GT500 Hood Struts '07-'14

GT500 Hood Struts for your '07-'14 Shelby, color matched and NO holes to drill $139. Comes in Kona Blue, Sterling Grey, Race Red, Black, Performance White,  Vista Blue and several other factory colors.  Our GT500 Hood Struts  is a simple installation that requires only basic hand tools, no drilling is required for installation. Of all the Mustang accessories on the market for the GT500 the CPC Mustang Hood Struts is probably the easiest installation of any aftermarket Mustang accessory
for the 2007-2014 GT500.  

GT500 Hood Struts

The Hood Struts come with two brackets per strut and the strut cartridge.  Using the existing holes from the underside of the hood and the inner fender the brackets are attached by removing a total of four screws and loosening one.  With the aid of a helper you can install the Hood Struts on your GT500 in less than 1/2 hours.  Take a look at the instructions below.
 

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Installing a NXT Generation Mustang hood lift kit is one of the easiest and most satisfying modifications anyone can do for them self, and it takes only minutes.
*Important* Please read entire instructions before attempting to install this kit. This will prevent any missteps that could complicate the process or cause damage to yourself or your Mustang. CPC recommends having a helper when installing the hood lift kits.

1. Raise the hood and secure it with the factory prop rod.
   
2. Locate the smaller of the two windshield washer hose clips on the passenger side of the hood. This clip conflicts
   with the hood side lift bracket and must be removed. Unfasten the hose from the clip and remove the clip. *Note: This clip is not reusable, and you will not need it for this installation, so it can be cut with a knife or dikes, or pulled out with pliers.
   
3. Apply a small strip of masking tape to the side of the hood hinge and the side of the hood frame on each side and draw a line to mark existing alignment (hood adjustment).
   
4. Working on one side at a time, remove the last fender bolt next to the cowl (firewall) and install the lower bracket using the existing factory fender bolt.
   *Note: Brackets are “side specific” and are marked “D” for driver side, “P” for passenger side.
   **NOTE: 2010-UP MUSTANG GT’S ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN INDUCTION SOUND TUBE (IST) ON THE DRIVER SIDE FENDER LEDGE. IN ORDER FOR THE (IST) NOT TO INTERFER WITH THE GAS SPRING, IT MUST BE REMOVED & RELOCATED BELOW THE FENDER LEDGE, IN THE SAME LOCATION OF ORIGINAL MOUNTING HOLES & HARDWARE.
   
5. Before removing the hood hinge bolts, place a towel or pad between the hood and cowl and covering the fender to protect against damage should the hood slip from your grasp.
   
6. Holding the hood at the rear corner, remove two hood hinge bolts and position the appropriate (driver or passenger side) upper hood lift bracket over the hinge. Install both hinge bolts “finger tight” and adjust forward or rearward until your marks on the masking tape “line up” again and tighten the hood bolts securely.
   
7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 on the opposite side.
   
8. Disengage the prop rod and slowly lower the hood to double check hood alignment and make any
   re-adjustments as are required to reestablish a perfect fit.
   
9. With a helper holding the hood up, install both of the gas struts to the appropriate ball studs, making sure to
   mount with the cylinder up and the shaft down. This arrangement will guarantee the longest life for your gas struts. 
   
   
   Now one mistake that countless car enthusiast make when purchasing aftermarket products is not reading the instructions.  One customer in particular took his GT500 to a local dealership and had a mechanic install the Hood Struts who never took the time to read the instructions.  The problem happened when the mechanic installed the driver side hood strut on the passenger side, when he attempted to close his hood the Hood Strut made contact with the newly painted  
   Mustang Battery and Master Cylinder Cover  and scratched the paint.  All because the mechanic never took the time to read the instructions or see that the Hood struts were marked "Driver" and "Passenger".   A new custom painted set of Mustang Battery and Master Cylinder Covers were ruined just in time for a up coming car show.  It pays to READ. 
   
   

   

   GT500 Hood Struts

     Many GT500 owners have hoods made from aluminum, fiberglass or carbon fiber. Because of the difference in the weights of the hoods we offer three different strut pressures.  For the stock GT500 hood we recommend the 70lb strut, for the heavier fiberglass hoods we offer the 90lb strut and for the lightweight carbon fiber hood like the one that came on the KR we have a 50lb strut.   
   
   
   The Hood Struts that we offer come in over a dozen different factory colors to match your Shelby and have proven to be a excellent product. Throw away your factory prop rod and install a set of Hood Struts. To order a pair of Struts just click on the following link GT500 Hood Struts  
   
   
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