I finally had something wear out on my 04 Armada. The gas filled hood lift supports lost some of the charge so they would no longer hold the hood up securely, especially in cooler weather. After looking around for the best price I bought new ones from an e-Bay seller. They were quite a bit cheaper than any others I could find.
The seller shipped then quickly (2nd day delivery) and they came in this afternoon. The seller provided very good installation instructions, and removal of the old units and installation of the new ones was very easy, less than 5 minutes. The new units were exact replacements, work great.
Attached is the link to the listing. If your supports are getting weak, replace then ASAP. Weak supports could let the hood suddenly fall closed, with a lot of force as I found out!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/370924078185?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
The seller shipped then quickly (2nd day delivery) and they came in this afternoon. The seller provided very good installation instructions, and removal of the old units and installation of the new ones was very easy, less than 5 minutes. The new units were exact replacements, work great.
Attached is the link to the listing. If your supports are getting weak, replace then ASAP. Weak supports could let the hood suddenly fall closed, with a lot of force as I found out!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/370924078185?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649