Some c*nt already drilled my roof, I don't want a roof rack!
'ar lass can't open the roof.
Gas Struts no Westy Poptop..
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Re: Gas Struts no Westy Poptop..
HHmm, could a pair brought over in a suitcase - see what they are like.
Wouldn't it better to have a longer shock somehow tied up with the top bracket at the front? Making a larger triangle?
Wouldn't it better to have a longer shock somehow tied up with the top bracket at the front? Making a larger triangle?
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Re: Gas Struts no Westy Poptop..
looking at them , they only look like the heavy duty tail gate struts that you can get , should be able to get the nipples from somewhere
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Re: Gas Struts no Westy Poptop..
Willoughby wrote:Gandalf wrote:Simon Baxter wrote:Pictures are in ETKA, but no part numbers.
ETKA?
The System the Dealers and other use to find parts. There is a cut down ver avalible to you and I http://www.vagcat.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Aha - thanks for that - I've joined and it is to be recommended.

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Re: Gas Struts no Westy Poptop..
i have a set and they are ok. next time i would order the heavier duty struts as the ones we have still need a lot of work to open the roof making hard for my wife to pop the top on her own.
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Re: Gas Struts no Westy Poptop..
joe75 wrote:i have a set and they are ok. next time i would order the heavier duty struts as the ones we have still need a lot of work to open the roof making hard for my wife to pop the top on her own.
Maybe we could dive down and have a butchers one weekend maybe Joe, and as a return you could perv over the propex instal and our different engine upgrades etc


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Re: Gas Struts no Westy Poptop..
jed the spread wrote:joe75 wrote:i have a set and they are ok. next time i would order the heavier duty struts as the ones we have still need a lot of work to open the roof making hard for my wife to pop the top on her own.
Maybe we could dive down and have a butchers one weekend maybe Joe, and as a return you could perv over the propex instal and our different engine upgrades etcI know you have your hands full at the moment with the new little un (belive me the first two weeks are the worst
) but we can drive by any weekend and take some snaps of the bits that we might need to get made like. Could workout well
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i am sure you could pop down to have a look....My hands are kind of full at the moment

Maybe this weekend but will PM you....

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