wont that mess up the tuning of the car?
i did this
tried this today, and kind of failed,
the strut has to fix into the ball but its on too much of an angle for this to work so i modified the way its works and went the oem solution
i still used the plates, 20x50mm, welded the nut on the back,
how ever i went through the hinge
heres the hole
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after that to allow the strut to come down you have to trim this piece
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remove it
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cut in half
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install upside down
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i also trimmed the rubber 1/2"
this is it fitted up, no more bonnet stay
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the struts are off an audi a4 13" long, while they hold the bonnet they dont lift it, so i need something stronger which i can have made by a company