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hi guys and guyesses just banged my 'ead again must be time to buy new struts for that damn tailgate its harder than me 'ead! can anyone suggest best option,i.e. not expensive but good ones that will last,or off the wall ideas like fordxhaul ascort struts.cost is not the main criteria quality is , thanks everyone.

do what i'm just about to do, fit a length of tube over one side that drops into place and holds it when the door is fully up. its what most on here do. my struts have just started sagging after only a year so i'm not buying any more.

great tip! I'll to have a word with my 2 brain cells! they aint doin it today!

yeah, Matt designed that idea back in 2002
22mm pipe, cut to the length of the thinner bit of the gasram when fully extended, slides over the mainbody of the ram when closed.

Germans have been doing this for years. Replacement struts aren't that expensive though.

thanks for photo. am i clear? hell yeh!

its like mine cheep fix too

That's a great idea and never seen it done before. Do you think you could do the same with pop top struts to?

errr...only if you can get your pop top struts off easily, support the roof while you slide the pipe on, then refit!!

Otherwise, can't see why not......but hen I'm a girly, and my pop top roof struts (viking) has locking bars on them anyway!

Em
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you may find it is only one strut that is broken and the other one cannot hold the heavy boot.

ermie571 wrote:errr...only if you can get your pop top struts off easily, support the roof while you slide the pipe on, then refit!!

Otherwise, can't see why not......but hen I'm a girly, and my pop top roof struts (viking) has locking bars on them anyway!

Em
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If you can find the right diameter plastic pipe you can slit it and spering it on. You can also use a bit of channel which can be hung on a bit of string so you don;t loose it.
Cheers
Wolfie