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 Post subject: EB Boot lid mod
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 7:37 pm 
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hi guys
has anyone put gas struts on an eb boot lid? when my gas conversion was done they forgot to put the spring back on the boot so it always slams now unless im carefull, so was going to try to put gas struts on lid instead,

has anyone done this before?? :D
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 Post subject: Re: EB Boot lid mod
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:45 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
hi guys
has anyone put gas struts on an eb boot lid? when my gas conversion was done they forgot to put the spring back on the boot so it always slams now unless im carefull, so was going to try to put gas struts on lid instead,

has anyone done this before?? :D



spring???? ... car HAD gas struts when built. there's one either side of boot ... are kinda renowned for breaking mounts at rear of rear seat tho
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 Post subject: Re: EB Boot lid mod
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:35 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
{USERNAME} wrote:
hi guys
has anyone put gas struts on an eb boot lid? when my gas conversion was done they forgot to put the spring back on the boot so it always slams now unless im carefull, so was going to try to put gas struts on lid instead,

has anyone done this before?? :D



spring???? ... car HAD gas struts when built. there's one either side of boot ... are kinda renowned for breaking mounts at rear of rear seat tho


Def had no struts on this model. It had a metal rod going from 1 hinge to the other acting as a spring. Eb 2 spac
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 Post subject: Re: EB Boot lid mod
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:41 pm 
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Def had no struts on this model. It had a metal rod going from 1 hinge to the other acting as a spring. Eb 2 spac



if i remember tomorrow ... i'll take a pic of my EB2 Spack & show ya :mrgreen:
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 Post subject: Re: EB Boot lid mod
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:52 pm 
Oompa Loompa
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{USERNAME} wrote:
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Def had no struts on this model. It had a metal rod going from 1 hinge to the other acting as a spring. Eb 2 spac



if i remember tomorrow ... i'll take a pic of my EB2 Spack & show ya :mrgreen:



Sweet cheers mate. Ill check mine out too
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 Post subject: Re: EB Boot lid mod
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 9:24 pm 
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sorry i took soo long.....


link will show what i mentioned previously re gas struts ... this is from a EB2 S pack

http://s1004.photobucket.com/user/mad2_ ... rd%20Sedan


that IS what the factory used.



cheers
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 Post subject: Re: EB Boot lid mod
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:52 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
sorry i took soo long.....


link will show what i mentioned previously re gas struts ... this is from a EB2 S pack

http://s1004.photobucket.com/user/mad2_ ... rd%20Sedan


that IS what the factory used.



cheers

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