Hood Question

[2001 3.4L]

Are there any differents in hood for any alero.... i know theres the pistons on some but the shape....cause when i called the junk yard the guy told me that a 1999-2000 hood wont fit...can someone tell me if thats true..... and another question is i have the hood stick to hold the hood up and i found pistons so if i found a hood with/out piston how easy would it be to install this http://www.car-stuff.com/carparts/ol... l#application

[heineck]

the hood from any alero will fit. and for the hood just get one that comes with struts, get the hood and the hinges and ur fine

[2001 3.4L]

so if i find a hood w/o the struts with the kit work or do i have to mod it myself to get it to work...
and then why do they have two different hood for the years http://www.car-stuff.com/mmparts/old...lero/hood.html

[Crazytaxi37]

the hoods are the same but the mounts/hinges are different. If you have a 2001 as your name indicates, you only need the hinge if your switching to using the gas struts.

[heineck]

^ nope the strut hoods have the plates with the strut balls plug welded on.

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

I have a 2000 Alero that came stock with gas struts, switched to cowl hood which needed a prop rod. Then it got smashed, and now I have a stock hood from a 2002 Alero using the original hinges (from my car) with no gas struts. Any Alero's hood will fit your Alero. Just make sure you have the prop rod if you go from struts to strutless.

edit: I was just under my hood today. if you're going from strutless to struts, just get the strut hardware (mounts, and the struts themselves.) really, one way or the other, it's a no brainer job, but it's a 2-man job for lifting and aligning the hood (for at home work, anyway.)

[[ion] C2]

zoL converted from prop to strut I think

[heineck]

so did i

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

damn, I am bassackwards. lol