Boot gas struts. Best approach?

[PKAT]

Hello,

 

It's coming up for winter and yet again my boot won't stay open. I've read that this happens to other drivers, the remedy being to get regassed or get new struts. Not 100% sure I will be able to remove mine, with or without a garden fork to keep the boot open, so whats the best process - get my garage to remove and just not use the boot until they are returned? Go to wherever this is done and get them to do it?

 

Ideas? Comments?

 

Lin

[Jack94]

Easiest/best thing to do is probably get a new set from https://www.sgs-engineering.com

They're more expensive than ones off ebay etc but they'll last a lot longer and it'll be a lot less faff than getting your original ones re-gassed. 

 

In terms of fitting they're dead easy (only 3 fixings per side) so if you can use a spanner/socket you shouldn't have a problem.

Make sure you've got someone to help you or something to prop the boot open though, when I did mine I couldn't believe how fooking heavy the tailgate actually is. 

 

Lastly make sure you get the bracket at the bottom of the strut the right way up, seen lots of people fit them upside down which causes it to foul. 

 

[Sim]

I bought some uprated ones from from @Adrian@TORQEN.

 

I think I will take out the boot weights as well at some point as I've put new poppers in, which are a different part number to the original ones, but it still seems to be random as to whether or not it clears the latch.

Edited November 27, 2018 by Sim

[PKAT]

49 minutes ago, Sim said:

I bought some uprated ones from from @Adrian@TORQEN.

 

I think I will take out the boot weights as well at some point as I've put new poppers in, which are a different part number to the original ones, but it still seems to be random as to whether or not it clears the latch.

Mine has never cleared the latch. Always had to press the boot latch twice to get it to open!