Hello All
Where can I find some new boot lid gas struts? Mine no longer hold the tailgate up.
And how do I fit them? Are they riveted in place?
Thanks
Llamapup
Boot lid gas struts
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Boot lid gas struts
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Re: Boot lid gas struts
http://www.brickwerks.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; around 20 quid a pair and only a little c clip holding em on
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Re: Boot lid gas struts
Llamapup, I bought mine off flea-bay...and they are THE right ones and do the job perfectly. In fact the tail gate almost took my face off THE first time I opened the boot with the new struts
It's a really simple 5minute job to replace them, just wip off the c clip, and slide on the new strut.

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Re: Boot lid gas struts
And if you are suffering from the credit crunch...a bit of copper piping just a little shorter than the extension arm will give years of hold (not lift though
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I had copper pipe on mine for ages.....then the van went to VW heaven...
Em
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I had copper pipe on mine for ages.....then the van went to VW heaven...

Em
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