D.I.Y Removing Gas from Hood Struts

So I have PasswordJDM hood struts and they worked great on my OEM metal hood, but I put them on my new fiberglass hood and didn't even dare try to shut the hood as it was so much pressure I knew it was about to break my hood. So I did some searching with no luck but figured out the struts on my own super quick


Now take a little at a time is my best advice. I kept checking the pressure by pushing the struts on the ground and seeing how hard to push them in.

First take off the main ball holder. It just screws on
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Once you do so look down the center and you'll see a hole
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find a nice thin long nail and place it inside the hole. Then I just pushed it against the desk but make sure to not shoot the nail like a bullet lol The gas will shoot out quick! So like I said little by little and feel the difference.
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Then re-install with confidence lol
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