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Old 04-25-2017, 02:16 PM
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Looking for Hood Shocks

Are there any aftermarket solutions known? I was going to try the dealer but figured if they even had any available it would cost a fortune.
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Old 04-25-2017, 02:19 PM
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Re: Looking for Hood Shocks

There are aftermarket ones. You just need to swap some of the mounting hardware. There's a "How to" on here someplace.
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Old 04-25-2017, 02:30 PM
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Re: Looking for Hood Shocks

ok thanks. I looked around but couldn't find anything in the how-to's.
Vice grips for now.
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Old 04-25-2017, 03:57 PM
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Re: Looking for Hood Shocks

http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...ht=hood+struts
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Re: Looking for Hood Shocks

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http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?p=652880&highlight=Hood+strut#post6 52880

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