[DoomsDave]

Peter Potamus, my 2001 LS 430 has those hood strut things full of gas which has leaked out.

Any way to get something like that with springs instead?

 

[Nealtw]

Thingies are really cheap and are easy to change.

 

[HotRodx10]

They're called front hood lift supports. About $20 on Amazon for the pair.

 

[Mystriss]

I'd go through RockAuto.com rather than Amazon, amazon doesn't do a good job of giving you the right part for your vehicle. My husband (mechanic) just loves RockAuto, since he found them he won't shop anywhere else.

 

[DoomsDave]

I'd go through RockAuto.com rather than Amazon, amazon doesn't do a good job of giving you the right part for your vehicle. My husband (mechanic) just loves RockAuto, since he found them he won't shop anywhere else.

Ohhh!

Great!

My baby brother is a mechanic, too and he also loves Rock Auto!

 

[HotRodx10]

I'd go through RockAuto.com rather than Amazon, amazon doesn't do a good job of giving you the right part for your vehicle. My husband (mechanic) just loves RockAuto, since he found them he won't shop anywhere else.

I use Rockauto, Amazon and Ebay for most of my auto parts shopping. You do have to be more careful usually on Amazon and Ebay that you're getting the right parts and that they're good quality. When I have several items to buy, I usually end up at Rockauto, since shipping starts out high, but doesn't go up much with more items. I love the 'choose for me to minimize cost' tool on Rockauto.


That said, I have a beef with Rockauto right now over a brake hardware kit. Apparently, some Toyota Siennas have only rear drums brakes, instead of the disc and parking brake drum combination that I have. A note to that effect would have saved me alot of headaches and the expense of having to run to the local parts store and shell out way too much for the right hardware in the middle of the job. All that to say, even at Rockauto, you have to know what you're looking for.

 

[HotRodx10]

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[DoomsDave]

Thanks to everyone for your responses.

 

[DoomsDave]

Hmm. A quick look suggests that the remove and replace process is relatively straightforward, just make sure to have something to prop "the Mouth" open till the new thingies can be snapped into place.