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Thread: Gas Struts for HATCH

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    ok, the gas has gone on my hatch, and wont stay up by itself..... annoying.

    but i called toyota parts and apparantly they dont make that part anymore....... more annoying

    is there a generic part i can get? like a universal strut from a camping shop?

    or does a later model toyota part fit on?

    or does anyone know where in sydney you can get them regassed. i heard its never as good as getting new ones though

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    im also interested in this, mine are farked!

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    Go into Autobarn or Repco

    Take on of your existing struts in

    Ask for something similar in size

    They will check thru all the Ford/Holden/Mitsu/Toyota ones and with any luck, come out to greet you with a new pair of struts

    Back when I got my first car (Datsun Sunny) the struts were fucked

    I think I got some Falcon ones and they were still going strong 10 years later

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    Carry a timber plank in your boot and use it to hold the boot up ^^
    Otherwise take it to a reconditioning shop. Cost me $60 to recondition both from a place in shop in Slacks Creek, QLD.

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    carrying a old panhard rod

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    I use a ski pole.

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    Half a broom handle. Helps to beat away douchebags too.

    But yeah, might see about getting new ones. Mine are shite.

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    there are plenty of dedicated strut re-gassing dudes around

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    strut regas ftw!

    seriously worth it

    i gotta get the 'panel flange' done soon

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (truenosedan @ Sep 11 2008, 09:42 PM) </div>
    'panel flange'?

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