Hood struts
 

I received my package yesterday (thanks for the fast shipping), installed the two struts like the website pictures, but when I close the hood it does not sit flush with the side fenders like it does without the struts, the struts are causing the hood to bulge up, website says it won't happen but it did on my 2014 Nismo. Anyone have that problem?

There is a video about this on Youtube. This is why a lot of people do not get them from what I have heard. Try maybe adjusting or tweaking a tad. Try contacting the vendor for info or insight.

Call them, much quicker

I installed mine last week and have no such issue.
Make sure you installed them correctly.

Got it taken care off, just needed a little adjustment.

Glad to hear that your issue was resolved and I apologize for the lack of response from us on here. If you have any further issues please PM me or give us a call here at the shop @ 770-838-7777.

alright well mine or on the way on april 22nd , is there anything i should know, because reading about all these hood bulges is kinda getting me weary of this situation, anyways im just wanting to know seeming that i own a 370z 2012 touring coupe

I am having the same problem as Krazy.1k described and additionally the rod end of the passenger side strut pops off the pivot ball stud when I close the hood. Seems the body of the cylinder is contacting the battery cover, forcing the rod end of the strut up off the pivot ball stud.

It doesn’t appear the hood moved any when I installed the hood brackets (yes, I did one side at a time) so are there any specific tweaks to fix this? It seems to me the pivot ball studs need to be longer so additional washers can be installed under the covers to allow the rod end of the struts sit up closer to the hood when closed and get some clearance between the body of the cylinders and the battery/brake covers.

Thanks for any insight,
Christian

Further research yielded the answers I was looking for:

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...uts-bulge.html