Dan: New stock hatch struts will keep it up with the bike rack empty. That's the setup on my '87 syncro. The struts are ~4 years old and still work fine. I think I got them from the Bus Depot but don't remember which ones. I probably got the stock left/right ones. The PVC spacer tube solution would work with bikes on the rack, except that I couldn't lift the door anyway.... Richard A Jones Boulder, Colorado |
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