why no struts!!

[JJams6]

Omg how heavy is the lancer bonnet!! yes may sound like a tool thing to say but i only just opened my bonnet yesterday for the first time since owning my lancer :p

but wow why is the bonnet so heavy and no struts!! my TJ magna had struts and thats a 2001 year car....

so next mod is deffenatly bonnet struts.....looked through a few threads and found some on ebay just wondering if any one has found them cheaper then $100 in SA?

Thanks guys/gals

[chunky9]

Nothing can beat the good ol' stick in my opinion haha

[JustinR]

It's only one of many cost-saving options Mitsu decided on i'd assume...

[SIX]

James 100 bucks is a good price for them if u buy them I can fit them for you

[himynameisdaniel]

I'm fairly certain that NA bonnet is steel.
The RA\Evo is aluminum.

[sleeper]

i`m sure we`ve only been paying $60, i dont have a link sorry
steel or aluminium it doesnt matter, i think the same struts do either.

and i`m sure someone here has the $60 link

maybe PM megatron or Speedie or rokpapaziz?

[SIX]

The ralliart bonnet needs a different strit because we tried putting my struts on Annie's (blinklights) RA and you could not shut the bonnet because the strut was too hard for the weight of the bonnet because the bonnet soo light and the na is soo heavy

[sleeper]

really?, ok, i stand corrected.
i only have 1 strut on my RA bonnet but your probably right

[SIX]

Yeah poor Annie I ending up buying the struts off of her she was going to pm rokpapaziz to find out which one he has bought , but the ones I have a great for the na bonnet holds the bonnet up at any angle

[sleeper]

lol, i must admit that with 1 strut my bonnet opens up real slow

[blinklight]

Mark (SIX420) is correct the 1 strut on my bonnet was too stiff and we couldn't close the darn thing

Would be interested to hear from other RA owners who have successfully installed strut as to where they got them from. Mine came from BKK and were useless

[JJams6]

James 100 bucks is a good price for them if u buy them I can fit them for you

ah sweet sounds good mark

still cant belive the little metal stick holds it up!

yeah must have be a cost saving mech from mmc.

Ive seen a few people mention that you have to buy a certain one for the RA and another for the NA

[Jason-VR]

Okay lets make this clear. Evo/ralliart and NA Lancers use the same gas struts to lift the bonnets. It is only the gas pressure which is different. Most come pre-charged, but they can be changed to suit the weight of the bonnet.
Too much pressure and it won't close and too little pressure and the bonnet won't lift or stay up.

[blinklight]

Okay lets make this clear. Evo/ralliart and NA Lancers use the same gas struts to lift the bonnets. It is only the gas pressure which is different. Most come pre-charged, but they can be changed to suit the weight of the bonnet. Too much pressure and it wont close and too little pressure and the bonnet wont lift or stay up.

Thanks Jason, you don't happen to know of anyone here in Adelaide who could do this and what the recommended level of charge is for the RA bonnet?