--- title: "Corvette Owners Will Definitely Buy These $2,000 Hood Supports to Win a $20 Trophy" description: "Are your Corvette's factory hood strut braces just not flashy enough for you? Chevy Performance has just the thing." date: "2024-11-06" modified: "2024-11-06" authors: - name: "Ronan Glon" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/ronan-glon" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/chevy-wants-2000-for-these-gawdy-corvette-hood-strut-braces" categories: - "Aftermarket" - "Car Tech" - "Chevrolet News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Chevrolet" - "Corvette" - "sports car" --- # Corvette Owners Will Definitely Buy These $2,000 Hood Supports to Win a $20 Trophy ![Chevy Corvette official Chevrolet Performance strut hatch braces.]() *\Chevrolet Performance via Instagram\* Of all the parts you can modify on a Corvette—and there are many—the hatch strut braces are pretty low in terms of priority. They're rarely seen, and modifying them is arguably not all that important. But if you disagree and own [a current-generation Corvette](), Chevrolet has a pair of glorified accessory ones to sell you for the princely sum of $2,000. Assigned [part number 85599584](), these braces, which are basically pillars that the bottoms of the hood struts connect to, were developed in-house by [Chevrolet]() to factory fit-and-finish standards. They're made out of aluminum, finished in Edge Red, and characterized by an intricate design that incorporates the famous crossed flags logo. Chevy claims that they add "a show-quality, distinctive appearance" to the engine compartment by replacing those boring, old, functional factory strut supports. That's it, though. They won't make your 'Vette faster, more powerful, or even lighter—they'll just draw more eyeballs to the engine bay. *Maybe*. > [View this post on Instagram]() > [A post shared by Chevrolet Performance (@chevroletperformance)]() It's a cool part on its own, but is it $2,000 gorgeous? Holy hell, that's expensive. If you've got about $2,000 to drop on a random accessory for your Corvette, you could buy [a Carbon Flash Metallic-painted rear spoiler](), [various exterior stripes](), or [side skirt extensions]() for less. Alternatively, $2,000 can get you a set of track tires and a day's worth of behind-the-wheel fun at a race track. You can also buy a whole car that runs for $2,000. The silver lining, if you can call it that, is that the strut braces are on sale for precisely $1,516.20 until November 10. If you want them, keep in mind that they're designed to fit the coupe variants of [the Stingray](), [E-Ray](), [and Z06](), but they're not compatible with convertibles. *Got tips? Send ’em to [tips@thedrive.com]()* ## Author Ronan is a contributing writer for The Drive. He draws on over 15 years of experience to cover breaking industry news, cool one-off builds, and anything in between. He began writing for The Drive in 2021 and stepped into his current role in 2024. His obsession with cars started when a relative gave him a Majorette die-cast shortly after his first birthday. It hasn't flickered since. Ronan lives in France; He swapped Utah's Rocky Mountains, where he grew up, for the Alps. He's an avid hiker, mountain biker, and musician. He also restores classic European cars and mopeds, including a 1978 Citroen 2CV that he's rebuilding from the ground up. ### Author social links [Twitter]()