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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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Default My hood prop/damper came off

I was checkin oil level cos I have a S/C and when I was done I disengaged the hood prop and the thing came off....


wtf?

Anyway I saw the plastic ring broke in half; how do I stick the stick back in?


Will the dealership replace the part under warranty? I'm at 34k miles
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 02:00 PM
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Sorry girl, I have no clue
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 02:18 PM
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u have a pic maybe u can super glue it
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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I'll have to post pics later in the day

=/ i'd rather not superglue anything i think i need to find a new plastic ring to go around the metal rod
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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maybe its listed here:

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...=1&catalogid=2

goodluck
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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ty i'll take a look!
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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Support rod 05-07 $12.09 is the item. I know exactly what your talking about. Ill go home get some clips and take care of it today. That and ur HID bulb that came in.
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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I'd just get a redline hoodprop or another hydrolic one...
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mitchelltc1
I'd just get a redline hoodprop or another hydrolic one...

linky?
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by tC4italy
Originally Posted by mitchelltc1
I'd just get a redline hoodprop or another hydrolic one...

linky?

FTW
http://www.redlinetuning.com/QL-SCION-tC.html
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by kanundrum
Support rod 05-07 $12.09 is the item. I know exactly what your talking about. Ill go home get some clips and take care of it today. That and ur HID bulb that came in.

it's actually the grommet, cos the actual rod is fine it's the plastic ring that's broken
they call it the grommet lol
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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yaepo plastic white clip at the end right ??
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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yup white/orange
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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kewliiooo we can do a tempo fix today if not permanent with some epoxy unless redline dampener but thats wayyyy to expensive lmao
Old Feb 8, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Fsu1dolfan
Originally Posted by tC4italy
Originally Posted by mitchelltc1
I'd just get a redline hoodprop or another hydrolic one...

linky?

FTW
http://www.redlinetuning.com/QL-SCION-tC.html

this would actually work out better....since the prop end rubber thing dents my diversion panel
Old Feb 9, 2008 | 01:16 AM
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I like my Redline damper.
Old Feb 9, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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^^ worth it?
Old Feb 10, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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I have the Redline Hood Damper. I think it's worth the money. You do have to drill some holes into your hood and your shock tower though, which may be a deal breaker.

Another one you might want to consider is the NRG - they use two dampers instead of one!

http://fastscions.com/index.asp?Page...ROD&ProdID=613
Old Feb 11, 2008 | 01:10 AM
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tc4italy, dont you have CF hood? if so the redline hood is too strong, if you have an oem hood then it will work. i just took a redline off my car and got a weaker set for CF. already sold the redline though, sorry.
Old Feb 11, 2008 | 01:14 AM
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ScottsdaletC has a hood prop for sale in PPC for $20.



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