Hood Stay (lift) Instal

[1NZYaris1]

Got bored yesterday so went out and bought a Gas Hood Stay
then installed it .
Install took about 2 hours
This is going to be a 2 stage install , the first stage is what you see now .
The 2nd stage is the install of a power lock solinoid to open the bonnet at
the push of a button , (so to speak.)

[blacksandiegovitz]

Cool , thats on my "to-do" list too , But im gonna pick up a tein hood damper and make it work for the yaris, then i'll make it a kit for Garm to sell to everybody:thumbsup:

[1NZYaris1]

Yeah its a cheap and easy mod to do,total cost of Gas Stay with factory mounts cost me $87.NZ ($48.US approx),stage 2 is a little harder as i need to
make a mounting plate and work out switch placement , for the solinoid
but thats more of a time thing ,
cost wise the switch was $7.00 solinoid $12.
more than happy to help out others with parts so they can do the same.

[m911gt]

very nice do it yourself!

[1NZYaris1]

very nice do it yourself!

Sure did , had time too kill :laugh:

[YarisSedan]

where did you buy this i want to do this for my sedan

[1NZYaris1]

local outlet that sells and regases Gas strut's for vehicles and things
+ most part stores over here sell them as well .:thumbup:

[tk-421]

Cool , thats on my "to-do" list too , But im gonna pick up a tein hood damper and make it work for the yaris, then i'll make it a kit for Garm to sell to everybody:thumbsup:
I'd hit that. :tongue:

[Yawesh]

Got bored yesterday so went out and bought a Gas Hood Stay
then installed it .
Install took about 2 hours
This is going to be a 2 stage install , the first stage is what you see now .
The 2nd stage is the install of a power lock solinoid to open the bonnet at
the push of a button , (so to speak.)

i want ur trd strut bar

[Sabretooth]

Looks like an Ebay bar, with a TRD badge...most TRD logo items have the Red TRD lettering.

[1NZYaris1]

UPDATED Photo's
with soliniod fitted, and once i find a suitable switch,
i will try to put up a video of it working at the push of a button.:laugh:
and the white wire is not staying like that ,it was done to prove that it works :thumbsup:

[1NZYaris1]

It's all finished and working , Yah :thumbup:
what do you think.
can any one tell me how to load a video of it .:iono:

[tk-421]

Good job! :thumbsup:
You should upload the video to YouTube and post the link here.

[POORSHA]

I was thinking maybe a relay hooked up to the handbrake so the hood can't open when the car is mooving.

[1NZYaris1]

I was thinking maybe a relay hooked up to the handbrake so the hood can't open when the car is mooving.

THE hood cannot open unless you pull the normal hood release as
well as push the RED button , safty first :laugh: .
:thumbsup:

:burnrubber:

[POORSHA]

That is unlikely to happen while you are driving

[1NZYaris1]

Here's a quick vid , sorry about the quality .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX3p2WxXgfM
i will try and do a better one today. :thumbsup:

[KCALB SIRAY]

Now you need an actuator to lift it up and down from the drivers seat.

[1NZYaris1]

Now you need an actuator to lift it up and down from the drivers seat.

I was toying with making it Phnuematic but at the moment this will do :laugh:

[tk-421]

Here's a quick vid , sorry about the quality .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX3p2WxXgfM
i will try and do a better one today. :thumbsup:
Very cool! You should consider making a kit... I'll bet a few members would get them if the price is fair (me included).

[1NZYaris1]

If anyone is interested , i would be more than happy to make some up.
this is what it cost me to buy or make .

Cost's
Gas Stay and mounts $88.00 NZ (465mm x 190mm stroke
Solinoid $14.00 NZ
Switch $8.00 NZ
Solinoid Mount $???? made from some scrap steel i had (at a guess $11.00 NZ if i bought some more)
Solinoid Screws $9.00NZ
Bolts-nuts & washers $???? had 6mm S/S bolts and nuts already had (x 6 off required )
inline fuse holder $7.00NZ
Wire approx 6 Mtr's $18.00NZ
Paint $???? already had

Total cost $162.00 NZ + misk Items (approx $105.00 US) + Paypal fees 4%

Postage could be costly though , depending on where you are and
if a tracking number was used. (from about $16.00US W/O Tracking - $39.00US with tracking number)

so if anyone is interested there you go PM me and we can work somthing out
:thumbup: :smoking: :burnrubber:

[1NZYaris1]

Just uploaded a better video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv8N7_afclo
check it out , 15 secounds you will never get back.

[slothman86]

very cool!


now we can move this to auto opening our hatches, right?

[1NZYaris1]

very cool!


now we can move this to auto opening our hatches, right?

you could but it would be a little harder and time consumeing to
do , due to space your working in and the weight of the hatch .
you probably want it to work of a remote too :drool:

[slothman86]

it would be pretty cool!

[1NZYaris1]

it would be pretty cool!

it would if some one else did it :laugh:

[slothman86]

i'll look into it!

[eTiMaGo]

hmmm at high speed, hard braking, you could have the hood flip up = airbrake! :laugh:

I'll give you 5 stars for ingenuity and tinkering spirit, though I don't quite fully understand why you'd want to have a remote hood release like that in the first place :biggrin:

[1NZYaris1]

eTiMaGohmmm at high speed, hard braking, you could have the hood flip up = airbrake! :laugh:

I'll give you 5 stars for ingenuity and tinkering spirit, though I don't quite fully understand why you'd want to have a remote hood release like that in the first place :biggrin: Today 01:43 AM




Because to my knowledge it has never been done , and it is something total different ,:biggrin:
if you are in to showing of your car.
:rolleyes: But the air brake idea sounds cool too , or it could be used to stop the blinding
lights of on coming drivers at night .:laugh:
i suppose it is a case of each to there own , but i like it ,and that's
all that matters at the end of the day. :thumbup:

[lambros]

From which model is this gas stay?

[lambros]

Is any other who done the same diy?pics

I want the correct lbs (or Newton) for the strut please.

[snowsquirrel]

Just an FYI to Canadian YW members, PrincessAuto (like HarborFreight in US) has a 17 in. gas shock on sale thru Oct 2, for C$3.88ea, which is a steal and it fits the Yaris Hood.:biggrin:

I did not see this thread before I install, I placed the cylinder porting down, like the hatch, but OP here has it reversed, that will work too.

some of the images I've enclosed.