Hood lifts?

[staticorex]

Hi all. I was just wondering if there is a company that makes hydrolic hood lifts for the Yaris. There's a company that makes them for my other car, as well as a bunch of other ones, but they don't make one for us. Any other companies out there?


- I don't know if I can post a link to their site to show what I'm talking about. Edit: link and pic below. :)

[Doc Zaius]

Post away! :thumbsup:

If they could be convinced to make a set of lifts for the Yaris, those of us doing the battery tie-down GB might be interested!

[PolrWht07]

hood lifts are like condoms... totaly useless... It's this line of tinking that may have gotten 7 out of my 10 fingers broken, and 11 kids. Oh well.

[staticorex]

http://www.redlinetuning.com/

Here you be. I love mine. Wish I could find one for the Yaris.

Mabey the XA one would work. Is it the same hood?

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h247/staticorex/closeup4.gif

[Doc Zaius]

Just emailed them, and they emailed back:

Yes - we hope to have this designed this year sometime - we have already
spec'd it out, just need a volunteer near us in Dexter, MI.

Thanks,
Brian
Redline Tuning


Anybody live near Detroit who'd be willing to check this out?

[staticorex]

Wow. That's great. I don't live out there but I hope one of us here does. :)

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

as of right now no one makes this for our cars. my friend got his corolla set from a guy in tailand or china or something....

[LucaItalia83]

very good .. i'm interested to make the same one dares, 'cause I have a handycap to one hand ...and to open the cowling with a single hand is not the maximum ... very goog and nice idea !

[LucaItalia83]

price ?

[staticorex]

They range from about $70-$110. There are two kinds. The basic and the one with painted braces and stuff.
I have the better one which, I feel, was worth the extra money.

You start to lift the hood and it opens itself the rest of the way. real nice. Mine has two though. We will only need one like the XA cause of the small hood so prolly about 70ish buck for us would be my guess.


Edit: yeah the XA elite is $79.95.

[LucaItalia83]

:redface:
thanks for information , but , i'm think a single lifts is sufficent for the small hood of the yaris ... I see where to find them in Italy , thanks :thumbsup:

[staticorex]

Yeah the Yaris kit should be one lift. The Elite is still one, it just has better parts. I haven't seen a basic one yet. All the people I know who have one have the elite. :)

[Black Yaris]

I lived 45 min from them, I sent them a msg and left them my name and # and told them they can have my car to play with for measuments and mock up

[Sabretooth]

Ive been tinkering with the measurements using a Hydrolic lift cylinder ment for trunks/hoods that you would recieve from Autozone, costs about 20 bucks for 1, Just need to find a bracket set to mount.

Should have a prototype up in a couple weeks...just waiting for the paycheck.

[Black Yaris]

http://www.redlinetuning.com/
I am going there 2nd week in June to donate my car for the greater good for a couple hours for measurements and fab time

[brickhardmeat]

cool, I would love get one of these:thumbsup:

[staticorex]

http://www.redlinetuning.com/
I am going there 2nd week in June to donate my car for the greater good for a couple hours for measurements and fab time

After that you stop off down here and I'll buy you some drinks. :) Thanks. :thumbsup:

[Doc Zaius]

http://www.redlinetuning.com/
I am going there 2nd week in June to donate my car for the greater good for a couple hours for measurements and fab time

Nice one, man!! Glad somebody at YW is stepping up!! :biggrin:

[Black Yaris]

After that you stop off down here and I'll buy you some drinks. :) Thanks. :thumbsup:

where are you at?

[Black Yaris]

Oh yeah this is an excerpt from the reply I got from them....
" I was mistaken with the initial though on us having this one spec'd out, I believe the one I was thinking of was the Honda Fit... Either way, we'll set up a time and hopefully within a few hours we'll have the system designed, installed with the manual photos shot."
so every one that is gettin the billet battery hold downs has no need to worry.... when I get up there does anyone have a prefferance on which side the shock goes on? The Xa one goes on the pass side... just wanted to know just incase they ask me

[Doc Zaius]

One vote for the passenger side!

[ism3t]

pass side!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there is nothing over there that needs access, the bat and such is on drivers side

[staticorex]

Hooray! :) Pass side sounds good.

And I'm in south central PA so I doubt you want to go that far out of your way, less your an alcoholic. In which case drinks are still up. :thumbsup:



Edit: I assume it would be the same specs for sedans and LBs? Same hood right?

[Unknown_Epiphany]

yes, I am also curious if the lift would work for the sedan as well.

[Carvin'07]

I am also interested...

[Jerkratt]

i had emailed them about it and i guess u just beat me to it

[Black Yaris]

Hooray! :) Pass side sounds good.

And I'm in south central PA so I doubt you want to go that far out of your way, less your an alcoholic. In which case drinks are still up. :thumbsup:



Edit: I assume it would be the same specs for sedans and LBs? Same hood right?

completely different

maybe someone with a sedan can volenteer there car as well

[Black Yaris]

i had emailed them about it and i guess u just beat me to it

yeah... I live less than an hour away from them, so it is a little easier for me to run up there give them my car for a bit and come back home

[staticorex]

completely different

maybe someone with a sedan can volunteer there car as well

ahhhhhh. My hopes and dreams! Shattered! :cry:

[Black Yaris]

ahhhhhh. My hopes and dreams! Shattered! :cry:

not quite, I do know there are some sedan owners around here... I know there are many other Yaris owners in Michigan... lets hunt them down

[staticorex]

The drink offer still stands then. :drinking:

[Black Yaris]

I will meet ya 1/2 way... lets say Hudson, OH..... I am sure Chino would join us then

[staticorex]

4 hrs is a long way. If we can get a few guys to go though it may be worth it. Is there anything else there?

[Black Yaris]

summit racing is near by, we could ask Chino, or possibly move it eastward a bit if he knows of anywhere.... Hudson is about 2 hours for me.... I am always game for road trips.... who cares about 3.49 a gallon!

[LucaItalia83]

mmmm ... i send a mail to redline tuning :

Hi , I would want to know which produced (quick - lift) I can use for the cowling of my machine:
a Toyota Yaris d4d m-mt 2007 italian ( equivalent to the american yaris liftback : http://www.familycar.com/RoadTests/ToyotaYaris/Photos.htm ) ,
and if there is the shipment possibility for Italy ,( and how much is the cost and tipe of shipment )


ad they reply is :

Unfortunately, we only create QuickLIFT systems for vehicles we can
get our hands on. We design the whole system to work as it should
from the factory and don't have any universal parts.


'cause .. i dont know :iono:

:help:

[LucaItalia83]

I reply now :

... excuse me , but is not a hood of a yaris liftback with an our lifts ?
: http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h247/staticorex/closeup4.gif ?

thanks

aspect the answer :frown:

[JosephDoc]

Where & How to get exactly fit lift for our front hood?

I am thinking to get Tein's and mod it to fit.
http://www.tein.com/hooddamp.html

[Jerkratt]

and they go up to subaru and then stop lol

[LucaItalia83]

i send a request-info mail also to tein for our hood damper ....

we wait for the answer here also :biggrin:

but the tein dumper is wider (like diameter). and perhaps they go badly…

ciao

[LucaItalia83]

http://www.raceinspired.com/showSection.aspx?SectionID=366&CategoryID=37&ManufacturerID=0


but they do not make nothing for the yaris !!!

i want the hood dumper ... :cry:


yaris :respekt: :mad:

[JosephDoc]

I see even with the set for Subie will not be hard to mod and get to work with our hoods.

Weld a short peg at hood side, and drill a hole at fender side... WALA!
I hate to be the guineapig tho!

[churp]

If anyone wants to build their own heres a link to some gas springs ....
http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNPDFF?PMPAGE=3881&PARTPG=N2DRVSH&PMT4NO=23720065&PMITEM=48462071&PMCTLG=00&PMT4TP=*LTIP

sorry the link goes to the wrong page....click page 3885 in the header to go to the right page.

[LucaItalia83]

the reply to tein:

Dear Luca,

Thank you for your interest in TEIN High Performance suspension products.

Unfortunately there is no bonnet damper application for the Toyota Yaris.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

If you have any further questions, please let us know.

Best regards,
Sales

I will make alone, as it has said joseph ...

:thumbsup:

[Black Yaris]

I am going to redline tomorrow for the fitment and install.... and Luca... the hood dampner should be the same for all Yaris hatch/Vitz models world wide

[Doc Zaius]

Sweet! :biggrin:

but dood... reply my PMs! :tongue:

[Black Yaris]

shit did not go down last night..... I did not get off work in time... I reschedualed for next tues, which is my day off.... so there will be no problems this time.... I am going to talk to them about a group buy while I am there and see what it is going to take to get that GB together from Beuler

[staticorex]

You son of a B****! >:(














:) Better get a group buy when you go to make up for this. :)

We tried to get one together on the Nissan site but they weren't interested.

[Black Yaris]

sorry... tuesday.... tuesday

[staticorex]

It's all good. :) You going doesn't help me anyway. I have a sedan. :(

[Black Yaris]

well if someone with a sedan will get there happy ass to Dexter (Ann Arbor) Michigan on Tuesday afternoon with me they can get it done

[Violin]

I'd be in for a group buy at a decent price.

[staticorex]

They're only around $70 normally. It isn't like they will break you. :)

[staticorex]

well if someone with a sedan will get there happy ass to Dexter (Ann Arbor) Michigan on Tuesday afternoon with me they can get it done

Hmm. I have nothing better to do. How far is that? :) Only half a day prolly.
7 1/2 hours. mmmmmmm. Thats a long trip.

[Black Yaris]

New thread
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6541

[LucaItalia83]

very good ! thanks