see what i can do as far as making them.

Ryan

Well I would have been one of them wanting black, but I just need these and hopefully they will match my Password JDM pieces.
Well, I just got an email saying mine are shipping. :D

Yep! Can't wait to get them. :tup:

i think i already won... :p

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...-installed.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...installed2.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...installed3.jpg



this is all that i cut on both sides. screw for reference.
just use a utility knife.

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...509-cutout.jpg

the LEFT and RIGHT marking is reversed... use the RIGHT for your LEFT and LEFT for your RIGHT.

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...e14507-kit.jpg

i wonder why... ;)

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...e14508-huh.jpg

watch out, the piston housing is too big and hits this area (red arrow)... you need to enlarge the
holes that hold the plastic cover and move it towards the center of the car so that the
cover does not latch over the ledge coming off the fender panel (blue arrow)

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...-hits-area.jpg

otherwise you end up with a delicious bulge...

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...4511-bulge.jpg

after the fix it's still rubbing somewhere but it's acceptable level. :) no one can tell it's very slighly pushed up.

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...ght-bulge2.jpg

another angle.

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...4540-final.jpg


i would definitely NOT recommend this damper for CF hoods. it's a high spring rate unit
vs others ive tried on different cars.

as far as opening width, it doesn't open as wide as the factory post location so
you wont be able to use your post again unless you remove the dampers off.

im pretty happy with it. :D

a few more picts in the DIY... here

Kenchan thanks for the write up and the pictures. Not sure I like the slight hood buldge though. I never had any issues like that with my CTD dampers on my 350Z.

Im going to check our 370z. We couldnt find any rubbing. deff going to look for this tomorrow. good review, will be passing this off to the tech guys so they can look over a few things.

Both suby and nissan use the same length damper. I will be looking at the packaging tomorrow.