Hood lifters

Hood Struts by MP

Hood lifters are a convenient and reliable accessory for servicing a car in the engine space. MP has many years of experience in the development of OEM and OE hood struts for international auto brands.

We apply all our experience to obtain a high quality product that meets the safety requirements and standards of global auto brands.

Unique features of product by MP

• Individual behavior of the hood’s opening/closing moving. From the Marketing side – it is the very difficult obstacle for making a copy. Your product will be unique and defended on the market.
• We can implement the same O/C behavior for all models belonged to one brand.
• The free-closing effect is also available for implementation. It feels like an absence of hood lifters.
• Our product works with high quality sound of function* (on the base of competitive analyses and costumers POV).

R&D

• We know how to work with CAD before mass production is started.
• Carrying-over is possible.
• Thoughtful design.
• DFMEA и Zero Defects (Poka-yoke) methods are applying as well.
• Easy mounting with detailed fitting instruction.
• Resident- engineering support is available (RLE, ALTEN,MAGNA, BERTRANDT)

Quality. Reliability provided by Well-known Brands

• Customized thoughtful design developed by MP R&D
• High-quality gas-springs with Dynamic Damping technology
• Painting for brackets produced by AkzoNobel
• Screws covered in Black Zinc Flake produced by Atotech Zintek

Quality tests. Successfully passed

• Technical Liquid Impact
• Durability test (Kill Life Time) 10 000 cycles
• Torque losses
• Salt spray test 1008 hrs
• Burr and edges
• Paint Performance
• Environmental Conditions (-40/+80 °C)

Safety tests. Successfully passed

Physical test

• Pedestrian Protection physical test (ECE-R127)
• Hinge checker stopper overload
• Excluding wrong installation (Zero-Defects method)
• Costumer usage simulation

CAE simulation

• Clearance
• Hood Deflection due to Aerodynamic Loading
• Hood shake in open position