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5th November 2020, 18:51 | #1 |
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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 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?
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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.
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Ouch that looks painful. Perhaps it's a timely reminder for others to check them and replace if necessary before something really nasty happens!
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5th November 2020, 20:23 | #5 |
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That's because owning a 1.8 means the bonnet is opened more often 😁😁 Sorry Mick, couldn't help myself 😁
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5th November 2020, 20:53 | #7 |
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And another one for SGS struts. Put them on the diesel bonnet and boot. Really powerful items.
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I'd already ordered a pair before seeing your recommendations unfortunately but all the ones I looked at were rated at 420Nm.
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Hi im after some is this the correct Strut - https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gsc2...5-bonnet-strut
cheers julian
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Those are the ones I have on mine.
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