Date:         Mon, 18 Sep 2000 13:04:59 -0400
Reply-To:     Reynold Woodall <wrey455@NETSCAPE.NET>
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From:         Reynold Woodall <wrey455@NETSCAPE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts
Comments: To: Colin Carmichael <colincarmichael@YAHOO.COM>

On Fri, 15 Sep 2000 09:14:18 -0700, Colin Carmichael
<colincarmichael@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

>Hello List.  I bought a set of the "Heavy Duty" Rear
>Hatch Struts from The Bus Depot back in July.  Had
>them on my 91 GL for a few weeks (initially working
>very well) and then they started to fail.  The rear
>hatch would fall to halfway.  I called the Bus Depot
>and they sent another set.  Put them on right away and
>they worked great for about three weeks.  Today, the
>rear hatch struts have failed again.
>
>Has anyone else had problems with these?  I called The
>Bus Depot today and the are refusing to take them
>back.  What a waste of $50.  The guy at their customer
>service desk was claiming my door might have added
>weight.  Not the case - no bike rack or anything.
>
>Interested in your comments.
>
>Thanks
>Colin Carmichael
>Tulsa, OK
>
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I bought two of these shocks five years ago and when I put both on,
I could not close the rear hatch easily, so I used one new one plus one of
the old ones and that's still how it is today and working well.
Reynold