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Cabriolet manual hood struts (DSR10002)
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:22 pm
by 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.
Re: Cabriolet manual hood struts (DSR10002)
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2023 8:00 am
by 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.
Re: Cabriolet manual hood struts (DSR10002)
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2023 1:38 pm
by 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!
Re: Cabriolet manual hood struts (DSR10002)
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2023 2:50 pm
by crepello
Thinking into the future...
Is it possible to get gas struts re-gassed?
Re: Cabriolet manual hood struts (DSR10002)
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2023 4:44 pm
by 961tat
MaxOwers wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2023 1:38 pm
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
Re: Cabriolet manual hood struts (DSR10002)
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2023 8:56 pm
by 220 GSi turbo
crepello wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2023 2:50 pm
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.