The hood now opens when I push the hood latch. Pull the hood about 5-6 inches and these struts will fully open the hood. I give them 4 stars because the end that attaches to the fender is a smaller bolt and ball than the one on the hood of a 2006 Hummer H3. The posts had a larger bolt and ball on either end. I replaced the outlet on the old racks to make them work.