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Old 28th December 2010, 04:56 PM
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Default Gas strut failure?

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After the local mechanic in France was playing about in the boot [rear light failure in the lid] he replaced the wires in the clip alongside the boot lid gas strut. Next time I opened the lid it was a little heavy and now instead of closing gently it slams! Can he have broken it/them? Do the struts suddenly fail? or maybe its because its been very cold recently and they will recover. Can they be repaired/adjusted or must they be replaced?

Grateful to hear any thoughts.
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Old 29th December 2010, 10:24 AM
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I understand that this type of strut can lose effectiveness during cold weather. I'd wait until it warms up a bit before spending any money on the problem.

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