You will all be jelous of this- working hatch struts

[sjgYFZ200]

guess what i have.....






working hatch struts
it was easy to do, check out my tech article i wrote up

 

[KooK]

Haha, nice... I need to order some new ones for mine.

Its one of those simple things that you wish everybody would notice because everybody elses is broken.

 

[seth98es]

Mine work toooo

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[kelvinb]

i recently changed mine to. 2g is next. i hate that whore

 

[Punnisher]

I recently did mine and it was a royal pain. I would reccomend unbolting the interior plastic most of the way. (I didn't and it was very frustrating.)

 

[sexehtopper]

Mine only malfuntion when its cold out, and well being in florida, i dont have to worry about that :laugh:

 

[kristmen]

I dont know one person who owns a DSM with a working hatch.

Seriously.

I've been meaning to change those for 2 years now.

 

[sjgYFZ200]

:hint hint: read the tech article if you need help, and it doesnt take long at all

 

[B005T3DT5i]

mine work too!!!

cool beans...

 

[90talon_Casum]

that was one of the first things i did to my car, i couldn't stand that, now all i need to do is figure out how to change the lock so i can open it with the same key for my doors.

 

[Catbox_95]

Mine didn't work, but then I removed that plastic cover that rises up with the hatch, then I took out the rear wiper motor and wiper, and presto! Less weight! :laugh:

 

[FourG63GST]

Working hatchstruts were the first thing i bought when i got my GST.

 

[MNGSX]

Mine work... In the summer....

 

[wishihadatalon]

2g struts are teh easy to change. Mine worked on my 1g, after I put the new ones on it couldve almost been used as a modern day catapult . The 1g ones aren't near as easy to change, but the end result is worth it .

 

[doodie]

Man, I can't stand having the hatch slam on my head time to time. It seems like it holds up and once I stick my head inside the trunk... SLAM!! falls right on my head.

 

[Well Traveled]

In my old 2g, one was bent Fixed that, got some working ones at a junkyard. In my laser winter beater I use a nice piece of wood to keep it open! My 90 talon tsi awd has working hatch struts so they must have been replaced by a previous owner!

 

[kristmen]

:hint hint: read the tech article if you need help, and it doesnt take long at all

O I know how to do it, I'm just lazy.

 

[Gooberlog]

That must be some kind of trick photography.

 

[marcmsj]

i remember when i first got my laser.. stupid thing fell on my head :thumbdown

fixed it now though

 

[MyRidzPhucked]

2 1/2 years i wanted to change them.
they dont work on my dsm's but they do on my 240's, and they're origional

and what are you talking about? the only time mine actually start working is in winter, but of course its going down to zero every night

 

[91TSi FWD]

If anyone is thinking of replacing both struts...don't! Take both off and find out which is the weaker of the two by compressing them with your hands, then just buy one for the weaker side, that's all I did and my hatch pops right up now.

 

[ninjai_ruken]

Mine work! Untill a big ass 40mph wind comes up. Stupid wing forces the hatch down onto my head

 

[mavisky]

$15 a piece at advance auto parts in 99 and mine still work.

 

[2GeNTSi]

Mine are unpredictable. It'll be cold out when it'll almost always just close itself, but sometimes I'll get it to stay up on it's own and then I reach inside to get something and it just decides to fall on my head. But like everyone else, when there's no kind of moisture affecting it, then it'll work just fine.

 

[2GeNTSi]

Mine are unpredictable. It'll be cold out when it'll almost always just close itself, but sometimes I'll get it to stay up on it's own and then I reach inside to get something and it just decides to fall on my head. But like everyone else, when there's no kind of moisture affecting it, then it'll work just fine.