If you need stays/struts for bonnet etc

macafee2 · 7th January 2022, 10:29

This is a FWIW post
If you need stays/struts for bonnet etc SGS Engineering probably do them and may only need the long number that is along the side of the stay. You may not need to measure the stay. If you do measure the stay, apparently you measure it open not closed.

I have ordered two for my caravan, I hope they are good.

Still SGS but something different
I have an SGS TJ3 Trolley jack and I think it is dangerous.
It drops the car not lower it. I have ordered a new seal kit for it as it is leaking, perhaps taking it apart and putting it back together may cure it.

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...xoCYqcQAvD_BwE

macafee2

bl52krz · 7th January 2022, 11:05

Hi Ian. I fitted both back and front struts to bonnet and boot from SGS, and they are excellent. I also have a 3 ton jack from them, and find that it is an excellent piece of work. With regards to the jack ‘dropping’ rather than letting it down, I have had no problems. Be gentle when letting the jack down and it is ok.

Southern Star · 7th January 2022, 11:20

I just fitted bonnet struts from SGS Engineering. Their system didn't recognise the number on my existing struts because they were not the originals, but I phoned and a very helpful chap sorted out the right ones for me, around £38 the pair I think. There are cheaper ones on ebay but of unknown quality.

FrattonEnder · 7th January 2022, 11:28

When I ordered my bonnet & boot struts from SGS, I just used the marque & model finder rather than measuring and all that. Both sets fitted a treat.
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/car-...lgate/rover/75
Obviously if you're an MG owner, like I am, don't be spooked by the lack of the MG logo on their site.

trikey · 7th January 2022, 11:59

I have sgs front and back on the dorchester and they are brilliant.

KWIL · 7th January 2022, 12:40

Because I have a rubber mat in the Tourer boot, I have fitted an uprated strut to hold the floor when open, also from SGS.

bl52krz · 7th January 2022, 17:49

SGS also do a refill service on struts, whereby they refill with gas. I don’t know if they do ours, but you could always ask if wanted.

tonybel · 9th January 2022, 09:21

Funily enough I have just ordered a set of bonnet struts of DMGRS for £24.00 including postage which I think is a good deal and also I do prefer to support out traders when I can.

They probably should have been changed a year ago when the bonnet first landed on my head, but even so 16 years is not bad. I hope the new set lasts 10 years by which time I and the car will probably have bigger things to worry about

did the boot struts last week and its much better now well worth the effort. Wasnt until I read a thread on here over the christmas break that I understood I had a problem.

Typhoon190 · 9th January 2022, 10:26

Original fitment Stabilus struts are still available.

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/stabilus/291762

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/stabilus/292957

Arctic · 9th January 2022, 15:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Typhoon190

Original fitment Stabilus struts are still available.

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/stabilus/291762

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/stabilus/292957

Hi Ben thanks for the link

7th January 2022, 10:29	#1
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,912 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	If you need stays/struts for bonnet etc This is a FWIW post If you need stays/struts for bonnet etc SGS Engineering probably do them and may only need the long number that is along the side of the stay. You may not need to measure the stay. If you do measure the stay, apparently you measure it open not closed. I have ordered two for my caravan, I hope they are good. Still SGS but something different I have an SGS TJ3 Trolley jack and I think it is dangerous. It drops the car not lower it. I have ordered a new seal kit for it as it is leaking, perhaps taking it apart and putting it back together may cure it. https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...xoCYqcQAvD_BwE macafee2

7th January 2022, 11:05	#2
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Hi Ian. I fitted both back and front struts to bonnet and boot from SGS, and they are excellent. I also have a 3 ton jack from them, and find that it is an excellent piece of work. With regards to the jack ‘dropping’ rather than letting it down, I have had no problems. Be gentle when letting the jack down and it is ok. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

7th January 2022, 11:28	#4
FrattonEnder Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: May 2020 Location: Gloucester Posts: 233 Thanks: 40 Thanked 47 Times in 28 Posts	When I ordered my bonnet & boot struts from SGS, I just used the marque & model finder rather than measuring and all that. Both sets fitted a treat. https://www.sgs-engineering.com/car-...lgate/rover/75 Obviously if you're an MG owner, like I am, don't be spooked by the lack of the MG logo on their site. __________________ Serial Longbridge owner - Rover 213SE, Rover 216GTi, Rover 416 SLi, MG ZS 120+, MG ZT CDTi, MG ZT-T 190. Flies in the ointment - Ford Mondeo Mk4 CDTi Zetec, MINI Cooper 1.6

7th January 2022, 11:59	#5
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,765 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	I have sgs front and back on the dorchester and they are brilliant. __________________ Lest we forget..

7th January 2022, 17:49	#7
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	SGS also do a refill service on struts, whereby they refill with gas. I don’t know if they do ours, but you could always ask if wanted. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

7th January 2022, 11:20	#3
Southern Star Loves to post Rover 75 CTDi Contemporary SE Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Stretton-under-Fosse, Warwickshire. Posts: 358 Thanks: 54 Thanked 134 Times in 83 Posts	I just fitted bonnet struts from SGS Engineering. Their system didn't recognise the number on my existing struts because they were not the originals, but I phoned and a very helpful chap sorted out the right ones for me, around £38 the pair I think. There are cheaper ones on ebay but of unknown quality.

7th January 2022, 12:40	#6
KWIL Precise Rover 75 Tourer 2.5KV6 Connoisseur SE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Fleet Posts: 2,952 Thanks: 630 Thanked 617 Times in 480 Posts	Because I have a rubber mat in the Tourer boot, I have fitted an uprated strut to hold the floor when open, also from SGS.

9th January 2022, 09:21	#8
tonybel Avid contributor MG ZT 190 SE Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Stone Posts: 173 Thanks: 66 Thanked 29 Times in 24 Posts	Funily enough I have just ordered a set of bonnet struts of DMGRS for £24.00 including postage which I think is a good deal and also I do prefer to support out traders when I can. They probably should have been changed a year ago when the bonnet first landed on my head, but even so 16 years is not bad. I hope the new set lasts 10 years by which time I and the car will probably have bigger things to worry about did the boot struts last week and its much better now well worth the effort. Wasnt until I read a thread on here over the christmas break that I understood I had a problem. __________________ Running like a train & leaking like a sieve

9th January 2022, 10:26	#9
Typhoon190 This is my second home MG ZT-T 190 Monogram Typhoon Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 4,704 Thanks: 328 Thanked 557 Times in 443 Posts	Original fitment Stabilus struts are still available. https://www.autodoc.co.uk/stabilus/291762 https://www.autodoc.co.uk/stabilus/292957