Upper Tailgate Struts

[playwme]

I've got a set from a Sigma wagon holding mine up. They were relatively easy to fit, they hold the tailgate up well and you can now close it with one hand (as opposed to holding up the gate and clicking the release with your other hand. Being wagon ones mine are pretty powerful too. You need to give it a good pull down to shut it and once it reaches 10 cm from closed the struts snap the gate shut like a rabbit trap. When driving with it open there's no bouncing at all though, solid as a rock.

[GTS]

You need to give it a good pull down to shut it and once it reaches 10 cm from closed the struts snap the gate shut like a rabbit trap.

Therein lies a potential problem. I've seen what happens when struts are over gassed for the application and start bending things like mounting brackets of break either the ball or plastic socket on the strut. I have even seen a Toyota Landcruiser top tailgate fold at the mounting point shattering the tailgate glass and writing off the tailgate. The owner had modified the spare wheel carrier and wanted the tailgate to lift by itself with the spare on it. Epic fail despite advice that it wouldn't work. By the way, I own Strut Re-Gas in Canberra.

[playwme]

By the way, I own Strut Re-Gas in Canberra.

Looks like a visit is in order then. I noticed a heap of crud around the screen rubber in my tailgate today so thought I'd pull the glass out and make sure it wasn't rusting underneath. Removed the tailgate and discovered one strut wasn't even working. What's a re-gas cost.