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need new boot struts, sedan, hte shocker things that help lift the boot lid up.
do i just get standard ones or is there some heavy duty ones to get. have a spoiler. thanks
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| fairmont1998 |
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Ford have three different boot struts.
Standard boot. Boots with spoiler EL GT. IIRC they are not very expensive.
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| msman |
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i know theyre not very expensive but which of the three is best.
my mom and sister use the car as well thats why i'm asking. i take it elgt is the best of the three and can fit strsight onto my el. thanks
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| fairmont1998 |
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I'd go with the middle one unless you have an EL GT wing. Fitting too strong a strut will stress the strut mount and they are prone to breaking their spot welds on the EF/EL.
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| msman |
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thanks for help
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| Vic |
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So does the boot strut for a spoiler mount actually help lift the boot lid easier than the standard boot strut?
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| ef302 |
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I hope so!! Just put the XR spoiler on the back of mine and now can hardly lift the bastard!! Surely the spoiler isn't that heavy!! Bloody leverage.
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| partie |
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ppl with spoilers will need a heavey duty strut(the medium one). Else the boot wont pop up properly.
we recently replaced outs. Did the job.
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| fairmont1998 |
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Vic wrote: So does the boot strut for a spoiler mount actually help lift the boot lid easier than the standard boot strut?
Yes, but fit it to a boot without a spoiler and it will give too much assistance, the boot will open too quickly.
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| Vic |
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Well my current struts don't do much at all. If I hit the boot release button, the boot lid doesn't move. I have to lift it by hand and there is some weight to it.
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| fairmont1998 |
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Replace those with some new ones and it will work fine. Mine didn't lift when I got the car and I had them replaced under warrenty. On a hot day the boot flys open, on a cold day it lifts gently.
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| Vic |
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Ahhh so thats just stuffed boot struts on my car. They are just meant to pop the bootlid open all the way by themselves. Neat.
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| pully6 |
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Darin, what are they worth mate? (the XR style ones)
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| Tomek |
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Vic wrote: Well my current struts don't do much at all. If I hit the boot release button, the boot lid doesn't move. I have to lift it by hand and there is some weight to it.
I thought thats you open a boot..... never knew they can do it all by themselves!! 
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| falconea |
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I have the problem with my EA now I have a spoiler on. Will these struts fit the EA.. Cheers
Also how much should I expect to pay for a pair of the MID ones????
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