Berlin Tekna Hood Strut Kit
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 3:33 pm
Before we purchased the QQ Tekna we had a Juke Tekna and I spent months searching, contacting, phoning suppliers of Hood Strut Kits in Europe, UK, US without success. In the end I found a Japanese Supplier that could knock up a Kit and it turned out to be a worthwhile modification.
Since receiving the QQ I have also been looking for a J11 Kit but with no luck until a couple of weeks ago when "duncho" (Thanks to him) mentioned he had a Kit available and I snapped the offer up. The Kit has now been installed and some minor changes took place but in the end it all turned out OK and functions fully. The Kit is from a Russian Manufacturer and therefore the Instructions also, but I have documented my installation procedure - see below if interested !.
The Hood Strut Kit for the new Nissan Qashqai J11 Model 2014 includes 2x Gas Springs, Mounting Brackets along with Mounting Hardware and attached illustrated Installation Instructions (in Russian). The Gas Springs are designed in compression and have a return damping of the exact set opening dimension of the Nissan Qashqai.
The Kit can be easily installed using the existing Nissan Bolts and fixing holes without additional drilling. Installation time is approx 15 minutes.
Take a look and see what you think ! - Dave
Since receiving the QQ I have also been looking for a J11 Kit but with no luck until a couple of weeks ago when "duncho" (Thanks to him) mentioned he had a Kit available and I snapped the offer up. The Kit has now been installed and some minor changes took place but in the end it all turned out OK and functions fully. The Kit is from a Russian Manufacturer and therefore the Instructions also, but I have documented my installation procedure - see below if interested !.
The Hood Strut Kit for the new Nissan Qashqai J11 Model 2014 includes 2x Gas Springs, Mounting Brackets along with Mounting Hardware and attached illustrated Installation Instructions (in Russian). The Gas Springs are designed in compression and have a return damping of the exact set opening dimension of the Nissan Qashqai.
The Kit can be easily installed using the existing Nissan Bolts and fixing holes without additional drilling. Installation time is approx 15 minutes.
Take a look and see what you think ! - Dave