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Old 03-27-2009, 05:48 PM   #19
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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
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Old 03-27-2009, 08:47 PM   #20
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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.
Very cool! You should consider making a kit... I'll bet a few members would get them if the price is fair (me included).
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Old 03-27-2009, 09:35 PM   #21
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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

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Old 03-28-2009, 09:17 PM   #22
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Just uploaded a better video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv8N7_afclo
check it out , 15 secounds you will never get back.
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Old 03-28-2009, 11:13 PM   #23
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very cool!


now we can move this to auto opening our hatches, right?
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Old 03-28-2009, 11:23 PM   #24
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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
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Old 03-28-2009, 11:28 PM   #25
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it would be pretty cool!
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Old 03-29-2009, 01:37 AM   #26
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it would be pretty cool!
it would if some one else did it
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Old 03-29-2009, 08:43 AM   #27
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i'll look into it!
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Old 03-29-2009, 10:40 AM   #28
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hmmm at high speed, hard braking, you could have the hood flip up = airbrake!

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
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Old 03-29-2009, 04:26 PM   #29
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eTiMaGohmmm at high speed, hard braking, you could have the hood flip up = airbrake!

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 Today 01:43 AM




Because to my knowledge it has never been done , and it is something total different ,
if you are in to showing of your car.
But the air brake idea sounds cool too , or it could be used to stop the blinding
lights of on coming drivers at night .
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.
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Old 12-22-2013, 12:37 PM   #30
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From which model is this gas stay?
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Old 12-30-2013, 08:17 AM   #31
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Is any other who done the same diy?pics

I want the correct lbs (or Newton) for the strut please.
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Old 09-22-2016, 07:56 PM   #32
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PrincessAuto Canada Gas Shocks On Sale

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.

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.

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