Hood doesn't stay up? How to fix...

[abcxyz]

Hi,
I was looking under my hood today and it apparently doesn't stay up anymore. I believe it works on hydraullics or something? Is this a common problem? How can I get the hood to stay there without me holding on to it. Any help would be appreciated. I have a 1998 328is. Thanks.

[Yurick]

Your hood struts/shocks are worn out.

[Jeron]

Originally Posted by Yurick

Your hood struts/shocks are worn out.

+1

Very easy to replace. It's pretty easy to tell which one. Might just want to replace both but they arent very cheap.

[whosyadadie01]

Originally Posted by Jeron

+1

Very easy to replace. It's pretty easy to tell which one. Might just want to replace both but they arent very cheap.

actually its quite the opposite, i was pricing them out a few weeks agao and autozone had them for like 25$ a peice

[Jeron]

That's about what I thought they were. I dont think $25 is cheap, you can get a full size shock absorber for that.

I paid about $11, 4 years ago which seemed like a fair price.

[whosyadadie01]

i dont think 25$ is a bad price considering the price for everything else on our cars lol