Hi Adam. The bonnet struts arrived on Thursday and were fitted this morning. They look great. I agree with you that the car should have come from the factory with them fitted. Robert Darling.
Definitely a better engineered solution than my aftermarket strut kit (although I have had it on there for 6 years and over 100k miles now and no issues whatsoever).
Loving the technical terms as always 😂 “this bit disconnects from this..little bit” “the little hooky thing..” great video, beautiful car - could you do a driving video to show what the car is like with everything you’ve added/replaced?
Not sure how I just now found this video. I was unaware ford made these! Trying to find them now here in the states and they pretty much don't exist. I would love to have a set of these for my mk3 ST.
You can buy the kit from this company, they’ll ship it here. However, there’s also kits from redline Tuning and Steeda, but these are the only ones I’ve seen that use a single nut and hook support for the hood mount. Much better than the dual nut ones imo. The issue is they don’t sell the exact kit in the video anymore, looks to be of a little cheaper quality parts, but the brackets remain the same, it seems. Also the shipping is outrageous, at least for me. $65 compared to everyone else in the UK only charging $27. What a crock haha
Hello, they lasted a few weeks and then one of the brackets broke. I did a follow-up vid where I installed a different set that have been perfect since
Thanks and nice job as always Adam! I like your attention to detail. Does the hood have any vibration when it reaches full extension? This is a similar install to the NB Styling ones but I find theirs a tad too strong. Maybe I’ll switch to the Ford ones.
Hey man, I like the videos! Do you have a Ford part number for the hood struts? I would love to order a set over here in the states from my Ford dealer.
Not too expensive, I paid a bit less than £50. It works really well and has a few different functions and also comes with a 3/8 adaptor and a nice little hard case for storage
I don’t see why they wouldn’t. 16-18 are essentially the same body and color shouldn’t make a difference. : ) I have a black 17 and the install was identical.
That may be so but this is also a much better design. the dark ice design is slightly compromised by its simplicity, specifically the angle of the ball end connection on the engine side. SiCo Developments make a version of the Ford struts that are even better
You made that look too easy!!! lol ... I found the plastic cowlings very fiddly and the hardest part was getting the ball joint throught the opening in each!! Once completed they do look great just a pity Ford didin't fit at factory as they were meant too!!
Hi Adam. Robert here again. Can you tell me how long you waited for your bonnet struts? I emailed the company to ask if they could give me a dispatch day but not no reply. I then phoned the mobile number and left a message but again no reply so I sent a text and no reply. I phoned this morning and got voicemail. A little bit concerned here.
Hi Adam. They got back to me today. They had two sets delivered fromFord last week. They have more on order so it looks like I might have a long wait unfortunately and patience is not one of my strong points. ☹️
It's weird, I just got a delivery from SiCo today with a part that delayed due to covid. Covid could be causing the delay with the struts too, I know that I have an order with another company for a set of wheels that I have been told there is a 3-4 month delay on manufacturing because of covid so I just have to sit tight
Just had a great idea. Seeing as you are such an Irish gentleman I think you should take your struts off your car and send them to me so that I can put them on mine and when mine arrived I can send them to you. 😉
Ordered the kit this morning, arrived this afternoon! £87.38 from my local ford garage! Fitting the kit tomorrow morning. Can’t wait. Cheers.
Nice one mate, enjoy 😊
Brilliant video, just had my struts arrive today, very handy video to watch before fitting 👍🏻
Cheers Peter! :)
Hi Adam. The bonnet struts arrived on Thursday and were fitted this morning. They look great. I agree with you that the car should have come from the factory with them fitted. Robert Darling.
Hello Darling ;) Good job mate, cheers :)
Ordered the bonnet struts yesterday. Looking forward to them arriving and getting them installed.
Nice one Robert, enjoy!
Only video I can find with this style hood struts. Mine came with no instructions from Woosh. Thanks for the vid
no probs mate, cheers :)
Definitely a better engineered solution than my aftermarket strut kit (although I have had it on there for 6 years and over 100k miles now and no issues whatsoever).
Cheers Stan, yea I am very happy with these :)
Loving the technical terms as always 😂 “this bit disconnects from this..little bit” “the little hooky thing..” great video, beautiful car - could you do a driving video to show what the car is like with everything you’ve added/replaced?
lol cheers Callum - I like to speak in terms that are accessible to all! I will do another review type video soon hopefully, just got lots to do!
Just finished this job with help from your video, thank you. 👍🏻
Good stuff Derek :)
Did this upgrade about a year ago, and all the brackets came in Nitrous blue and it looks 100% oem.
Hi David, that will be a 3rd party solution right?
Thanks for the video mate. Definitely getting these for mine 👍
No probs mate, go for it - I highly recommend them! Cheers :)
Not sure how I just now found this video. I was unaware ford made these! Trying to find them now here in the states and they pretty much don't exist. I would love to have a set of these for my mk3 ST.
You can buy the kit from this company, they’ll ship it here. However, there’s also kits from redline Tuning and Steeda, but these are the only ones I’ve seen that use a single nut and hook support for the hood mount. Much better than the dual nut ones imo. The issue is they don’t sell the exact kit in the video anymore, looks to be of a little cheaper quality parts, but the brackets remain the same, it seems. Also the shipping is outrageous, at least for me. $65 compared to everyone else in the UK only charging $27. What a crock haha
Awesome Kit Will this kit fit a normal 2016 Hotchach Focus
Hello, I would think they would indeed fit!
Very sweet, must have. I wonder if they have official ones for the Fiesta ST aswell
I'm sure they can be gotten for Fiesta at least from 3rd parties
Very nice I like them a lot 👏🏿🙏😎
Cheers Clifton, me too! :)
These look amazing (a must) 😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥
Cheers Paul, I agree!
Adam, how have these been? Still working ok? Good fitment video. 👍🏻
Hello, they lasted a few weeks and then one of the brackets broke. I did a follow-up vid where I installed a different set that have been perfect since
Wonder if these will work on the mk2
Thanks and nice job as always Adam! I like your attention to detail.
Does the hood have any vibration when it reaches full extension? This is a similar install to the NB Styling ones but I find theirs a tad too strong. Maybe I’ll switch to the Ford ones.
Hey man, I like the videos! Do you have a Ford part number for the hood struts? I would love to order a set over here in the states from my Ford dealer.
Hi Adam mate, do you have the link to these genuine ones and I’m guessing they would be the same fitment for my ST3 mk3.5?
I am interested in that digital torque tool, is it expensive?
Not too expensive, I paid a bit less than £50. It works really well and has a few different functions and also comes with a 3/8 adaptor and a nice little hard case for storage
I bought some aftermarket ones that work well but were a nightmare to install in comparison. I wish I knew Ford made their own.....
Very nice indeed.👍
Cheers mate :)
Hi adam do you know if you can get them for the fiesta st .???
I like them look so cool 😎
Cheers Alan :)
Its thanks 2 u adam ive done thinks 2 my mk3 st great videos
Nice one mate they look cool !! They do look a little fiddly to put on but well worth it
Cheers Michael, yea a little fiddly but doable for sure :)
Hello. I would like to know if it fits on a 2017 ford focus black edition
Should do as far as I know - anyone else know for 100% sure?
I don’t see why they wouldn’t. 16-18 are essentially the same body and color shouldn’t make a difference. : )
I have a black 17 and the install was identical.
Wow that is a LOT more complicated to fit than the Dark Ice Designs kit!
That may be so but this is also a much better design. the dark ice design is slightly compromised by its simplicity, specifically the angle of the ball end connection on the engine side. SiCo Developments make a version of the Ford struts that are even better
You made that look too easy!!! lol ... I found the plastic cowlings very fiddly and the hardest part was getting the ball joint throught the opening in each!! Once completed they do look great just a pity Ford didin't fit at factory as they were meant too!!
They were a bit fiddly to be fair yea, I did a bit of playing off camera to fully understand what was going on :)
Hi Adam. Robert here again. Can you tell me how long you waited for your bonnet struts? I emailed the company to ask if they could give me a dispatch day but not no reply. I then phoned the mobile number and left a message but again no reply so I sent a text and no reply. I phoned this morning and got voicemail. A little bit concerned here.
Hi Robert, this is SiCo developments? Mine came within a week from them
Hi Adam. They got back to me today. They had two sets delivered fromFord last week. They have more on order so it looks like I might have a long wait unfortunately and patience is not one of my strong points. ☹️
It's weird, I just got a delivery from SiCo today with a part that delayed due to covid. Covid could be causing the delay with the struts too, I know that I have an order with another company for a set of wheels that I have been told there is a 3-4 month delay on manufacturing because of covid so I just have to sit tight
Just had a great idea. Seeing as you are such an Irish gentleman I think you should take your struts off your car and send them to me so that I can put them on mine and when mine arrived I can send them to you. 😉
Only joking. lol
They are upside down I think mate. You need to swap them to the opposite sides
Lol what? They aren't upside down
Yeah I’m wrong sorry mate and i like what you’ve done 👍🏻