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From: Steve W. on 20 Jan 2010 13:12
brassplyer wrote:
> For some reason these seem difficult to locate other than through
> Toyota. Any idea if something else will cross over? The ones I see on
> Ebay specify up to '88.
>
> Thanks

According to Hollander 89-92 will interchange.

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Steve W.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 20 Jan 2010 17:58
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:13:50 +0000, Tegger wrote:

> Hachiroku <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in news:hj6ufa$8d2$1(a)news.eternal-
> september.org:
>
>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:35:22 -0800, brassplyer wrote:
>>
>>> For some reason these seem difficult to locate other than through
>>> Toyota. Any idea if something else will cross over? The ones I see on
>>> Ebay specify up to '88.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>> I had the same problem with my Supra. A bright fellow who has left this
>> group gave me this idea: get about 4" of PVC tubing, costs about 75
>> cents, cut a slot down the side, 'slip' it on one of the lifts (NOTE:
>> "slip" is a misnomer...it takes some doing!). When you raise the hood,
>> the PVC tubing gets between the mount and the top part of the lift and
>> holds the hood open. Raise the hood, aling the PVC so it slides over the
>> top part of the lift, and close the hood.
>>
>> The lifts for this car are about $35 each. The PVC pipe is 75 cents.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> A guy I know (with a Chevette, believe it or not) just clamps a set of
> Vise-Grips on the shaft of one of his hatch struts to hold the hatch open.
> Seems to work a treat.

I've done that, too, but you can't foget a piece of PVC around the strut!



From: brassplyer on 27 Jan 2010 06:02
On Jan 20, 1:12 pm, twisted <thenited...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> How many do you want and how much do you want to pay?!?!
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=hood+lifts+1989+cressida&sourceid=ie7&....



I tried that previously. Did you look at the results? Do you see any
that actually take you to a link for an '89 hood lift? As previously
noted, they all seem to stop at '88. The only reference I even see for
an '89 is the one that comes up for this thread.
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