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There were, but I think the issue with the 370 is that the aluminum hood is too fragile to support itself on a pair of dampers. You can easily bend

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Old 05-08-2011, 08:22 AM   #1 (permalink)
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There were, but I think the issue with the 370 is that the aluminum hood is too fragile to support itself on a pair of dampers. You can easily bend the hood.
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There were, but I think the issue with the 370 is that the aluminum hood is too fragile to support itself on a pair of dampers. You can easily bend the hood.
Other manufacturers use them on aluminum hoods.

I have had a set on my car for awhile now no issues.
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There were, but I think the issue with the 370 is that the aluminum hood is too fragile to support itself on a pair of dampers. You can easily bend the hood.
Wow! Didn't even know the hood was aluminum.

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