Bonnet strutts.
 

I raised the bonnet this morning to do my usual regular checks and while bending over the bay down it came on my bonce :eek: Luckily it was still partially damped so not to bad,not that there is much in there to damage anyway :} I raised it again and sure enough a minute or so later down it came again.

I'm surprised that one or maybe both of the strutts have failed as it's a low mileage weekend car and been used very sparingly.I can't remember reading of these failing before.Anyone else had this happen?

Yes! SGS do very good replacements. I nearly lost a finger!
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I've heard of boot struts failing because, maybe, the boot is opened far more often than the bonnet.--Harder working life.

Ouch that looks painful.

Perhaps it's a timely reminder for others to check them and replace if necessary before something really nasty happens!

That's because owning a 1.8 means the bonnet is opened more often 😁😁 Sorry Mick, couldn't help myself 😁

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Another vote for the struts from SGS. Replaced mine earlier in the year and a MASSIVE improvement.

Cliff

I'd already ordered a pair before seeing your recommendations unfortunately but all the ones I looked at were rated at 420Nm.

Hi im after some is this the correct Strut - https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gsc2...5-bonnet-strut

cheers julian