Following on from various musings on age and effectiveness of the the boot rear has struts, as an easy intro to getting on with more challenging matters like the replacement turbos I thought I’d tackle an easier task to get settled in.
So bought some front and rear gas struts which are allegedly BMW ones minus the BMW logo..
So it’s another one if those be brave matters..a flat bladed screwdriver levered against the hinge and out pops the strut end.
Bit of a shock on how the lid suddenly felt very heavy with one of the old struts removed.
Put the new strut in and when replacing the second no such drama…I assume the new strut had more resistance than the old one.
So with two new struts the boot definitely is less likely to ‘flop down’..but as it goes over centre it still will drop down hard..not just as fast or hard as before..
So yes it’s an improvement but not a night n day event..
Decided to quit whilst ahead on the front struts as they are slightly more involved with a plastic shield on one side and plumbing for the windscreen jets.
TBH the front doesn’t feel like it needs changing but since I’ve started I’ll finish..
So bought some front and rear gas struts which are allegedly BMW ones minus the BMW logo..
So it’s another one if those be brave matters..a flat bladed screwdriver levered against the hinge and out pops the strut end.
Bit of a shock on how the lid suddenly felt very heavy with one of the old struts removed.
Put the new strut in and when replacing the second no such drama…I assume the new strut had more resistance than the old one.
So with two new struts the boot definitely is less likely to ‘flop down’..but as it goes over centre it still will drop down hard..not just as fast or hard as before..
So yes it’s an improvement but not a night n day event..
Decided to quit whilst ahead on the front struts as they are slightly more involved with a plastic shield on one side and plumbing for the windscreen jets.
TBH the front doesn’t feel like it needs changing but since I’ve started I’ll finish..
