Rear boot dampers on convertible

[Bally]

Had the rear dampers replaced on my bootlid but the dampers seem to be pushing bootlid closed instead of helping it up any ideas on what could be wrong thanks

[paultv]

Fitted upside down!

Paul

[Bally]

Don’t think so because the damper should spring outwards and need force to close so either way round shouldn’t matter it seems like instead of pushing outwards they are pulling inwards may take the damper off to see what they do unfitted may be wrong ones

[Satan]

Where did you get the dampers from and any photos as a damper is meant to hold the bottled/bonnet up and not pulling them closed.......

[Bally]

They are from bmw maindealer

[Satan]

What car do you have as on a convertible there is usually one damper on the saloon I believe there may be two and a spring? Photos would help, who replaced them?

[Bally]

J plate 325 mine has 2 dampers at work so no pics thought there may be someone who’s had the same issue or experience

[Satan]

Mines a pre facelift vert and has one damper.

[Satan]

Photos would help,

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=41_0785

[paultv]

Mines a G May 1990 and has 2 - they also came from BMW and I have no issue's. I have a boot spoiler on there still from the mtech kit I took off and binned, so a bit heavier than without, and it also has a boot lid inner liner which adds some weight too - the two springs I have are 150N each and it all works fine.

Paul

[Bally]

Thanks Paulette sounds like the same set up not a lot to go wrong with fitting just taken one side off and I can push the damper in and out yurt by using slight finger force suspect these are faulty dampers almost feel as if no fluid or gas resistance will try new set thanks

[paultv]

sounds like they are NOS, been sitting on a shelf for thirty years - mine are hard to push closed by hand, so it looks like a refund to me!

Paul

[Satan]

I got mine from SGS Engineering.

[paultv]

I had a pair from SGS - they're still in the garage as they don't fit properly.

Paul

[Satan]

I had a pair from SGS - they're still in the garage as they don't fit properly.

Paul

You must have ordered the wrong ones as all of mine fit, is it the size of the hole or the shape of the bracket at either end of the damper?

[paultv]

it's the bracket shape that stops the bottom IIRC going all the way home... when I checked with them, they said they didn't make an E30 specific boot spring/damper.

Paul

[Satan]

I've seen that before as its the offset on the bracket thats the problem, must be a post facelift thing, I believe they can refresh old dampers as well.