Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:08:29 -0500
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: Rear Hatch Struts
VW started using a "weaker" left strut so that the hatch would stay in any
position placed. It seems that short people were complaining that they
could not reach the hatch when it opened fully on it's own.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Yi-Ruey Wei <ray.wei@US.PWCGLOBAL.COM>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: Rear Hatch Struts
>Mark,
>I've tried both VW's and Bus Depot's hatch struts. Our VW dealer sells for
>$30 each (used to be $60) with different left and right struts. Bus Depot
>sells $20 each which is exactly the same German brand as VW dealer's but
>they sell only the right one. According to Ron of Bus Depot that the VW's
>left strut is weaker which will cause both struts fail prematurely. I'd
>try Ron's since not only it's cheaper but it's the same German brand.
>BTW, don't buy that the Vanagon using different hatch struts because of the
>rear wiper/washer. The VW always lists different left/right part numbers
>for hatch struts (don't know why?) no matter you have rear wiper/washer or
>not!
>Regards,
>Yi-Ruey Wei
>87 Vanagon GL Syncro w/78K miles
>85 Jetta GLI w/169K miles
>Dallas, Texas
>
>> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 10:10:19 -0700
>> Reply-To: "Mark A. Williamson" <mwilliamson@ABCH2O.COM>
>> From: "Mark A. Williamson" <mwilliamson@ABCH2O.COM>
>> Subject: Rear Hatch Struts
>>
>> Hello All
>>
>> It is my understanding that the struts for rear hatch are not the same on
>> both side, for hatches that have the wiper/washer feature. At least this
> is
>> what is reported to me by the local VW dealer's parts department. Does
>> anyone know of an alternate source (other than VW) that makes a suitable
>> replacement and that accounts for the apparent difference in the struts
>from
>> the driver's and passenger's side? Pep Boys says they have struts, but
>does
>> not make a distinction between side of the hatch. Thanks for any
>> suggestions.
>>
>> Mark Williamson
>> Denver, CO
>> 88 Wolfsburg Weekender
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