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Date:         Thu, 26 Mar 1998 14:30:37 +0100
Reply-To:     Pabst Michael <Michael.Pabst@VT.SIEMENS.DE>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Pabst Michael <Michael.Pabst@VT.SIEMENS.DE>
Subject:      AW: another hatch strut victim
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
Comments: cc: "wolfgang.fietz@med.siemens.de" <wolfgang.fietz@med.siemens.de>,
          "100412.3644@compuserve.com" <100412.3644@compuserve.com>
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> Brad Horner here, > I bought my vanagon with a pair of struts called "koblenz" from > Germany. > The man that I bought the van from told me they are after-market. They > hold > the hatch in any position you leave it at. Works for me. > FYI, Koblenz is a city in Germany where the company resides that manufactures the VW struts. The company's name is Stabilus and you might find that name on the struts too. Someday in the 80s, VW realized that 'short people' got a problem closing the lid when the struts pushed it fully open and they changed them to hold it any position. michaelp 80 westy 86 7-seater 86 quantum


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