Rear door / bonnet gas struts

[hairyone]

Has anyone used gas struts for their bonnet / rear door on a 90/100/series. If so how/ where did you fit them and what size / strength were they.

A friend of mine with a camper sent me a link to a guy whose is selling them for £10 inc p+p for a pair).

Hamdani motors

[landrover598]

I fitted one from a rangy tailgate to the back door of my defender last week. Makes a big difference

[Guest diesel_jim]

I've got a few at work if anyone wants them (FoC)

taken them off of old fruit machines we've scrapped (they use them for the top doors).

I had the dimensions somewhere, i've got about 4 or 6 i think in the workshop.

PM me if anyone wants them. they're in Swindon.

[Corrode Finger]

Cheapest and possibly the easiest thing would be to wander down to a local scrappy and have a look at different cars, then see how these struts are fitted, you might even get better or more suitable ones for whatever you plan to do.

I was surprised when i went down a couple of weeks ago looking for a boot catch plate what cars have, especially teh number of cars with gas bonnet struts. Vauxhall vectra's have a neat strut on the bonnet.

Just a thought.

[white90]

Jim could I get 3 or 4 please

I can paypal you the postage

will 2 hold the bonnet open?

and my rear door 1 or 2?

[jameslwt]

Jim could I get 3 or 4 please

I can paypal you the postage

will 2 hold the bonnet open?

and my rear door 1 or 2?

And if there's any left could I grab 1 or 2? As above.

Cheers

James

[white90]

2 will be enough if James wants 2

[simonr]

I used to have one from a Metro to open my rear door - if that's any help. It was just the right strength / length.

Si

[muddy]

I seem to remember fiat chinquetiotowobo (them tiny boxy jobbies) have the right size strut as if its too strong it opens the bonnet right up and off its hinges.

[hairyone]

I fitted one from a rangy tailgate to the back door of my defender last week. Makes a big difference

That's the sort of thing I want to do, I haven't got a latch anymore, just a bit of seat belt webbing pop riveted in by the PO, stops it swinging 180 in the wind and smashing against the back. Trouble is it don't hold it open.

I'm not too familiar with the RR tailgate, does it include the brackets or did you fab them.

Cheers Aaron

[landrover598]

I made the brackets from a bit of flat bar and a bit of angle and i replace the plastic clips and ball sockets with a bit of roundbar

[twizzle]

Cheapest and possibly the easiest thing would be to wander down to a local scrappy and have a look at different cars, then see how these struts are fitted, you might even get better or more suitable ones for whatever you plan to do.

I was surprised when i went down a couple of weeks ago looking for a boot catch plate what cars have, especially teh number of cars with gas bonnet struts. Vauxhall vectra's have a neat strut on the bonnet.

............BUT REMEMBER TO KEEP THE C CLIP..........

it just mite come off when you don't expect it

.....IT BL..BBY HERTS....

TWIZZLE