HOW TO : DIY EK Hood Dampers using eg rear window dampers - Honda-Tech

importnoodles · 07-24-2008, 06:44 PM

***** use a thicker metal than the one i used

*****also, i found that the hardware store had some thicker pieces of metal that were already 90 degree angles.... if you use those, you dont have to do any bending, only cutting, so it's easier.

dampers were bought used for 15 bucks and total cost was under 20 bucks......
do you need it? no
is it necessary? no
y did i do it? boredom

enjoy...

ok here is the first attempt.....

Behold my almight k20 people are talkin about

get your dampers and scrap metal.... i used a kind of a thin sheet so that i could bend easily for first measurements

Get your dremmel and extension cord

Now, the placement of the dampers in NOT going to be ON the fender as some people (such as me) may think

We are goin to put the damper NEXT to the fender like this..

now both sides of the damper have these washers..

one of these washers is larger than the other, I cut this larger washer off because i though it may make the installation easier.

now we are going to need a l bracket so i ghettoed this one.

in my first attempt i drilled the hole so that the damper would mount right next to this bolt as you can see

my original measurements looked like this.

bolt and grind everything up and it should look something like this...

I DID realize that mounting the damper HIGHER above the bolt will give the damper More leverage in opening the hood.
so my finished results will be mounted higher up with thicker metal which i will update when i do finish it.

now to the bottom mount.....

well the piks are actually self explainatory so take a look

another l bracket is needed.

there you go. some final notes, the thin metal i used flex'd a lot. i just bought some thicker metal which i will update when finished.
also the bottom mount will be about an inch closer to the windshield in the final product. the upper mount will also be about an inch higher to increase the leverage of the dampers... the driver side damper is basically the same

second attempt is finished...... some notes to consider

1. the thicker metal holds up bit better, but the hood mount could still be thicker
2. the new metal that i used for the lower mount is good enough
3. when mounting the damper bolt above the hoods bolt, make sure not to mount it too much above the hoods bolt, because it will cause the shock to "bottom out" when you close the hood, forcing the hood mount to bend or cause worse damage.
4. close the hood slowly and look at the damper to make sure it doesn't bottom out

As you can see here, the mount got bent because the damper was mounted too high, the damper "bottomed out" and bent the mount. I slid the mount lower and it fixed the problem.

Modified by importnoodles at 12:57 AM 7/25/2008

Modified by importnoodles at 12:59 AM 7/25/2008

Modified by importnoodles at 2:08 AM 7/26/2008

blkegcoupe · 07-24-2008, 06:55 PM

not bad very nice write up ^^^ but myself personally would just stick to the original hood latch so i don't have to mess around with to get the fender off and what not

importnoodles · 07-24-2008, 07:03 PM

i never took the fender off...
just slipped the mount under it and bolted it down.

EkFG · 07-24-2008, 08:29 PM

iluvmy2000civicex · 07-24-2008, 08:33 PM

Kool... and nice write up. I think youre being tricky though cuz that looks an awful lot like a d16y7 more than it does a k20 haha.

EG8R · 07-24-2008, 08:41 PM

Wash the engine bay too while you are at it... Yikes.

Mingo · 07-24-2008, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EG8R

Wash the engine bay too while you are at it... Yikes.

X2 nice write up though

The Lobster · 07-24-2008, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blkegcoupe

not bad very nice write up ^^^ but myself personally would just stick to the original hood latch so i don't have to mess around with to get the fender off and what not

not sure what you are reading...but he didnt take the fender off..

VERY GOOD DIY i paid 110 for my tiens dampers.

but very nice none the less. I always told my friends that this could be done with rear eg shocks...but most of us were to lazy.

props

importnoodles · 07-25-2008, 12:25 AM

thanks for the replies guys.. yes i know. im a dirty wh*re.

just too lazy to clean it. but it's ok, i always run mobil1 full synthetic and Honda MTF. It's clean on the inside and thay's all that matters

thanks for lookin

VRD^sam · 07-25-2008, 03:05 AM

Nice write up, but you should really block your VIN #

addiction2bass · 07-25-2008, 05:15 AM

why not try to match the MADE FOR hood mounts?

i bought my tein hood dampeners and its a much cleaner instal and the mounts are solid.

urs wouldnt look to bad if you used heavier steel and grinded the edges smooth and painted them.
just get some good size angle iron once you have the right locations figured out for the struts travel length.

Nbboy7 · 07-25-2008, 06:46 AM

nice lol will this also work for the egs

importnoodles · 07-25-2008, 10:06 AM

"MADE FOR" mounts that come on the already made kits are difficult to make. if you compare them to the eg dampers, the ends of the eg dampers are bolts which you put a nut on to tighten. the ready made dampers have a cup at the ends, which secure to a ball mount. That kind of stuff cant be ghetto rigged.

jers99 · 07-25-2008, 10:44 PM

good DIY but man simple green is all I can say.

GaB · 07-26-2008, 01:30 AM

If u do some paint on the shock, like tein's green color it will be a very good looking!

good DIY, love it!

FamousRacingInk · 07-26-2008, 01:57 AM

i like your style. trick look with budget in mind.

99_hb_on_air · 07-26-2008, 07:48 AM

Nice idea. Cleaner cuts would make it look a lot better. $20 could have been invested in cleaning the motor thouroughly, having lunch, and a movie. But, good write up nonetheless.

shaggyeg6si · 09-25-2008, 08:14 AM

just did this on a 98 awd manual crv. I couldnt find the 92-95 hatch shocks, so I used 95 Acura Legend hood dampeners instead. This was great, and saved me from having to make a bracket for the hood, so I only had to make 1 Bracket for each side!

shaggyeg6si · 09-25-2008, 08:17 AM

So instead of buying those $100+ Tien hood dampeners, and after waiting for a set in a trade for a few weeks, I got tired, and went and got some hood dampeners of a 1995 acura legend and fabed them on the crv. I was looking for 92-95 civic hatch glass struts, but couldn't find any.

So the legend struts made it so I only had to make one bracket for each side. The dampeners were $8 for the set, and some grade 8 bolts, nuts and washers were about $2, so a total of $10 and some change for hood dampeners! I also needed a metal bar of some sort. I had a piece of steel lying around at work that a co-worker had used to make a lock set up for his tool box, so i used about 6 inches of that.

They bolt to the hood bracket as any normal set would, and right up front on the fender itself. The bracket is on the fender lip (under really) between the two front fender bolts right next to the vin sticker. The bracket goes straight out, and the shock connects there. I painted the bracket black and did have to drill a hole for the bolt, but it looks fine. I was planning on only drilling a hole under the fender line, so it could never be seen, but that specific area is unreachable to put a nut in, because its behind more metal, and I didn't want to make an access hole. So now the bracket is just samwitched around the fender lip. Thats why the grade 8 bolt. So I could tighten it enough, and not brake the head off the nut, which I did, right before I went and got the grade 8! I obviously had to provide the nuts for the "bolt" (round top that the dampener clips over) the dampener connects to on the bracket as well, because that is actually screwed into the vehicle it came off of. I think I used an exaust/cat bolt.

Modified by shaggyeg6si at 8:23 AM 9/25/2008

Modified by shaggyeg6si at 8:26 AM 9/25/2008

Modified by shaggyeg6si at 12:31 PM 9/27/2008

07-24-2008, 06:44 PM	#1
importnoodles Join Date: May 2005 Location: fresno, ca Posts: 224	HOW TO : DIY EK Hood Dampers using eg rear window dampers *** use a thicker metal than the one i used **also, i found that the hardware store had some thicker pieces of metal that were already 90 degree angles.... if you use those, you dont have to do any bending, only cutting, so it's easier. dampers were bought used for 15 bucks and total cost was under 20 bucks...... do you need it? no is it necessary? no y did i do it? boredom enjoy... ok here is the first attempt..... Behold my almight k20 people are talkin about get your dampers and scrap metal.... i used a kind of a thin sheet so that i could bend easily for first measurements Get your dremmel and extension cord Now, the placement of the dampers in NOT going to be ON the fender as some people (such as me) may think We are goin to put the damper NEXT to the fender like this.. now both sides of the damper have these washers.. one of these washers is larger than the other, I cut this larger washer off because i though it may make the installation easier. now we are going to need a l bracket so i ghettoed this one. in my first attempt i drilled the hole so that the damper would mount right next to this bolt as you can see my original measurements looked like this. bolt and grind everything up and it should look something like this... I DID realize that mounting the damper HIGHER above the bolt will give the damper More leverage in opening the hood. so my finished results will be mounted higher up with thicker metal which i will update when i do finish it. now to the bottom mount..... well the piks are actually self explainatory so take a look another l bracket is needed. there you go. some final notes, the thin metal i used flex'd a lot. i just bought some thicker metal which i will update when finished. also the bottom mount will be about an inch closer to the windshield in the final product. the upper mount will also be about an inch higher to increase the leverage of the dampers... the driver side damper is basically the same second attempt is finished...... some notes to consider 1. the thicker metal holds up bit better, but the hood mount could still be thicker 2. the new metal that i used for the lower mount is good enough 3. when mounting the damper bolt above the hoods bolt, make sure not to mount it too much above the hoods bolt, because it will cause the shock to "bottom out" when you close the hood, forcing the hood mount to bend or cause worse damage. 4. close the hood slowly and look at the damper to make sure it doesn't bottom out As you can see here, the mount got bent because the damper was mounted too high, the damper "bottomed out" and bent the mount. I slid the mount lower and it fixed the problem. Modified by importnoodles at 12:57 AM 7/25/2008* Modified by importnoodles at 12:59 AM 7/25/2008 Modified by importnoodles at 2:08 AM 7/26/2008 __________________ 99' Hatch (first and only car since 03) 86' 250 rebel (sold) daymn it was a blast.... i miss it 06' Ninja 500R (sold) guys bro crashed it the next day.... don't miss it that much 93' CBR900RR w/ 98' 900RR repsol farings (current) Lovin it!

07-24-2008, 06:55 PM	#2
blkegcoupe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Driving In my Car or at the Junkyard, NY, United States Posts: 480	not bad very nice write up ^^^ but myself personally would just stick to the original hood latch so i don't have to mess around with to get the fender off and what not __________________ Voches- In profile [quote], originally posted by mikeycivic » what do you consider mint?[quote] BlueIntegraBoy His definition - "Never been farted in"

07-24-2008, 07:03 PM	#3
importnoodles Join Date: May 2005 Location: fresno, ca Posts: 224	Re: (blkegcoupe) i never took the fender off... just slipped the mount under it and bolted it down. __________________ 99' Hatch (first and only car since 03) 86' 250 rebel (sold) daymn it was a blast.... i miss it 06' Ninja 500R (sold) guys bro crashed it the next day.... don't miss it that much 93' CBR900RR w/ 98' 900RR repsol farings (current) Lovin it!

07-24-2008, 08:29 PM	#4
EkFG Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NEAR YOU, WI, US Posts: 582	Re: (importnoodles)

07-24-2008, 08:33 PM	#5
iluvmy2000civicex Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: HT sucks Posts: 1,803	Re: Kool... and nice write up. I think youre being tricky though cuz that looks an awful lot like a d16y7 more than it does a k20 haha. __________________ THE NEW HT SUCKS ASS!

07-24-2008, 08:41 PM	#6
EG8R Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,745	Re: Re: (iluvmy2000civicex) Wash the engine bay too while you are at it... Yikes. __________________ [b]95 <FONT COLOR="green">Civic</FONT><FONT COLOR="gray"> LX</FONT> Ferio EG Squad #39

07-25-2008, 12:25 AM	#9
importnoodles Join Date: May 2005 Location: fresno, ca Posts: 224	Re: (The Lobster) thanks for the replies guys.. yes i know. im a dirty wh*re. just too lazy to clean it. but it's ok, i always run mobil1 full synthetic and Honda MTF. It's clean on the inside and thay's all that matters thanks for lookin __________________ 99' Hatch (first and only car since 03) 86' 250 rebel (sold) daymn it was a blast.... i miss it 06' Ninja 500R (sold) guys bro crashed it the next day.... don't miss it that much 93' CBR900RR w/ 98' 900RR repsol farings (current) Lovin it!

07-25-2008, 03:05 AM	#10
VRD^sam Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: State of WI Posts: 11,336	Re: (importnoodles) Nice write up, but you should really block your VIN # __________________ \| -VRD^Garage- \| -Team EJ6- \| -I <FONT COLOR="red">♥</FONT> My Honda- \| -<FONT COLOR="Yellow">Nikonian</FONT>- \| -<FONT COLOR="teal">DC</FONT> Squad- \|

07-25-2008, 05:15 AM	#11
addiction2bass Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: brownsburg, in, usa Posts: 428	Re: (VRD^sam) why not try to match the MADE FOR hood mounts? i bought my tein hood dampeners and its a much cleaner instal and the mounts are solid. urs wouldnt look to bad if you used heavier steel and grinded the edges smooth and painted them. just get some good size angle iron once you have the right locations figured out for the struts travel length. __________________ 1999 civic coupe EX keeping it.

07-25-2008, 06:46 AM	#12
Nbboy7 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 576	nice lol will this also work for the egs __________________ My honda Stuff for sale http://www.hondamarketplace.com/show....php?t=2432404 My Voches are in my Bio DSOC# Not on the list

07-25-2008, 10:06 AM	#13
importnoodles Join Date: May 2005 Location: fresno, ca Posts: 224	Re: (addiction2bass) "MADE FOR" mounts that come on the already made kits are difficult to make. if you compare them to the eg dampers, the ends of the eg dampers are bolts which you put a nut on to tighten. the ready made dampers have a cup at the ends, which secure to a ball mount. That kind of stuff cant be ghetto rigged. __________________ 99' Hatch (first and only car since 03) 86' 250 rebel (sold) daymn it was a blast.... i miss it 06' Ninja 500R (sold) guys bro crashed it the next day.... don't miss it that much 93' CBR900RR w/ 98' 900RR repsol farings (current) Lovin it!

07-25-2008, 10:44 PM	#14
jers99 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 373	Re: HOW TO : DIY EK Hood Dampers using eg rear window dampers (importnoodles) good DIY but man simple green is all I can say. __________________ "Tap Snap or Nap" You pick!

07-26-2008, 01:30 AM	#15
GaB Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 3	If u do some paint on the shock, like tein's green color it will be a very good looking! good DIY, love it! __________________ CIVIC EG FERIO...I'M LOVIN' IT http://images.honda-tech.com/set1/smile/emwink.gif

07-26-2008, 07:48 AM	#17
99_hb_on_air Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: I like tea and cake for tea and cake time, Moore/OKC OK, usa Posts: 1,181	Nice idea. Cleaner cuts would make it look a lot better. $20 could have been invested in cleaning the motor thouroughly, having lunch, and a movie. But, good write up nonetheless. __________________ Team EJ6 Because it's not an EK. <FONT COLOR="RED">Boston Red Sox</FONT> http://images.honda-tech.com/set1/smile/emthup.gif/<FONT COLOR="NAVY">New York Yankees</FONT> http://images.honda-tech.com/set1/smile/emthdown.gif I <FONT COLOR="RED">♥</FONT>Summer Briann http://is.rely.net/1-92-56342-l-HDIv...QjldAGcqmQ.gif

09-25-2008, 08:14 AM	#18
shaggyeg6si Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 245	Re: (99_hb_on_air) just did this on a 98 awd manual crv. I couldnt find the 92-95 hatch shocks, so I used 95 Acura Legend hood dampeners instead. This was great, and saved me from having to make a bracket for the hood, so I only had to make 1 Bracket for each side!

09-25-2008, 08:17 AM	#19
shaggyeg6si Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 245	Re: (shaggyeg6si) So instead of buying those $100+ Tien hood dampeners, and after waiting for a set in a trade for a few weeks, I got tired, and went and got some hood dampeners of a 1995 acura legend and fabed them on the crv. I was looking for 92-95 civic hatch glass struts, but couldn't find any. So the legend struts made it so I only had to make one bracket for each side. The dampeners were $8 for the set, and some grade 8 bolts, nuts and washers were about $2, so a total of $10 and some change for hood dampeners! I also needed a metal bar of some sort. I had a piece of steel lying around at work that a co-worker had used to make a lock set up for his tool box, so i used about 6 inches of that. They bolt to the hood bracket as any normal set would, and right up front on the fender itself. The bracket is on the fender lip (under really) between the two front fender bolts right next to the vin sticker. The bracket goes straight out, and the shock connects there. I painted the bracket black and did have to drill a hole for the bolt, but it looks fine. I was planning on only drilling a hole under the fender line, so it could never be seen, but that specific area is unreachable to put a nut in, because its behind more metal, and I didn't want to make an access hole. So now the bracket is just samwitched around the fender lip. Thats why the grade 8 bolt. So I could tighten it enough, and not brake the head off the nut, which I did, right before I went and got the grade 8! I obviously had to provide the nuts for the "bolt" (round top that the dampener clips over) the dampener connects to on the bracket as well, because that is actually screwed into the vehicle it came off of. I think I used an exaust/cat bolt. Modified by shaggyeg6si at 8:23 AM 9/25/2008 Modified by shaggyeg6si at 8:26 AM 9/25/2008 Modified by shaggyeg6si at 12:31 PM 9/27/2008

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