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clig
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:07 pm

as above did they all have two struts ? guy at work wants to know.
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:31 pm

Early cars had one.
1981 E23 735i
1989 E30 325i Motorsport Convertible
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:06 pm

were they the same fitment on the ends as the later ones then
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Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:03 am

I beieve so yes but the earlier single ones used a 1x 300nm gas pressure strut, the later twin version used 2 x 150mn pressure struts.
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Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:34 am

cheers guys
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