Trunk lid hydrolics shot

[nixter]

My front hood shocks, (ok not really hydrolic), have finally stopped holding the hood up. Do I need new parts or can I fix this myself?

Thanks,

Nik

[curiousone940]

No other option that I am aware of.....new ones.

[Ian Comerford]

Then you just need to decide on normal ones or the longer lasting (and more expensive!) Weltmeister ones.

[strother]

Our host has the shocks, which are reasonably inexpensive.

[scottb]

Get the upgraded ones. The job is a PITA, so you might as well try to avoid having to do it again.

[randywebb]

hydraulic -- if you have to search

and, yes, get the heavy duty ones to minimize the frequency you have to do this.

search to get detailed instructions on how to do it -- a 45 degree angled (bent nose) hemostat and some thread will make your life a lot easier

[88911coupe]

One thing that helped me when I did this was to get some really long surgical tweezer things (hemostats?) which are sold at a lot of the better tool stores. This really makes it easier to work in the tight spaces.