[moparman53]

I'm not convinced I installed them correctly. I put the one that said "Left" on the driver's side (facing the car), and the "Right" on the passenger side.

 

[itzrick]

Green on drivers side fat part toward hood

 

[Theresa]

I don't remember, but does the part that attaches to the hood move? I ask because I have red on driver's side and green on passenger side.

 

[itzrick]

I don't remember, but does the part that attaches to the hood move? I ask because I have red on driver's side and green on passenger side.

That's why I said fat side because it's kinda confusing what's what. What I call fat part is the cylinder and I have on the hood and the piston side I have going to the fender. That's what the instructions I got said but if I remember right the part # from MOPAR showed left and right backwards.

 

[Theresa]

That's why I said fat side because it's kinda confusing what's what. What I call fat part is the cylinder and I have on the hood and the piston side I have going to the fender. That's what the instructions I got said but if I remember right the part # from MOPAR showed left and right backwards.

I have mine installed with the fat side to the hood and the skinny side to the fender. What the heck?

 

[itzrick]

I have mine installed with the fat side to the hood and the skinny side to the fender. What the heck?

That's how mine are but I don't understand why the colors are wrong. The hood looks the same on both sides so I don't think it would matter as long as the fat side was toward the hood.

 

[fyrdude]

The "sides" of vehicles are done as if viewing the car from behind. The left is the driver side, the right side is the passenger side.
The picture shows the correct orientation of the hood struts from my interpretation anyhow. They have been on there for a while and work perfectly anyway.

 

[itzrick]

That's how mine looks too. I also know normal car talk left is drivers side but for some reason I was thinking when I installed these it seemed like they were labled in the part cat. wrong but like I said if they are holding the same weight and the hood is on the fat side it shouldn't matter.

 

[Robo]

True on hood shocks orientation - they should resemble the direction of trunk shocks as well...

 

[Theresa]

I wonder if some of the shocks were reverse-labeled. Mine are installed as shown in the pics (the only way they would go on correctly, if memory serves) and are holding just fine.

 

[itzrick]

I don't have the hood up much but mine seeem to be fine too, I think the main thing is to have the cylinder side to the hood and the lettering is pretty big with an arrow showing were the body is.

 

[moparman53]

I've opened and closed the hood a few times and it seems to working just fine. Just went out and took a few pics. I'll try and post up later.

 

[MoparTen]

I've opened and closed the hood a few times and it seems to working just fine. Just went out and took a few pics. I'll try and post up later.

Yep, if you've got the 'fat cylinder' part towards the hood, they will only go on one way. You must have nailed it. (This was my first mod and it actually worked pretty easy for me and I'm no where near a mechanic)

 

[Hemi57]

Here is how mine is installed and it works great.

I also drilled out the rivet for the hood brace and covered it with a left over scrivet.

 

[itzrick]

I didn't have to drill out anything. There was a hole already there and the ball was self threading . It looks like you have an RT so I don't know why you had to drill out a rivet.

 

[Hemi57]

I didn't have to drill out anything. There was a hole already there and the ball was self threading . It looks like you have an RT so I don't know why you had to drill out a rivet.

It was for the hood brace... No need for it with the struts and it looks much cleaner.

Before

After

 

[itzrick]

Ok I see your talking about takeing that hood prop rod out. I thought a first you had a SE and they didn't have the hole but in a later picture I saw it was a 5.7 and know it was a RT. I still haven't removed my hood prop.

 

[08 challenger]

thats a nice clean look not having the rod there.

 

[itzrick]

Joe you trying to make more work for me? LOL

 

[stingdaman]

where can I purchase the hood struts @?