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Re-gassing the boot hinge struts.

sewid

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sewid Grand Master

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Anyone ever re-gassed their boot hinge struts?

I found a set of cheap boot hinges with struts the other day but passed them up since I know its sometimes possible to regas these.

My boot does not close gracefully and I would prefer it too. Anyone know anywhere to do it. I'm about to go search the yellow pages and google.

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Wtf, $55 a strut?! I'm sure you can get it done for under half that price. Bugger them coming to you, that's what, $50 of their fee? It's not like you can't drive your car without the struts on.

If you can't get them re-gassed for a reasonable price, it may be better to get second hand struts.

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Also keep in mind that it's possible that only one strut has lost pressure. It only takes one to stop working properly before the boot lid becomes a sloppy bitch (it's happened to me before). Take them both off and check them, if only one needs pressurising then you can halve your expenses.

I am guessing this is one major area that the re-gassing places cash in on. They won't tell you that only one might need re-gassing!

I think the second hand strut for my Commodore cost $10 from a wrecker. I know that's Holden prices, but even if it were double for a Skyline that's still less than 1/4 the price of a double home-delivered re-gas.

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