[MaxOwers]

Hello all!

Curious if anyone can comment on how much of a difference the struts make if they've failed.

I've got a feeling the struts in mine are shot as the roof is bloody difficult to move up and down despite all the joints feeling nice and free.

[961tat]

New struts may make the difference as in tailgate struts they wear over time there are two on ebay at the moment if you type in parts number but I would ask motoclan first to if they have any .
If you take off the struts you may be able to access if they have failed I know I have one second one thats good but new is the way .
While they are available.

[MaxOwers]

I got hold of X-Part/Motaclan last week but unfortunately they haven't got any.

I've spotted the lone one on eBay which I will probably go for, the other (unfortunately) are from that place in Turkey. I've encountered a lot of issues with actually getting parts here from there, no fault of theirs!

I have established that they're dead though, I pulled out the rear panels to have a look and they're damp with fluid. It makes sense the hood is so difficult to operate!

[crepello]

Thinking into the future...
Is it possible to get gas struts re-gassed?

[961tat]

I got hold of X-Part/Motaclan last week but unfortunately they haven't got any.

I've spotted the lone one on eBay which I will probably go for, the other (unfortunately) are from that place in Turkey. I've encountered a lot of issues with actually getting parts here from there, no fault of theirs!

I have established that they're dead though, I pulled out the rear panels to have a look and they're damp with fluid. It makes sense the hood is so difficult to operate!

As I said if you need another I do have one and as far as I can remember it's a good on otherwise I would have bin it

[220 GSi turbo]

Thinking into the future...
Is it possible to get gas struts re-gassed?

Gas struts of all sizes are used on a lot of industrial equipment, so it may be possible to buy suitable replacements.

We bought a couple of generic struts for the bootlid of my wife's Rover 114 (Metro) cabriolet a couple of years ago: I will try to find the supplier details and post them here.