gas bonnet strut for the e30

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Post Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:42 am

hello was gonna buy one

has anyone else got one and can vouch for them

whats the advantage of having them?

cheers eun :wink:
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Post Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:51 pm

Not really a huge advantage in having them, aside from that they ensure your bonnet doesn't land on your head on a windy day. Downside is that they can explode in an under-bonnet fire!

Don't pay a fortune, get them cheap off a crashed Saxo or 106 and make 'em fit!
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Post Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:03 pm

New ones are about a tenner from ecp
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Post Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:25 pm

Thought all E30's had a gas strut to hold the bonnet open :mad:

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Post Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:32 pm

Templ8e30 wrote:Thought all E30's had a gas strut to hold the bonnet open :mad:

Cheers,

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Post Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:38 pm

Mine never did :wink:
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Post Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:26 pm

Motorhole wrote:Mine never did :wink:
Did when it left the factory.
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Post Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:27 pm

There's not some confusion between bonnet gas strut and strut brace here, is there?
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Post Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:28 pm

Do you want the one of the one I'm scrapping this week ?
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Post Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:36 pm

I'm thinking the original post is asking about the power lift type struts, they're common with the VW fraternity, they open the bonnet un-aided.
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Post Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:10 am

Simon wrote:I'm thinking the original post is asking about the power lift type struts, they're common with the VW fraternity, they open the bonnet un-aided.
yep simons got it

it acts like a sort of hydraulic one like you get on the e36 :wink:

cheers for info :wink:
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Post Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:25 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:
Motorhole wrote:Mine never did :wink:
Did when it left the factory.
Bugger. That explains why the bonnet had a death wish on my head then.
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Post Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:27 pm

The short original one hold the bonnet down until you start to lift about about 10-12 inches.

You could try the longer ones from a tourer tailgate but would have to fit them in a different position along the sides and would probably get in the way when working on the engine. It would be a good mod seeing as even a new short one doesn't hold the bonnet in a strong wind.
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Post Wed Feb 15, 2006 7:03 pm

Think i will be going for a new standard one, changed the battery today in the garage and nearly lost a hand :roll: ...... that bonnet suprised me how fast it came down 8O (daft as i am i spent nearly a minute looking round the wing tops and bonnet underside for a bonnet prop.... 1001 uses for a pry bar #927 temporary bonnet prop) :mad:
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Post Wed Feb 15, 2006 7:33 pm

They do lose their strength gradualy when they fail. I changed the strut on one of mine recently after it came down on me in a moderate breeze.
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