Bus Depot use to carry some pretty hefty stuts for that hatch. Not to expensive as I recall - Back when I bought mine they were about $21/ea. Haven't checked lately so don't know current pricing, but check them out. Worth having. John Rodgers 88 GL driver Barry Muller wrote: >I've had my '91 Carat for about 3 years now. The >whole time the struts have been shot and I've been >usiing the ViseGrip method of propping the hatch open. > Considering what I've put into the vehicle it's >embarrassing that I haven't replaced these two >relatively inexpensive itme (which I plan to do soon). > > >To my point: I'm amazed that those two spindly struts >can hold that hatch open! The damn thing seems far >heavier than I'd ever guess. I've often wondered if >it was constructed from depleted uranium! > >bem > > > > |
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