Gas springs/strut for rear boot

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Ortovox77
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Gas springs/strut for rear boot

Post by Ortovox77 » Fri Nov 02, 2018 11:00 am

Hi

Just recently got annoyed that my boot kept falling down on the 480 that I was scrapping for parts. I remembered that I had some old gas struts laying around from two Ford Pumas that were cleaned out and used for track racing.
I tested and they are little longer but actually fitted really nice, I remember the boot being heavier on the Puma but for me the used ones worked perfect on my 480.

Regards Jonas
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Volvo 480 Turbo 1994
Volvo 480 ES/GT 1995
Volvo 480 Turbo 1988
Volvo 480 Turbo 1990 (will be scrapped)
BMW Z4 coupe (ESS supercharged)
Saab 9-5 2006
Rotax DD2 Gokart
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