I prefer a prop rod, I never had a problem with one.
Prop rods are a sign of cheap cars. Always have been.Hood struts and tailgate assist struts are much more common in modern vehicles. Sign of the times.
Yes that's one way to look at it, but I don't think it's necessarily true. If a prop rod works fine, what's the need for more, especially if it adds cost and reduces quality?Prop rods are a sign of cheap cars. Always have been.
In the 60s and 70s, hood hinges on decent cars had springs, which never wore out. Struts are cheaper to make, and easier to replace.
But prop rod screams cheap.
Ever had a hinge with a spring fail?Yes that's one way to look at it, but I don't think it's necessarily true. If a prop rod works fine, what's the need for more, especially if it adds cost and reduces quality?
I guess I have worked under too many hoods with worn or defective struts. In an inopportune time and place, no less.
If it ain't broke don't fix it. Unless you want to... All good.
Prop rods are fine until it gets windy and you need the hood up. Then poor timing makes it painful. I get that they have hooks that shouldn't allow them to release, but its happened to me more than once.Yes that's one way to look at it, but I don't think it's necessarily true. If a prop rod works fine, what's the need for more, especially if it adds cost and reduces quality?
I guess I have worked under too many hoods with worn or defective struts. In an inopportune time and place, no less.
If it ain't broke don't fix it. Unless you want to... All good.
I've never seen the springs wear out either, which I think was the best option of the 3...I've seen struts wear out and need replacing.
I've never seen a simple metal rod wear out and need replacing.
Ever had a hinge with a spring fail?
Because, at over 200,000 miles, those springs were still holding up acres of steel…
They were effective and durable.
Ever have a prop rod fail?Ever had a hinge with a spring fail?
Because, at over 200,000 miles, those springs were still holding up acres of steel…
They were effective and durable.
But that rod is part of “the business”A prop rod is a Raiti's Rides point zonk on his YT.. channel.
I told him it was a nothing burger...
If you shove a Twinkie in the prop rod hole it saves the paint from getting scratched or even an old Mars bar pre dipped into sweetwater..But that rod is part of “the business”