Carbon Fiber Hood Struts / Dampers: Acura Integra Type S (DE4/DE5)
Use the included fish tool and washer for the top mount on a shock-tower bolt, swap the lower bolt, and the hood holds itself open with a soft close.
Full video (3 min): Installing Carbon Fiber Hood Struts / Dampers on the Acura Integra DE4 DE5 Type S | $38 - $58 · John's YouTube channel
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Use the included fish tool and washer for the top mount on a shock-tower bolt, swap the lower bolt, and the hood holds itself open with a soft close. This 3 min guide covers the Acura Integra DE4 / DE5 Type S with tools, parts links and the full video.
Overview
A quick bolt-on that replaces the hood prop with carbon fiber dampers. The hood closes softer and looks more finished next to the engine-bay carbon trim. It sits a little higher than stock, but you can still use the factory prop with the struts installed.
Vehicle & fitment
- Product
- Carbon fiber hood struts / dampers for the Integra (Amazon kit with fish tool and washer)
- Shown on
- Acura Integra Type S (DE5)
- Acura Integra DE4 / DE5 Type S (per the video title)
- Shown on the Integra Type S
Always confirm fitment for your exact year and trim with the seller before buying.
Tools & parts
Tools
- Included fish/threading tool
- Socket for the shock-mount and lower bolts
Parts
- Carbon fiber damper pair
- Washer (included)
- Hardware (included)
Step by step
- 1
Thread the top mount▶ 0:49
Use the included tool to fish the fastener to the back of the shock-mount bolt hole, then sandwich the washer so there's plenty of surface to clamp on.
- 2
Tighten the top mount▶ 1:16
Screw it on until it starts grabbing. The fastener is held by tape at first, so pull the tape once it's threaded.
- 3
Install the bottom mount▶ 1:37
Unbolt the lower mount point, bring the damper up, and bolt it in. Nothing complicated.
- 4
Test open and close▶ 1:46
Open the hood — it should stay up with a damping effect. Closing takes two hands because the struts are stronger than the prop.
Tip: Fitment looks OEM. It sits a wee bit higher than the factory location.
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FAQ
What vehicle does this install fit?
It is shown for the Acura Integra DE4 / DE5 Type S. Shown on the Integra Type S Always confirm your exact year, trim and factory audio with the seller.
How long does the install take?
John's full video is 3 min. Plan on that much time for a careful DIY install, plus extra if you are new to dash work.
What tools do I need?
Tools called out in the guide: Included fish/threading tool; Socket for the shock-mount and lower bolts.
Where do I get the parts?
Use the buy links on this page for the unit and any harnesses John used. Some links are affiliate links.
Is this beginner-friendly?
The guide breaks the job into 4 steps with timestamps into the video. If you can remove trim panels carefully, you can follow along.
John's Acura Integra Type S
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Full transcript
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0:00What's up guys? It's ya boi John. We are back again here with another video. Just going to do a quick video of putting some hood dampers on the Integra type S.
0:08Link's down below if you guys are interested. Harvers is pretty simple. These are the dampers.
0:16It's going to go something like this. And yeah, it's carbon fiber. Pretty cool.
0:29Pretty simple. The shock mount right here. One of these bolts. And then you put one bolt on top.
0:36And that's it. It's going to be a quick video today. Alright, so I'm going to show you how to install it the back of this tool that's included.
0:49And we're just going to fish this to the back of there. And we just kind of do that. That way you can screw on.
0:58And also you can get the washer that's also provided. And you kind of sandwich it right here.
1:06That way it has plenty of surface to clamp it on. So we just got to put it under there like all like this.
1:16Screw it on. Alright, once it starts grabbing it's just held by tape. So you just pull on it.
1:31And now you have your top mount. And the bottom mount is pretty easy again.
1:37And the bottom is a lot simpler. You just unbolt this and you bring it up. Nothing too complicated here.
1:46Alright, so with everything installed you got something like this.
1:51It has that, dampening effect. Clothes looks a lot more luxurious. It's definitely
1:58it frees up that hood prop look. And then the carbon fiber definitely gives it a nice spicy look.
2:08Kind of matches the faux carbon fiber thing. It just cleans it up.
2:15Making it look a little more luxurious. I say it does sit higher than the factory location.
2:23Just a wee bit. I can't really show that. But it sits like a little bit higher. Nothing,
2:29not that much higher. You can still actually use the hood prop and the struts.
2:34And it's closing it. It is a lot stronger, so let me see if I can do this. Use two hands.
2:44I mean, it kind of behaves the way it should. Fitment looks great. Fitment looks great.
2:57Then, of course. I can pull up.
3:06Then again, just to show y'all.
3:10There's one more time. You at the release.
3:16But yeah, if you guys were interested in some products, it's on Amazon. I.
3:19I'll leave a link down below. Thank you guys for watching. I'll catch you guys in the next one.
Machine-transcribed from the full-length video and lightly cleaned (product names fixed). Watch the video for exact wording.
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