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| SimonDavies Member Since: 15 Mar 2012 Location: Swansea Posts: 244   
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I currently have the V1 rear door strut but I'm a bit tired of warning passengers to "open with care" or "keep hold of the door". It's had countless repair jobs.
Anyway, out of the two newer soft open, which is better? My head tells me that the newer model V3 will obviously be more thought out but I'm more of a fan of the mounting location of the V2. What are you guys thinking? Simon Last edited by SimonDavies on 5th Jun 2019 12:30pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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5th Jun 2019 9:30am |
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| K.M Member Since: 28 Apr 2016 Location: Salisbury Posts: 300  
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Out of interest, what brand are you looking at? This is on my list as a modification but given where I've started parking the Defender, I won't want a door that just fires open as it will go straight in to a wall!
https://www.4x4overlander.com/product/naka...p-mounted/ |
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5th Jun 2019 10:36am |
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| SimonDavies Member Since: 15 Mar 2012 Location: Swansea Posts: 244
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The same as you have attached.
Stay away from the V1 in that case  |
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5th Jun 2019 12:29pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3674 
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I have the v3 and it is discreet and controlled. A great little mod.
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6th Jun 2019 5:17am |
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| LCJ Member Since: 07 Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 201 |
I started with the V3 but found that it was flexing the top of the door frame where it was mounted too much, so changed to the V2 - much better IMO, and looks more factory and discreet too
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6th Jun 2019 7:52am |
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| K.M Member Since: 28 Apr 2016 Location: Salisbury Posts: 300
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Forgiving my ignorance, does the 'soft-stop' allow you to lock off the door part way through the movement so you don't HAVE to open it the full 90 degrees? |
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6th Jun 2019 8:54am |
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| Stiff1 Member Since: 09 Dec 2014 Location: Cornwall Posts: 596 
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Deffinatly the V2 for me, just seems the best place to locate it, very OEM + strength of bottom section of door.
The soft action refers to when the door reaches its fully opened position, it will not stop with a jolt as in V1 which you really have to hold onto all the way. Instead it eases to the final position. If however you only want to open the door part way, you have to hold it, there is quite a bit of pressure pushing it open depending on the incline you are on. Also it does take more effort to close but still one of the best mods I have done. |
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6th Jun 2019 9:16pm |
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| SimonDavies Member Since: 15 Mar 2012 Location: Swansea Posts: 244
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I think it's going to be the V2 then. I did wonder if the closing aid on the V3 was worth going for but after reading another thread on here, maybe not.
Thanks all. |
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6th Jun 2019 10:20pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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Well over the years we have sold thousands of the gas struts. Version 1 is no longer available from 4x4overlander. Can confidently say that V2 is more popular then V3
V2 is slightly more involved in fitting as the door card has to come off and the reinforcing ribs need drilling. Take care NOT to drill the outer door skin. People comment that this one looks more factory fitted. V3 or top mounted one is in theory easier and quicker to fit. Door bracket is straight forward. Main bracket goes behind grab handles but sometimes the grab handles have been fixed on different spacing  so may need modification. Care is needed to attach strut to door bracket the correct way.
Both are relatively easy to fit if have a modicum of technical ability, the right tools and some common sense. Brendan |
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6th Jun 2019 10:43pm |
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| SimonDavies Member Since: 15 Mar 2012 Location: Swansea Posts: 244
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Thanks for that. Do you have the V2 in stock Brendan?
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7th Jun 2019 12:26pm |
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| chopcat Member Since: 11 Sep 2012 Location: Pembrokeshire Posts: 411 
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 Click image to enlarge loaded up the van for a long trip with the radio club in the sun Went to shut the door and the strut has locked up - i can only presume from getting hot. So I need a new one and some bigger screws now as trying to close the door pulled the plate off. I presume I can order a replacement strut on its own? |
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25th Jul 2019 10:25am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298  
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all of a sudden I don't like the look of that mod so much. |
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25th Jul 2019 1:04pm |
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| Thon Member Since: 22 Nov 2015 Location: Salisbury Plain Posts: 696
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Could be an isolated case - mine spent several months in late 30's / early 40's temperatures out in full sunlight the whole time without fault.
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25th Jul 2019 1:30pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3497 
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Most if not all hatchback cars have gas struts on their doors. I've seen them fitted on access hatches on rooftops where the temperatures are baking. Never known one to lock. They usually fail in the other way by losing their gas.
Might just be a one off? |
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25th Jul 2019 1:34pm |
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