Custom Fit Gas Strut - Hood
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2002 Subaru Outback Sedan
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If your vehicle's hood keeps closing while you're trying to work on your engine, it's time to change your strut. Replace it with this custom fit gas strut and make your hood operate like new again. Quick, tool-free installation.
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Note: Always replace your struts in pairs, where applicable. Most hoods have a strut on each side. Failure to replace both struts can result in a warped or damaged hinge.
Gas Strut with Exceptional Stability
Most gas struts consist of a tube filled with pressurized nitrogen gas, a piston, and rod. The Atlas Lift strut, however, has a dynamic damping groove inside the tube that regulates gas movement across the piston. This ensures your hood stays open when you want it open and shuts slowly without slamming. Lastly, in contrast to struts that only have gas in the chamber, a few drops of oil have been mixed in to help seal the piston and lubricate the rod. This allows your hood to move more smoothly as the rod travels in and out of the tube.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi everybody, Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a real quick look at this custom fit hood gas strut. Now, this gas rut has been designed to fit your 2001 to 2006 BMW M3, both the convertible and the coop. And on custom fit parts such as this gas strut, I do recommend taking advantage of our vehicle fit guide here at etrailer.com. Simply input the air make and model of your vehicle and our fit guide will confirm if this will work for you or if we have something comparable that will work for you. Now, if your vehicle's hood keeps closing while you're trying to work on your engine, it's gonna be time to change that strut.
If you replace it with this custom fit gas strut, that's gonna make your hood operate just like new again. As you can see here, the connection type is ball socket and the extended length measuring center of socket to center of socket is right at 12 and 7/16th inches. And then the compressed length will be seven and 11/16th inches. The dampening groove inside the tube is gonna prevent bouncing, giving you a smooth operation in any temperature, extending the rod from the tube to open the hood and hold it in place, and then compressing the rod slowly to close the hood without slamming shut. The internal wiper prevents sticking.
It's gonna reduce friction by lubricating the rod with oil, and this is gonna be a quick tool free installation. This is going to connect directly to your vehicle's OEM fittings. And this has a black powder coated steel tube and a nitrate coated rod, so it's gonna be rust resistant. And it is always a good idea to replace your struts in pairs where applicable. Most hoods have a strut on each side, so failure to replace both of those struts could possibly result in a warped or damaged hinge.
If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to reach back out to us. We do wanna make sure that you're getting exactly what you want and need. And if you install this, we'd love to hear back from you regarding how the installation went and how this is working out for you. You can drop a comment or leave a review on this product page. We'd love to hear back from you.
Well, I think that's gonna wrap up our look today. I do hope that it was helpful for you. Thank you for joining me.
Ratings & Reviews
Richard
2/4/2025
It is working just as it did when I first installed it, perfectly!
Jesse M.
2/4/2025
Russell
7/12/2025
It’s been working great. I’m glad I got it from you guys. Thank you for having the right product for my truck.
Richard
5/23/2026
Still working as it should.
Brooke M.
11/11/2022
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Kevin
2/26/2025
It has been over a year since purchase of these, still holding strong. I live in the desert so I need to keep the hood up to keep squirrels and rodents from engine bay so hood is constantly up unless I’m moving. This says a bunch for the product to still be holding up in the desert heat. Definitely would purchase this product gaining in the future!