Excellent instructional video. I just replaced mine as instructed. Actually, the new struts snapped in place over the ball joint without displacing the clips.

One video, many years, helped multiple people, across thousands of miles or kilometers. Thank you.

Nice, clean presentation! Before I watched your video, I couldn't really see the retention clips. After watching, it was perfectly clear and so easy. Thanks for sharing. BTW, nice audio quality too, which is not that common!

YEARS LATER AND FOLKS STILL USE THIS VID. UR A LIFE SAVER PAL, TYVM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for your instructional video! This saved me the trouble of having to unbolt the old ones then bolt the new ones in place.

Worked to perfection and only took minutes! Thanks so much. Only difficult part was unlocking the locks on the old one, but it worked fine with a little elbow grease and precision

Thank you - this helped a lot! Changed mine in less than five minutes on my 2008 Buick Enclave.

Thank you so much for sharing this, looking very simple but a big help for me, replacing mine in 2021.

Yes, this is indeed the correct way to do it! Can't believe some of the other idiots with videos instructing to remove the pivot balls! Just added a comment to the one that I watched almost to completion. Checked other videos and they too were doing the same thing! Unbelievable. However, I refused to believe that all others were just the same and found yours. This one should be AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, not the others that have it all wrong! This is actually simple if you just LOOK at the struts and think a little bit. Not difficult at all.

Great Tutorial. I just replaced my VW strut... Easy Peasy...Thanks for filming it.

Thanks man, just changed the struts in my Porsche Boxster in 5 mins thanks to this video - big thumb up !!

Thank you so much, worked on my Camry, I was even going to the technician if I did not see this I'm glad I didn't it's so easy.

So basically just a longer strut version of the trunk ones, easy enough. Thank you!

Very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to post.

Man, you're a true genius! Thanks!

I am glad to see how easy it is to replace those struts and I can do it myself.

Thanks! Getting ready to replace the strut on my DTS.

Perfect video. Watched it once, got it done under 10 minutes

Another GREAT (How-To) video. Thank you.

Thanks man you really made this look very easy

thanks man, you're a legend. Did mine in 5 minutes :)

You deserve a like.. save me from dumb things

Super easy and super awesome!! Thank you!

Thanks, worked perfectly on my navigator!

worked for my A4!!!! Thank you!!!

Great explanation. Just don’t know why people give a thumbs down 👎 keep the videos coming. Thanks

Thanks for the video. I don't think you need to mess with the clips on the new strut before installing them. Just push them in and they should click in place:)

Thank you Sir for making it clear!

Great video. It helped me & im sure ot has helped others.

Just like the hair products.... Nice & Easy. Thanks for the demo.

Thanks for making this video helped a ton

Very helpful video!

Great honest demonstration

Thanks for the help! I just replaced the one on my Subaru.

nice and helpful. thanks man.

You can just push the new ones on...don't mess with the clips on the new ones.

Perfect! Thank you

So easy, who knew 🤷🏻‍♂️. Gracias amigo 👍🏽

Very good video

great video thank you!!

Great video! Replaced mine in 20 minutes (Both) Rock Auto had them for 7 dollars each when Auto Zone wanted 25 each. Firestone wanted 200 bucks to do the job including parts. Did mine for 15 bucks. (Delivery was free)

Good video! Thanks!

THANKS MAN! hope this will work with my Audi A6 2006.......

thank you for video. nissan murano 05 all better now!

What could be simpler, Thank you.

Thanks for the vid!

Thanks for making this so easy that I did it with a butter knife

Easy! Thanks for showing how to do it. I saved at least $75 from having a mechanic do it!

p.s. auto zone wanted 130 for parts for hood and trunk///buy from amazon 30 total

My olds hood struts are trashed, but idk if I wanna junk the Aurora or not, ty for the vid tho, def gonna need ut

Thanks mate!

Thank you so much

thanks dude!

What I don't get, I've gotten new ones from 3 different suppliers and none lift the hood on my 06 Santa Fe, the factory ones are over a $100 for the pair, they lifted the hood fine but got to where they didn't lift or hold the hood up. The new ones hold the hood, but it's like lifting weights trying to open all the way, even closing is hard, even keeps pushed up on sides when closed. First set was the Ama*on, second R*ck auto, third from Auto Z*ne, any clues? I can't return th AZ as I've had them too long, but I hate checking under hood because of these things.

THANKS!

thxs!!

Thanks. I'm now replacing the cheap struts on my 2015 Sonata with only 35K miles, so much for the Hyundai quality. And I'm going to install ones from a different car, to last longer

Thanks budd. saved me some money I will have a beer for you today while I install mine ,thank you very much

Cool thanks

I replaced mine as you directed on my 2002 Lincoln Navigator but the new ones don't hold up the hood any better than the old ones. Is there a way to adjust or firm them up?

That's Chris 👍

Nice video but no need to position the snap retainer on the old strut. It can be snapped out and disgarded before installing the replacement.

I did not need to touch the metal clips. Mine popped on and off nicely without removing or adjusting the clips.

Can you take one of the trunk struts and swap it with the broken hood strut??

I installed the hood strut like the instructions but the hood won't go down now

I thought the thinner part of a strut was always supposed to be on the bottom

Are the struts handed, or not

Thanks. I bought the struts from Ebay for half the price of what the parts store wanted.

Do not try to pop the clip out of the replacement new ones like he suggests in the video, no need. And it's very difficult to get the clip back in if you pop it out too far, you'll need a needle nose pliers if that happens.

Easy peasey.

You don’t mess with the new clips. They just pop on. You risk messing up the new ones

Hey! Whats up youtube!

What was holding up the hood? Was the strut you were working with still good? I'd sure like to see how a pro keeps the hood safely up to do the work when both of the struts are worn out. Seems pretty important to me. Those hoods can be heavy enough to kill a man if the hood were to fall on your head. I guess it is easy if the parts are still good. BOOOOO!

The difference between his struts and mine is that his still held the hood up. Mine don't. Also, when he puts the strut back in, the camera's clear across the engine bay, so you can't see with any detail how he snaps it back into place. I find it odd that he had the camera in close at first, then moved it back.

Mine doesn't have the metal pin

thanks. mine melted because of summer heat. so yeah...

I just did my BMW and the loosening of the clip is unnecessary! A quick twist of a flat-tip and they pop off! The replacement just snaps into place! The metal clips have enough flex to be temporarily displaced! I avoided trying get a screwdriver tip into a spot where it could slip (damaging my paint and/or my hand)!

I lost a finger trying this...

These are simple. If you are driving a Audi TT 2008- you must get a special tool. A screwdriver is NOT working.

Sorry not that easy this way. Just prop it in way that it partially closes to match the new one height(since you can’t always manually extend them) and pop them in. Bottom first. Pinch clamps closed.

if you went thru the effort to show us how to remove the strut... yet did not give us a view that shows us how to reclip?