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View Poll Results: What Hood Dampers Would You Get?
Tein 170$
13.86%
NRG 120$
24.75%
PWJDM 120$
8.91%
Sokie Tech / Ebay 70$
24.75%
Science of Speed 205$
27.72%
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Old May 7, 2011 | 03:16 PM
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Its might be a good thing that PWJDM is out of stock...just saying
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Old May 7, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Shadow_S2K
Its might be a good thing that PWJDM is out of stock...just saying

care to explain?
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Old May 7, 2011 | 09:15 PM
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I have the ebay ones, they work once you massage them into place and they look pretty decent as well.

After 7 months or so I noticed some rust dots around the surfaces where it connects to the post on the car. It makes me wonder if this would happen with a more expensive name brand one. The rust isn't bad, wipes off. But you know that somewhere water is getting as an inferior metal.

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Old May 7, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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I have been using the Tein hood dampers for about 3 years now with no complaint. They are working as well as the day I installed them. They have just started to show a little surface rust on the chrome ends. If I wasn't so lazy I'd go polish them up before I gets worse, but like I said.....lazy. This is one of the best things I have ever bought for the car.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 10:59 PM
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Poll is up! Please have a vote ladies and gents.
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Old May 7, 2011 | 11:04 PM
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been using my pwjdm ones for 2 years. they still work great. i like how they open the hood to about the stock angle versus at a 90 degree angle
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Old May 8, 2011 | 03:42 AM
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I have the SOS dampers. Love them. It is a quality unit.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 09:59 AM
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I've heard the PWJDM ones will rust, and create rust streaks from when water runs down that channel. A friend who had a white AP2 had them and wasn't happy. He said they work decently but the constant rust lines was really a turn off, and with that didn't know how long they'd hold up.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 10:05 AM
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I have the NRG, no complaints, also ones of my favorite purchases for the car.

They all seem to be good just don't trust the Ebay ones.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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IMO the SOS dampers are the best but it's also the most expensive
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