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custom90



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Bonnet gas struts
Just been having a search for the rear door gas struts on-line and came across other forums mentioning gas struts for the bonnet. What's the point in these? I can't help but think / wonder they'd be more trouble than they are worth. Anyone tried it?
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LR90XS2011



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I brought some to add security to the bonnet, I drilled the holes in my bonnet and wings and fitted them but all they did was push the bonnet forward in the hinges causing the latch at the front to be out of line and needing the bonnet pushing back to latch, so I removed them again, Im thinking of fitting better hinges before trying to fit the struts back on. DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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they are good if your lazy and cba to lift the bonnet Laughing one of the local landys nuts fitted them to his 90 good idea but now the bonnet sits well high up and you can see straight through instead of the bonnet closing nicely against his upper wing Shocked
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custom90



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Damn good job the latch doesn't fail too imagine that driving along Shocked I swear some one had that happen to them once. On a car on Wheeler Dealers on Sky I think Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
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"Sense of Adventure" were going to be making them.
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I've got a handfull of struts at work if anyone wants them. (about 6 I think at the moment)

I'll measure them today, but they're about the right size (they come off of old fruit machines that we've scrapped; they hold the front glass door "up" when you're working on them.

Some have the end ball joints, some not, so you'd have to cobble something up.


Anyway, they're free and in Swindon if anyone wants.
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Mine came from extreme DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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When they say call for a price that seems to me like saying they're too expensive to list the price on the site so phone up and we can really sell them to you for said high price. Confused
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LR90XS2011



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PMd DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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jst



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Jamie, i would be interested in two if you were willing to part with them Cheers

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No problem James, they're yours.

Post or forum relay?
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LR90XS2011



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they need to be about 23 inchs long with about a 10 inch stroke DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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jst



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diesel_jim wrote:
No problem James, they're yours.

Post or forum relay?


Cheers Jamie,

Post would work for me if your ok with that, if you include some payment details or pm me them i will transfer some funds.

address i think you have? Cheers

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blackwolf



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LR90XS2011 wrote:
... all they did was push the bonnet forward in the hinges causing the latch at the front to be out of line and needing the bonnet pushing back to latch...


You could avoid this problem by fitting them the other way round, i.e., the end of the strut that is attached to the bonnet is nearer the windscreen than the end of the strut attached to the wing end when the bonnet is shut.
Post #144330 10th May 2012 11:01am
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