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Trust me when I say the struts can be bouht quite cheaply (roughly $40 each) from any supercheap/autobarn/bursons store. If they can't find the strut your after "because its an import and we don't keep that information" measure the diameter of the black rod, the fully opened length and the fully closed length (nomally the length of the largest tube plus the plastic bit that connects to your bonnet). With those measurements they should be able to come up with a match.

Stay away from wrecked cars - you have no idea how old/worn the struts are in those.

Reconditioning is not as good as replacing in my opinion and its not that expensive to replace them.

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could use a piece of wood to keep it open if you're a tightwad :P

What about say replacement struts for a VP commodore (just having a stab in the dark here)

a mate has the same problem on his A31, except it stays open for a little while then bashes him on the head as he goes to remove coil packs etc. always good for a laugh!

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could use a piece of wood to keep it open if you're a tightwad :D

What about say replacement struts for a VP commodore (just having a stab in the dark here)

a mate has the same problem on his A31, except it stays open for a little while then bashes him on the head as he goes to remove coil packs etc. always good for a laugh!

YES!

Just when you think they are gonna work, you check your oil or coolant levels and smack, cops ya in the back of the head! haha, happened to me a few times.

I sent an email a while ago about them, down somewhere in Glenelg a bloke said to me I think it was about $58.60 a strut to regas. But I wasnt too sure what other options there could be. :) Plus, its not a huge problem anyway, allows me to carry a piece of wood in the boot. lol.. :)

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i used monroe ones cost 50 bucks each car is at the paint shop now if you can wait till thurs ill give ya the part no they actually lift the bonnet 15mm higher than stock so they are a performance improvement lol

thanks mate, if u do get some time, please let me kow the part number.

cheers

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