Tourer gas struts - Page 2

75 car girl · 31st January 2022, 14:29

My new struts arrived today. Did the job in ten minutes. What a difference don't need two hands to open it now lol.

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Gino · 1st February 2022, 12:06

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Hi Amanda.
Do you mean that a plate as been welded to the side panel of the tail gate, as opposed to using bolted plate as in the photo below.

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we fit these at the Nano meets as a precaution to stop the strut from pulling out of the side panel.

They can pull through due to the spot weld giving way, because the strut flexing the thin sheet metal.

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Click the link
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...=296563&page=2

Hi Trikey,

do you have some of those reinforcing plates for sale? They look like a really good idea

Many thanks,

Rob

Arctic · 1st February 2022, 12:15

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Hi Trikey,

do you have some of those reinforcing plates for sale? They look like a really good idea

Many thanks,

Rob

Hi Rob.
It's me Arctic that had those plates for the Nano meets, but you can obtain them from the link below page 3 post 30

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...=296563&page=3

https://www.screwfix.com/p/jointing-...questid=397224

Gino · 1st February 2022, 14:09

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Hi Rob.
It's me Arctic that had those plates for the Nano meets, but you can obtain them from the link below page 3 post 30

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...=296563&page=3

https://www.screwfix.com/p/jointing-...questid=397224

Thanks Arctic, & my apologies....

I'll be ordering some later

Yorkshire GOC · 3rd February 2022, 16:12

I would also get a couple of Arctic's strut supports (see pics above)- on the Tourer it is a known weakness that the struts can damage the car frame - am sure someone can post a picture of what i mean.

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