So COPICH@calvin.cc.duq.edu says: > Vanagon owners! > I'm relatively new in the vanagon scene but I've noticed > with many of the vanagons that the ...I'm not sure what they are > called...maybe support struts that hold up the back hatch have > been under designed. They must go bad after about 7 years. > It was interesting to see the creative ways of proping ping up that > deADLY hatch. I'm currently using a tomato stake. Anyway > is there or has there been anything designed to replace > these wimpy struts? Well... as an alternative to the deluxe stick in the hatch routine, here's an exerpt from a previous posting about a place that had those shocks on sale: > On Thu, 6 Jul 1995, Joel Walker wrote: > > > "Hatch shocks for Rabbit, Scirocco, Golf, VANAGON, Audi, as low as > $25.00" > > > Marin Motorsports (415) 927-7090 > > 63 Industrial Way > > Greenbrae, CA 94904 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is the place they're talkin' about. > > > > > > anybody out there want to call and see whether this is just hype?? > > They gave me a price quote of $29 each for the Vanagon. > > Mike <mjcatlin@wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us> Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
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