> I just bought hatch struts from NAPA and they failed after about a week. > They only hold the door half-way open. I'm going back today to see about > replacement. There's always the 8-3/16" long 3/4" PVC pipe trick. See: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/hatch.jpg The PVC pipe can stay where it is when you close the hatch and it just falls into place when lifting the hatch. If you see us at a show or campout, say hi and ask for one...I usually keep some spares with me to give away. -Karl Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 Westfalia Weekender "Beverley" - 187K miles VW Mechanic list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/vwshops Busses by the Trail - Oct 15-17, 1999: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/bbtt PA/NJ Vanagon owner's mailing list: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/pavanagon |
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