Issues with aftermarket hood struts messing up hood latch?

[AlsMaverick]

I forgot,your right no struts. Did you have them installed because the hood was to heavy to open?

I installed them because it's nice to not us the hood prop. Nothing about the hood is heavy.

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[Halo9x]

I've heard people have issues with the hood popping open properly so they use this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPXD8MW...ef_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it#customerReviews

I want to thank you for posting your solution. I ordered the spring, it arrived today and I installed it. Works like a charm! The only thing that I have to remember is to make sure the hood is really closed. I thought I had but the hood opened causing the truck to alert me that the hood was ajar. No problem, I closed it with a bit more umph and that solved the issue. Usually a solution costs a lot but this was both simple and inexpensive. Now my hood opens as intended with struts. Thanks again, it saved me from taking out my struts!

 

[Halo9x]

Hood struts don't really break the latch, but can keep the hood from popping up on its own in a fashion to advance the staging of the two-stage latch. That's why some add a hood spring; Jeep ones are pretty easily sourced cheap.

I just added the spring and that solved the issue.

 

[Fattdogs]

I want to thank you for posting your solution. I ordered the spring, it arrived today and I installed it. Works like a charm! The only thing that I have to remember is to make sure the hood is really closed. I thought I had but the hood opened causing the truck to alert me that the hood was ajar. No problem, I closed it with a bit more umph and that solved the issue. Usually a solution costs a lot but this was both simple and inexpensive. Now my hood opens as intended with struts. Thanks again, it saved me from taking out my struts!

I put mine on the other bolt, and don't have any issues/worries pushing it down into place. Either way works I suppose, glad to help!

 

[Graboid]

Installed my MRT struts the other day, and followed advice I had read to back off the bump stops at the front corners of the hood. This seems to - at least so far - avoided any issues with popping the hood.

It also improved hood alignment, suggesting that the stops were not correctly aligned by the factory. Perhaps this is a cause for those folks whose hoods get stuck...

 

[SLJ]

I have the RedLine Struts. No problems. Hood opens and closes fine. I carry canoes on the roof so I open the hood a lot for the bow lines. The hood struts work well for me as I can't open the hood enough to use the rod when the canoes are on top. Had RedLine Struts on my Bronco Sport for three years. No problems there either.

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