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Date:         Wed, 27 Jun 2001 11:14:50 EDT
Reply-To:     KENWILFY@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         KENWILFY@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: rear hatch struts
Comments: To: cogent@gntech.net
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;

There were actually three different part numbers for hatch struts. One weak, one heavy duty for some model years and they would put one on the left and the other on the right. Then there were some years that used a middle strength strut for both sides. These middle strength struts are the ones that I sell. They are not the weak ones and they are not the stiffest ones that Ron sells. I have a set of the heavy duty ones on my '91 Carat and I will agree that my small wife (who only weighs 98lbs) could probably hang from the hatch when open. This stiffness is great if you have a bike rack or something on the rear hatch. But if you just a normal person who wants to open and close the rear hatch, the effort is more than desirable. I have the struts that I sell on some of my other vans and they are stiff enough to hold the hatch open with no problem normally, but when you go to close it there is much less resistance after a certain point. I mean the heavy duty struts you are fighting to close the hatch all the way down. I am not saying that there is anything wrong with the struts that Ron sells. Many people have them and are very happy. However if you want a medium feel then the ones I sell are better. They are $18 each and they are VW dealer too. Let me know if you are interested.

Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Phone: (856)-765-1583 Fax: (856)-327-2242


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