Boot gas struts

[HPsauce]

Bonnet struts arrived today, fitted in seconds! MUCH easier to swap than the boot ones because:
1. The old ones fitted had a little slot to lever the clip open with a small screwdriver. The ones on the boot didn't.
2. They were exactly the right length and clipped straight on. The boot ones needed compressing a few mm and that needs extra hands!
3. Same old broom handle did the support job well from the cross-member at the front.

The bonnet now opens easily having a little more support but slows down at the exact same point that I needed to lift from before.
Now it just rises very gently (unassisted) from there over that last few inches in about 15 seconds. Very satisfying. And no bad noises!

[MikkiJayne]

Good result then

[HPsauce]

They were also very cheap as they were made in Turkey and had been mis-described in an eBay listing so possibly had the price reduced to sell.

[Rightthen]

A good tip for anyone that doesn't have the correct broom length is a telescopic support pole for plasterboarding ceilings. I've recently spent some time in the boot having fuel pump fun and I used one to keep it open as I was on the street and didn't fancy getting trapped in there by someone having a comedic moment.

[Rightthen]

Also used the same implement to hold up many bonnets. 25 quid well spent if you work on cars a lot. Or if you need to board any ceilings.