Bonnet Strut Holding Catch Needed !

[Lord Ripper]

The plastic clip that holds the pole which you use to hold up the bonnet has broken. It is attached by what appears to be one screw. Anyone else thing this is a rather cheap weak solution for Lexus to holding up the bonnet ? Even my '98 Peugeot 406 GLX auto has a gas strut on each side lol.

Does anyone have a Part Number for this thing ? I need to replace it. - I can't have this strut rattling around :) Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Kazi]

You can actualy buy some gas hood struts from ProLex. At some point i'll be buying some myself.

[Mr Morse]

Agreed - the gas struts are sooooo much better!

[MacRS200]

PM Chris.S, I got one from him a while back and it was only a few quid.

[Bazza]

perhaps these can be announced out loud

as in part no. and price

they are forever being broken, .......mine is as well :duh:

[Lord Ripper]

You can actualy buy some gas hood struts from ProLex. At some point i'll be buying some myself.

I checked the ones from prolex - they are designed for lighter carbon fibre bonnets, and cost £120 ! - I bit rich for me for such a simple thing lol

I think I still need the part # for the original catch. Thanks ;)

[MacRS200]

PM Chris.S, I got one from him a while back and it was only a few quid.

[Lord Ripper]

PM Chris.S, I got one from him a while back and it was only a few quid.

Thanks guys, and thanks again Chris ;)

[Monster-Mat]

ive got one someone can have

[Ellz]

ive got one someone can have

Me too pm me first come first served

£120 for gas struts is very steep, you can get universal ones from somewhere im sure you could make them fit

[Lord Ripper]

ive got one someone can have

Me too pm me first come first served

£120 for gas struts is very steep, you can get universal ones from somewhere im sure you could make them fit

Thanks guys. Damn wish I had seen the offers befor I got a replacement, - £10.80 + Vat - shocking, considering the at other end of the strut is an even smaller bit that it pivots on - that's ony 2.06 + VAT.

I wonder who actually sits down and dreams up prices for these simple unadvertised parts ?