Nice workmanship. Don’t wish to be critical but would it be improved if it was more of a latching mechanism? I say this because when I use my simple home made prop with the hood folded, , several times I have nudged it with my elbow whilst getting luggage out and the whole hood then rotates forward with some gusto, and flops into the front seats.
Hi Doug
My hood would flop rearwards big time in the event of the strut being displaced.
Because of this the strut is actually under a fair bit of compressive load while supporting the hood. Granted, a latch would resist tension but in this situation unless there was a very strong wind blowing from back to front resistance to tension is not required. There is some potential for the strut to slip sideways if nudged, but the thickness of both the strut and it’s locating peg together with the fixing bolt anchorage contribute to reasonable lateral stiffness of the assembly.
No issues in the 6 months that I have had this device on board 😊
