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| Butchers Boy Member Since: 10 Jan 2016 Location: Essex Posts: 426   
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Typical me I see a video on a thread here that I can no longer find that showed a rear door gas strut that not only open the rear door once hand was turned but when the door was pushed from the open position it also soft closed the door as well! I went straight out and purchased the Mud version that clearly only opens the door.....
Tell me I wasn't imaging it because I can't find that thread or video now and Mud have never heard of one that has soft open and close.....  2010 Defender 90 HT
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30th Jun 2017 3:36pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7908 
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This one off Brendan and Barbara site?
http://www.4x4overlander.com/product/defender-rear-door-stay-v2/ James MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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30th Jun 2017 3:42pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4796 
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I think you may have been imagining it. There has never been a closing ram. Cool though that would be! 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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30th Jun 2017 3:42pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4796
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P.s I have that strut on mine and it's great
 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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30th Jun 2017 3:43pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720 
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Self closing rear doors were standard fit at the factory.
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30th Jun 2017 6:29pm |
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| Scott_Landy Member Since: 24 Aug 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 85 
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You could just park facing down hill.....
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30th Jun 2017 6:45pm |
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| Butchers Boy Member Since: 10 Jan 2016 Location: Essex Posts: 426
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Yes thats the one.... !!
So whats the difference between that one and the one I got from Mud - why doesn't mine soft close when I push the door closed.... 
http://www.mudstuff.co.uk/defender-rear-door-gas-strut.html 2010 Defender 90 HT The longer I live..... The better I was! |
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30th Jun 2017 6:47pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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BB, the gas strut you got from Mud is identical to the Version 2 that we offer. I know they are identical as I know their supplier!
Version 1 gas strut is a hard stop. i.e. rear door flies open and unless you control opening the door it opens with a bang. Version 2 gas strut is a soft stop gas strut i.e. it slows down towards the end of its stroke. Version 3 top mounted gas strut. Is a soft stop gas strut with a small amount of closure assist. It is not self closing.\ Brendan |
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30th Jun 2017 7:01pm |
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| Butchers Boy Member Since: 10 Jan 2016 Location: Essex Posts: 426
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thanks Brendan...
Mine is extremely stiff to close I have no chance of pushing it and letting go like the guy in the viedo I can see the wheel arch flexing under the pressure from the bracket mounted to it as I close the door.... Do they easy up after a while?? 2010 Defender 90 HT
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30th Jun 2017 7:09pm |
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| Clemmo Member Since: 03 Aug 2012 Location: Mile Oak Posts: 1231 
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I have V2..
they don't ease off much TBH. I noticed the wheel arch flex too..and simply put a larger square plate inside the wheel arch and bolted through it. I don't see it move at all now! Clemmo Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow....
Defender 90 HT............Pangea Green BMW X3 Msport............Carbon Black Mini Electric................Grey. (wow!) MGB Roadster……..........Vermillion 17k miles Honda Benly CD200....Maroon --------McLouis Fusio........7.4m of fun |
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30th Jun 2017 7:20pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7908
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I'm so off/on these. Working like shown in video they look ideal, but then you hear the stories like above and doors/wheel arches flexing and it puts me off again. James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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1st Jul 2017 8:38am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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If you are worried about wheel arch box flexing go for version 3 top mounted one.
Mounted to top door hinge and where grab handles are above rear door. We have them fitted to our own vehicles. We sell hundreds of these per year and get very few problems reported to us. Any problems are normally down to 'pilot error' or shall we say kindly inadequate installation. One comment we have had made is we now have 4 dimples in the rear door the rivets must be too long. NO you have tried to drill through the outer skin of the door. The pre 02 version does not fit on my 96 vehicle. Yes because someone has replaced rear door with a later post 02 door. Brendan |
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1st Jul 2017 9:22am |
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| Butchers Boy Member Since: 10 Jan 2016 Location: Essex Posts: 426
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Brendan could V3 strut be fitted to the bottom V2 fixings ? 2010 Defender 90 HT The longer I live..... The better I was! |
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1st Jul 2017 10:44am |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5069 
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Gas strut one way at the top and the other at the bottom, one for opening and one for closing? Mike
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1st Jul 2017 11:06am |
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