HOOD STRUT INSTALL on this NEW Toyota TACOMA TRD Sport | EASY DIY

[@Hansaman58]

Nice! I need to do this. My 2023 TRD Sport was delivered (finally) on 5 Dec. Loving the truck. Have de-chromed badges and A/C vent rings.

[@themandiyrin]

Thanks for watching! Happy to hear you finally got your truck! Gotta delete those chrome I agree! Looking forward to hearing more on your future mods!

[@Hansaman58]

Amazon says the struts you installed fit up to 2015 Tacoma but yours is a 2022. So they should work in a 2023 right?

[@themandiyrin]

@@Hansaman58 Hi yes there should be one for up to 2022 there! Else I've posted links to alternatives as well that has positive reviews!

[@TradingFeline]

Finally a video where you don’t have to drill holes on the truck.

[@themandiyrin]

Thank you for watching my video! Appreciate it. I was also concerned about drilling onto my truck!

[@ArsenaI1]

Finally something that is a bolt on struts. No one really wants to drill into there truck.

[@themandiyrin]

Thanks for watching! I agree I’m worried about drilling too!

[@dennisalvarez2518]

I was very impressed! I’ll definitely look into getting on. You did a great job explaining the installation process.

[@themandiyrin]

Thank you so much! Appreciate the kind words!

[@dl440]

Your videos are unmatched. Clear & Concise! Thank you!

[@themandiyrin]

Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words! I appreciate it!

[@danielleariano1442]

That's really neat! I should try installing this on my couch to help my fiancé get of his butt!

[@themandiyrin]

Omg lol that made me spit my drink! That's an invention that Tony Jasper should invent! 😂

[@lowrider0two]

Thanks, you made it so easy

[@themandiyrin]

@@lowrider0two thanks for watching glad it helped!

[@robtranzen3282]

Can you do a video on the side view camera installation for the tacoma next? I wanted it for my Trd Offroad. I believe it crucial for it to have and people who does offorad stuff. Thx man. Awesome video

[@themandiyrin]

Hi thanks for watching my video! I will add that to the list of my next mods. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@justin_taber]

Mod Monday on a Saturday love it! Incredible production value in your videos. Love them as a new Tacoma owner.

[@themandiyrin]

Hahaha yes MOD MONDAY on a Saturday 😂. I have some catching up to do so need random videos. Thank you for watching and the kind words. Good luck on your new Tacoma! Stay tuned for more mods coming 👍🏽

[@christopherkenn53]

I just finished my install 2022 taco. My comments are: install driver's side strout first. The lower ( engine bay) ball stud bolts call for the smaller diameter threaded ended bolt studs. Finally, expect the hood bracket hardware to angel away from the hood line by about an inch. This gives the lowering of the hood a bit of a springy feel at the beginning.

[@themandiyrin]

Thanks for watching my video and for the comment! Cheers!

[@macthenife65able]

Thanks for this detailed install. I added the Sokietech carbon fiber struts a few years ago and its pretty similar to this Tsubasa strut as there is no drilling. I prefer the brackets on the Tsubasa though, great details.

[@themandiyrin]

Thank you! Glad it helped!

[@msarte5661]

The 3RD GEN 2022 Tacoma I had to grilled a hole and rivet it. The 2024 Tacoma no drilled required bs.

[@themandiyrin]

Yeah Ive seen those rivet version. I still have my 2022 Tacoma and may try those redline ones.

[@stacky512a]

ordered today. Like others have said, thank you very much.

[@themandiyrin]

Hi! Thanks for watching my video! Hope it helped, good luck on the install and let me know if you have any questions!

[@stacky512a]

@@themandiyrin without your videos I would not have the courage. I will follow up after my install.

[@themandiyrin]

@@stacky512a thank you so much for the kind words! Looking forward to hearing about your install!!

[@RealLegend1776]

EXCELLENT VIDEO! Glad I found your channel. Keep making cool videos brother. Thanks!

[@themandiyrin]

Thank you for watching the video and checking out my channel! Appreciate the kind words! Looking forward to hearing about your future mods as well!

[@chrischurch6187]

Great and informative video. Going to be ordering these for my Tacoma. Very helpful

[@themandiyrin]

Thank you! Glad to hear it helped! If you can find the sokietech version those would be better! Same install process.

[@themandiyrin]

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[@chrischurch6187]

@@themandiyrin Actually, those are the ones I just ordered. Thanks again 👍🏻

[@russellmorash3816]

I bought the ŕedline struts it was my second mod i upgraded for 20 dollars more for stainless ones that i quick push and they go up themselves the scary part was on mine you had to drill holes and use rivits the drilling near the engine bay wasnt bad you just want to check again and again the measurements drilling the bottom of the hood was very scary you only had to go deep enough so the rivit would go in all the way any further and you would come out on the top of your hood so i measured down the depth i did the same on the drill bit then ran electrical tape around the bit to stop it from going any deeper it was pretty straight forward and it feels alot safer working under there with just that stupid rod to hold a couple hundred pounds up.

[@themandiyrin]

Thanks for watching my video! I heard great things about redline as well so I might try that mod soon!

[@garyreighard]

I noticed that the bracket pulls away from the hood when you lift it.The other brand I looked at had 2 way tape holding down the bracket.I have the same style that you have so I am going to add some tape to help secure the bracket.Thanks for the video because the instructions suck.

[@themandiyrin]

Thanks for the kind words, I agree the provided instructions suck! For the pulling away, I luckily have not had that issue.

[@rudysilva3]

great detailed video. thank you

[@themandiyrin]

Thank you for watching my video! Hope it helped!

[@Jason-qe4tp]

Where did you go......come back dude i like your content

[@themandiyrin]

Hi thank you! Sorry it's been hectic at my work! Working on a couple new videos, coming back soon! Appreciate you

[@PastorObdulioFelix]

Great explanation the best I found!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍

[@themandiyrin]

Thank you! Appreciate the kind words!

[@g7003041]

It a must have mod. It should come default from the factory. Btw..I am using Redline Strut from Tacoma Beast. Love it.

[@themandiyrin]

Hi! Hope you're having a great Saturday so far! Yes I agree this is a must have and should have came from the factory like the 4runner. I was looking into the redline tuning one as well but this was sent to me to try out so I'll test it out for a bit and see how it performs! Heard good things about the redline, spiker and sokietech as well. Just nervous about drilling on my hood for the redline haha

[@g7003041]

@themandiyrin Agreed... I was initially also worry about drilling it too. Actually it looks challenging but very easy than i was expected and straightforward too. It's seem much sturdy looks. We'll you have done so many cool mods, these..?? Nah.. hahaha. Even some mods you did in the past are more challenging. Btw.. Happy New Year to you..🍻

[@themandiyrin]

@@g7003041 love it!! Will most definitely have to try those redline out in the future! Happy new year to you as well! Cheers!

[@Steak_59]

I've owned a Toyota truck since 1980 being my first 4 X 4 way before TRD's, or Tacoma's, or Tundra's, and I've used that hood rod on every truck I've owned. I can't for the life of me understand why this isn't coming already installed. I'm on the fence as to the safety of them being after market add ons. I just finished adding a K&N cold air intake, and Pedal Commander on my SR5.

[@themandiyrin]

Hi! Hope you're having a great weekend so far and thanks for watching my video again! I agree this should come standard! Hope they do in the future models! As for safety of this specific one, I'm currently testing it out as I know there are better knows products out there that I might try in the future. Question about aftermarket cold air intakes as I want to install one also! How are you liking yours?! Any issue or complaints so far? Looking into the pedal commander as well till I get this tuned in the future)!

[@Steak_59]

@@themandiyrin Thank you again for such an in-depth informative video. So far I am liking my K&N choice. I was debating between S&B and K&N and I waited for S&B to come back in stock for 4 months. After the New Year I decided to just go with K&N. The sound this intake produces is amazing, combined that with the Pedal Commander and you have what seems to be a V8 driving your truck. I would prefer to get a totally enclosed system like the S&B and put a K&N filter in it. Oh and I forgot to mention I installed my "Raptor Lights" in my grill and they look amazing as well.

[@themandiyrin]

@@Steak_59 You're welcome, appreciate your continual support! And that's good to hear your thoughts on both, I personally also want an enclosed system but I've heard positive reviews on the K&N as well so that's also an option I'm looking at! Thank you for the info that helps my decision! And nice on the Raptor lights! I was able to install mine on the top row but involved some cutting but I agree it looks amazing! Did you go with the white or amber version?

[@Steak_59]

@@themandiyrin You are most welcome, believe me I know how much thought is placed in the products and the expense, I cannot imagine what it takes to add to that the production of recording the install and all the editing included with it. This is why my hat is tipped with the quality you continue to put forth. As for my lights, you have to keep in mind I am leaving my stock SR5 grill, so I had to custom everything. I chose a smoked amber and wired them to come on with my "Park/Running Lights" my thoughts were I would rather they only be on when I choose, and with that comes I can choose and run them even when parked and my engine not running. The color of the amber matches everything on my trucks OEM lighting.

[@themandiyrin]

@@Steak_59 Thank you! I appreciate you seeing the editting efforts to make the videos! For your Raptor lights, that is really functional the way you have it set up being able to control it as you please. I may change mine to a similar set up as well! I agree, I love the amber highlights of my truck as well! Hope you have a great rest of the weekend! Thanks again!

[@luissantiago147]

This is a good idea, but I wonder how it will hold up long term.

[@themandiyrin]

So far no issues for me! But I don't open my hood lots in winter months so will keep you posted

[@wb4514]

Very informative, thank you. BTW, I assume that you swapped out your grill for the new style, do you have a video on that ?

[@themandiyrin]

Hi, thank you for watching my video, I hope it helped! I did purchase the new style but still waiting for it to arrive. I will do a detailed video on the install when it gets here. Thank you!

[@wb4514]

@@themandiyrin I bought this strut kit after watching your video and promptly lost one of the clips that holds it onto the ball ! Would you know where I can find a clip or is it non repairable now ?

[@yogaobmale849]

what is the pressure rating of the gas strut?

[@themandiyrin]

@@yogaobmale849 thanks for watching my video. I'm not sure exactly but will ask the manufacturer.

[@josephbeavers1034]

What kind roof rack is on your Tacoma?

[@themandiyrin]

Hi thanks for watching my video. The roof rack I have is the prinsu roof rack.

[@kenainsley9663]

I've seen other hood strut kits with 2-sided tape for the top of the bracket where it touches hood. is there a gap between bracket and hood when its open? Also does it scratch hood at that point?

[@themandiyrin]

Hi thanks for watching my video. In regards to your question, mine did not come with double sided tape unfortunately. There is a slight gap between the bracket and the hood at that point, however it has not scratched or damaged the hood of my Tacoma.

[@CmdrValiant]

Hi, I also bought the struts from your link, but got two equally sized struts and cannot complete the install. Do you recon if I purchase the sokietech struts could I keep the hood anchorz from this kit? It seems both uses the same anchor points in the engine bay. Just wondering if I had to remove the whole thing off

[@themandiyrin]

Hi thanks for watching my video! I'm sorry to hear you're having issues. In regards to your question, I'm not sure as sokietech was not available when I was purchasing this, but I think it could work!

[@CmdrValiant]

@themandiyrin Thanks man, I been following your videos since day one, we have exactly the same Truck, same color and everything. I did some mods before finding your channel but mostly I had made the same modifications that you did. Thankfully, I contacted the vendor via Amazon and they responded by owning the mistake and will be sending me the correct size struts. I'll update when the parts arrive. Keep the good work! Next on my list is the front backup camera!

[@themandiyrin]

@@CmdrValiant Hi! Thank you for the support, glad to hear my videos helped in some way! Also great color choice on your tacoma! My opinion the nicest color for the 3rd gen! Looking forward to hearing about your future mods as well, let me know if you have any questions on the front camera mod!

[@dewarner12]

This was a really helpful video. Do these struts hold the hood open as high or higher than the stock hood stay?

[@themandiyrin]

Hi! Thank you for watching my video and the kind words! These hood struts go higher than the original one.

[@dewarner12]

@@themandiyrin That's great since the original ones leave the hood kind of low.

[@themandiyrin]

@@dewarner12 I agree it's a bit on the low side specially for taller drivers. If you want even higher though I believe that redline I linked goes even higher!

[@ryanmurphy694]

Great video clear and good directions. Two questions will these work with after market air intakes and ditch light brackets?

[@themandiyrin]

Thank you for watching and for the kind words! In regards to your question, this should work with ditch lights but I'm not sure about cold air intakes as I don't own one yet. Planning on installing in the near future so I'll keep you posted.

[@ryanmurphy694]

@@themandiyrin thank you for the reply very interested in these love the no drilling and seem to look better than the sookietech ones

[@themandiyrin]

@@ryanmurphy694 I agree! I just ordered the cold air intake a couple days ago so I'll let you know when I install it. What cold air intake are you looking to get?

[@ryanmurphy694]

@@themandiyrin already have one had it for a few years. Nothing special but with a dry flow filter I think they last longer. Great sound mostly what you get out of those anyway

[@themandiyrin]

@@ryanmurphy694 love it!! Yes I’m just going for sounds tbh on mine But I’ll see what actual performance improvements it has.

[@jerodgriffin9229]

I've been wanting to buy the sokietech brand and this seems very similar, what made you go with this instead?

[@themandiyrin]

Thanks for watching my video! This product was sent to me to try out. I've heard good things about sokietech as well. Cheers!

[@2tinyss]

Cool deal you I'd great

[@themandiyrin]

Thank you for watching my video!

[@DaRoot-dk4jc]

Have you had issues with the gas struts you used? Also, how much height did the struts give you?

[@themandiyrin]

Thanks for watching, I personally have not had issues with my install but I heard one of my viewers had bad luck on their product. Height is a couple inches higher than original.

[@JesusPalomino-rc3zu]

Donde los compro

[@themandiyrin]

Bought mine from Amazon!

[@techtraveler1365]

How tsubasa hood strut go? I checked Amazon reviews not many customers, one said poor quality and second guy said don’t fit to 21. I’m not sure, I wanna asked since your months ago how good or bad. Before I ordered.

[@themandiyrin]

Hi thanks for watching my video, no specific issues that I ran with in the tsubasa but I also have not opened my hood much. I will say I’ve seen better quality in other products. This other one is what I’ll be reviewing next and the one I’ll probably keep. amzn.to/3ZrN3kB

[@christopherkenn53]

I cannot comment as to durability over the long haul as I just did the install today 2022 taco TRD. But in my opinion the quality is high. And I'll take no drill install any day of the week,

[@MPGunther1]

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[@johnmoua235]

I bought those hood struts off of your link from Amazon and they didn’t even send the right parts…the struts were the same size. No driver side…and they are cheaply made/product but I guess for the price what did I expect?! Would not recommend.

[@themandiyrin]

Oh no I'm sorry to hear about your experience with them! Luckily I haven't had any issues on mine yet so fingers crossed! If I have issues I might try the sokietech since I like the no drilling.

[@DaRoot-dk4jc]

Thanks for the info, almost hit the add purchase button

[@themandiyrin]

🛠 Question of the day: What hood strut brand do you have on your Tacoma⁉