Re: Boot gas struts
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2025 3:14 pm
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!
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!
