Hood dampers - Who has them?
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Hood dampers - Who has them?
I'm getting really tired of the crappy fitment of the prop rod into the Comptech airbox so I'm thinking about getting a set of hood dampers.
Any suggestions? Additionally how difficult are they to install?
Any suggestions? Additionally how difficult are they to install?
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After almost 5 years of ownership I too grew tired of the awkward reaching at times and said "What the heck..." and ordered a set. I read the British threads about the cheaper eBay dampers as well as looking at all the commercial products. Best to my way of thinking were the 1/2 pressure NRG HD-140 silver-chrome dampers. Installation was a breeze given the standard caveats of compressing the dampers multiple times to lube the internals up a bit before installing them.
I've since removed that black band with the NRG logo for a cleaner look. The units work great as I can have the hood stay in the OEM position or have it near vertical. I'm very happy with them. They fall into the same category as the keyhole caps I recently got.... I simply don't know why I waited so long.
As an aside I exchanged e-mails with Ming Tai, the guy who makes IxizHood - Pneumatic HoodLifters (http://www.ixizconcept.com/) for other cars, inquiring about whether his product would be available for the S2000. He is amenable and is looking for a couple volunteers to test S2000 prototypes. Very nice products and volunteers would get a great deal. Unfortunately by the time we established contact I'd already ordered my NRGs. Otherwise I would have queued up with him based on the feedback I see for him on other car forums. Normal disclaimer applies here to both the NRG and IxizHood Lifters.
--Bob
I've since removed that black band with the NRG logo for a cleaner look. The units work great as I can have the hood stay in the OEM position or have it near vertical. I'm very happy with them. They fall into the same category as the keyhole caps I recently got.... I simply don't know why I waited so long.
As an aside I exchanged e-mails with Ming Tai, the guy who makes IxizHood - Pneumatic HoodLifters (http://www.ixizconcept.com/) for other cars, inquiring about whether his product would be available for the S2000. He is amenable and is looking for a couple volunteers to test S2000 prototypes. Very nice products and volunteers would get a great deal. Unfortunately by the time we established contact I'd already ordered my NRGs. Otherwise I would have queued up with him based on the feedback I see for him on other car forums. Normal disclaimer applies here to both the NRG and IxizHood Lifters.
--Bob
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Originally Posted by Emil St-Hilaire,Aug 14 2008, 08:43 PM
They're about the same price..
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-Emil.
The exchange rate has moved decidedly in your favor mon ami.
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Originally Posted by Bob A (SD),Aug 14 2008, 03:16 PM
After almost 5 years of ownership I too grew tired of the awkward reaching at times and said "What the heck..." and ordered a set. I read the British threads about the cheaper eBay dampers as well as looking at all the commercial products. Best to my way of thinking were the 1/2 pressure NRG HD-140 silver-chrome dampers. Installation was a breeze given the standard caveats of compressing the dampers multiple times to lube the internals up a bit before installing them.
I've since removed that black band with the NRG logo for a cleaner look. The units work great as I can have the hood stay in the OEM position or have it near vertical. I'm very happy with them. They fall into the same category as the keyhole caps I recently got.... I simply don't know why I waited so long.
As an aside I exchanged e-mails with Ming Tai, the guy who makes IxizHood - Pneumatic HoodLifters (http://www.ixizconcept.com/) for other cars, inquiring about whether his product would be available for the S2000. He is amenable and is looking for a couple volunteers to test S2000 prototypes. Very nice products and volunteers would get a great deal. Unfortunately by the time we established contact I'd already ordered my NRGs. Otherwise I would have queued up with him based on the feedback I see for him on other car forums. Normal disclaimer applies here to both the NRG and IxizHood Lifters.
--Bob
I've since removed that black band with the NRG logo for a cleaner look. The units work great as I can have the hood stay in the OEM position or have it near vertical. I'm very happy with them. They fall into the same category as the keyhole caps I recently got.... I simply don't know why I waited so long.
As an aside I exchanged e-mails with Ming Tai, the guy who makes IxizHood - Pneumatic HoodLifters (http://www.ixizconcept.com/) for other cars, inquiring about whether his product would be available for the S2000. He is amenable and is looking for a couple volunteers to test S2000 prototypes. Very nice products and volunteers would get a great deal. Unfortunately by the time we established contact I'd already ordered my NRGs. Otherwise I would have queued up with him based on the feedback I see for him on other car forums. Normal disclaimer applies here to both the NRG and IxizHood Lifters.
--Bob
An off topic query, did you paint the cooling plate yourself? Did it require any additional prep for painting other than surface prep? Now back to the topic.
~Steven
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Originally Posted by Vanishing Point,Aug 14 2008, 07:38 PM
Bob,
An off topic query, did you paint the cooling plate yourself? Did it require any additional prep for painting other than surface prep? Now back to the topic.
~Steven
An off topic query, did you paint the cooling plate yourself? Did it require any additional prep for painting other than surface prep? Now back to the topic.
~Steven
Nope. Got it already painted sebring silver over carbon fiber by ImportTuningGarage. The other side is still carbon fiber. Seems this one had a very minor weave flaw, hence the paint and a substantial discount. I'm not a carbon fiber kind of guy so this matching look really pleased me.
Raymo19,
I got my NRGs in early July on sale for $113.30 shipped from sponsor importi2acer (https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=596714).
-Bob