Hood Stay (lift) Instal

[1NZYaris1]

Originally Posted by KCALB SIRAY

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

[tk-421]

Originally Posted by 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.

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

[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]

Originally Posted by slothman86

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

[slothman86]

it would be pretty cool!

[1NZYaris1]

Originally Posted by slothman86

it would be pretty cool!

it would if some one else did it

[slothman86]

i'll look into it!

[eTiMaGo]

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

[1NZYaris1]

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.

[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.

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.