Date:         Tue, 17 Jul 2001 23:02:19 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: rear hatch struts report
Comments: To: Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
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After all the rear hatch talk recently I thought I would give a quick
report.  I considered getting the medium duty struts from Ken at Vanagain,
but having had the heavy duty struts and liking the way they held the door
at any position, and lasted for a long time I decided to go for the heavy
duty ones from bus depot.

The heavy duty ones are fine... but I must say they are not as stiff as I
remember them from the past.  I had a set on my 88 wolfie and I remember
having to jump up a bit to get enough leverage to close the hatch when fully
opened.  the set I just purchased are not nearly as stiff.  Nothing wrong
with them mind you, just not as stiff as I had expected.  Maybe that's a
good thing, but it makes me wonder how long it will be until they break
down.



If they fail within a reasonable period of time, by all means email me. We
warranty them.  These have not been a failure prone item at all, extremely
reliable, save one period about a year ago when the manufacturer shipped a
bad batch. If you had those you'd know, as they typically failed within
weeks, but it's been a good year so I'm sure they're all through the
pipeline by now.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215) 234-VWVW