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Re: Pop up Hood Spring / Paint Protection [Re: Sinitro] #1296592 09/06/12 11:37 PM 09/06/12 11:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,585 SE Pa. L LimeliteAero master
LimeliteAero master L Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,585 SE Pa.	Quote: My fix for the mentioned issue is for the other end, on the hood. I took a body washer about 1.25" in diameter and mounted it with a single self tapping screw. So now the spring has a solid contact surface to push on.. Just my $0.02... thanks....but thats not going to work for me.

Re: Pop up Hood Spring / Paint Protection [Re: LimeliteAero] #1296593 09/15/12 10:44 PM 09/15/12 10:44 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 597 R robertop mopar
robertop mopar R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 597	It's an Aerostar; the Windstar had no spring at all, as far as I can tell. You can only find them at junkyards.

Re: Pop up Hood Spring / Paint Protection [Re: robertop] #1296594 09/16/12 11:15 AM 09/16/12 11:15 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 751 St.Clair Shores, Mich bryansgarage super stock
bryansgarage super stock Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 751 St.Clair Shores, Mich	I grabbed 7 of them off Ford mini vans at the pick and pull last week.

Re: Pop up Hood Spring / Paint Protection [Re: bryansgarage] #1296595 09/16/12 11:29 AM 09/16/12 11:29 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,907 Athens, Greece Pyper70 master
Pyper70 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,907 Athens, Greece	I put a large vacuum cap over my spring. Blends in the with the engine bay been on there for 12 years. Dark Spring + Dark Engine bay Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s

Re: Pop up Hood Spring / Paint Protection [Re: Pyper70] #1296596 02/14/13 06:00 PM 02/14/13 06:00 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 38 great lakes O oldrods member
oldrods member O Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 38 great lakes	2013 jeep wrangler has a spring cover that looks just like ford one.

Re: Pop up Hood Spring / Paint Protection [Re: oldrods] #1296597 02/14/13 08:24 PM 02/14/13 08:24 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A. roadhazard master
roadhazard master Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A.	I used some heat shrink tubing. It's cheap, works great and hardly noticeable Thought about the Plasti Dip but it's expensive and I only had one use for it.

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