tailgate struts

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:30 pm

can anyone recommend somewere to get tailgate struts regassed prefer nth of the river...mine are shagged...cheers

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:36 pm

Strut Specialists
U1/ 53 Guthrie St Osborne Park 6017
(08) 9445 9119

I've got a pair in the back of my RX-7. They are over 7 years old since regassing and still as strong as day one.

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:56 pm

Yeah that dude is the bomb... He even made me up some custom ones for my Hatch.

Dave

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:32 am

also u can get them from supercheap for like $20 each if the spealist turns out to be expensive.
btw the ones i have on the new soob are so good that the hatch hit me in the face the first time i opened it.

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:29 pm

Im sure $20 is the going rate for the small ones... for a single side. But im betting the Subaru ones are a lot more... i recall paying closer to $70 for my old wagon a while back... granted your shop was called Marlows then... and had a hell of a lot more Subi related parts i might add.

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:03 am

subi are you sure there only $20 each for new ones?

grytvikken · Post by **grytvikken** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:16 am

here is what i have done over the years when a strut has died. i get a length of pvc pipe that just slides over the strut cut it to the length of the chrome part of the strut and slide it over. opens up and automatically clicks into place and all you do is centre it when you lower the hatch. guaranteed to never have a hatch fall down on you.

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:12 am

waggaclint: no not 100% sure that theyre $20. could be like $30 a side, id have to check, but thats all the sizes not just small ones.
have a look anyway if u want em cheaper.
or else try a suba wreckers

tim_81coupe · Post by **tim_81coupe** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:29 am

grytvikken wrote:here is what i have done over the years when a strut has died. i get a length of pvc pipe that just slides over the strut cut it to the length of the chrome part of the strut and slide it over. opens up and automatically clicks into place and all you do is centre it when you lower the hatch. guaranteed to never have a hatch fall down on you.

That's a good tip, I'll have to try that out some day!

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:37 am

Yep we did that to Dad's commodore wagon. Only problem is when you (or your mum) always forget they are there and snap them in half when trying to close the tailgate again!
In the end we just got some new struts cause they weren't really that expensive.

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:28 pm

I wouldn't get second hand ones unless u want to have the same problem in a few months time... If you got new ones you will never look back.

Dave

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:12 am

yep i think your right dave..ill be getting new ones that way ill never have to worrie about em

soobs_rule_m8 · Post by **soobs_rule_m8** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:39 pm

Can you please let us know how much you paid. Mine has the expensive PVC pipe option and wouldn't mind getting the real deal.

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:36 pm

no worries i will when i get around to buying em...