I got two of the strong struts from BD and use a Saris Bones hatch-mount 3-bike rack. I remove the bikes for ease of access and the hatch stays up easily without the bikes. Have not tried with. Guess I need to test that this weekend. My concern is that with the hatch lifted and the bikes in place the bikes would swing to a more paint-damaging position. Probably not an issue with a tray-type rack like the Fiamma or Paulchen that holds the bikes rigidly in position. Stephen --- On Fri, 4/10/09, The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote:
From: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> Subject: Re: rear hatch struts To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, April 10, 2009, 4:32 PM
> I'm glad this topic came up. Does anybody > have a substantial weight on the hatch, AND > struts strong enough to hold it up? I have had customers tell me that the with two of the stronger right-hand struts the hatch will stay up with a Fiamma bike rack (but no bikes) attached, whereas with the one-strong-strut / one-weak-strut setup it won't. I wouldn't call this "substantial" weight, but the rack is moderately heavy. I don't think you'd want to go much higher-pressure than that, or it would be very hard to close the hatch under normal (no-added-weight) circumstances. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT |
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