Power boot struggles to open on left side.

[HPsauce]

Would not the current strut have the pressure marked on it?

[Turbo Tony]

OK, I did a quick Google and it appears there is a company in the UK that can regas struts through the mail - SGS Engineering UK.

They just got back to me and said they can supply new struts for £41.14 for the pair, or regas mine for £29.16 (£9.50 per strut, £5.30 postage + VAT), which includes return postage. They have to inspect the struts to ascertain whether or not they can be regassed.

I'm tempted to have them regassed, so I know they'll be OEM struts.

They're based in Derby and they said they're happy for me to pop in if I'm in the area. Strangely enough, I may need to head that way for work in the next couple of months, so I may do the whole thing in person.

[Storka]

Originally Posted by Turbo Tony

OK, I did a quick Google and it appears there is a company in the UK that can regas struts through the mail - SGS Engineering UK.

They just got back to me and said they can supply new struts for £41.14 for the pair, or regas mine for £29.16 (£9.50 per strut, £5.30 postage + VAT), which includes return postage. They have to inspect the struts to ascertain whether or not they can be regassed.

I'm tempted to have them regassed, so I know they'll be OEM struts.

They're based in Derby and they said they're happy for me to pop in if I'm in the area. Strangely enough, I may need to head that way for work in the next couple of months, so I may do the whole thing in person.

I think that will go a long to help solving your problem

[Conquistador]

If you're going to that effort, SGS do 'NitroLift' (nitrogen gas struts) which are around £35 if I remember correctly. Fitted some to my D2's boot and to the bonnet of another car and they perform well.

[ainarssems]

Originally Posted by Conquistador

If you're going to that effort, SGS do 'NitroLift' (nitrogen gas struts) which are around £35 if I remember correctly. Fitted some to my D2's boot and to the bonnet of another car and they perform well.

That's probably just a marketing, as far as I know most of the struts (if not all) will be filled with nitrogen as are gas filled shock absorbers because nitrogen molecules are fairly large so they escape less and nitrogen does not contain oxygen like air would so does not oxidise oil in the struts, on top of that it is cheap and abundant.

[snapdragon]

Hi mcs, if you end up with a spare lift motor I would perhaps be interested in buying it if you no longer want it, I already did the switch and wiring but was waiting for another one to come along at the right price after missing one for sale on here.

[Storka]

Originally Posted by ainarssems

That's probably just a marketing, as far as I know most of the struts (if not all) will be filled with nitrogen as are gas filled shock absorbers because nitrogen molecules are fairly large so they escape less and nitrogen does not contain oxygen like air would so does not oxidise oil in the struts, on top of that it is cheap and abundant.

Yes the strut man when he did mine put them in a steel tube and pressurized it with nitrogen. I saw the nitrogen bottle connected to it.
It was a homemade setup. Steel tube with screw on cap.
Put struts in the tube pressurize and gas is forced past the o rings.
It is harder to reduce the pressure in the strut apparently

[H-M3]

just bumping this thread. Did anyone at the end have their struts gassed? As my one closes fine but needs help lifting

[homer simpson]

Originally Posted by Turbo Tony

OK, I did a quick Google and it appears there is a company in the UK that can regas struts through the mail - SGS Engineering UK.

They just got back to me and said they can supply new struts for £41.14 for the pair, or regas mine for £29.16 (£9.50 per strut, £5.30 postage + VAT), which includes return postage. They have to inspect the struts to ascertain whether or not they can be regassed.

Well for some reason SGS no longer regas struts for power boots. Reasoning was a bit strange, saying something along the lines of you can't just regas to xNm and it will work, there are a lot of other things involved. Here was their reply

Good morning,

Thank you for your enquiry. This is not a product that we manufacture or re gas.

Please do not hesitate to contact us in the future as we have a large variety of products and are always adding to our range which can be viewed at the link below:

http://www.sgs-engineering.com

I think people have had theirs regassed in the past and it hasn't solved the problem so they have then blamed SGS for not doing their job properly, where as the failure could be the motor etc

[ivanhoe]

Do you just replace the screw in centre of the buffer?