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24th September 2014, 06:38 PM
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Boot Gas Strut replacement
Evening all,
The boot in the D3 was starting not to open, it just did not have the shove to get it going anymore. I should add the car has Auto open/ close fitted to the old girl. It closed OK and the motor seemed strong so I decided the gas struts were probably a little tired. A small Google and some bearding on the car I contacted the fine people at SGS Engineering and ordered some brand new struts made to the correct specification. http://www.sgs-engineering.com/ A little over £13 each which was so much cheaper than the ones on eBay, plus made and sent from the UK which is always a bonus. Arrived next day, fitted tonight and now the boot opens perfectly  Normal service resumed. 
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24th September 2014, 07:01 PM
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Quote:
http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6323&page=3
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25th September 2014, 06:49 AM
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Thats good to know, thanks.
Are the struts chrome like the standard units?
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25th September 2014, 08:39 AM
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Thanks for sharing
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25th September 2014, 10:00 AM
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Great info thanks!
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2nd December 2014, 10:08 AM
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Have the same problem. Many thanks for sharing.
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