Date:         Tue, 17 Jul 2001 19:51:42 -1000
Reply-To:     Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
Subject:      Re: rear hatch struts report
Comments: To: ron@busdepot.com
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ron...

just wanted to let you know that I wasn't dissing the bd heavy duty struts
on the list by any means... but I was surprised that they weren't quite as
tough to close... but maybe that's a good thing.

Mick
Hilo, Hawaii

----- Original Message -----
From: The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>
To: Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 5:02 PM
Subject: RE: rear hatch struts report


> 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.
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> 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
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