now the rear door has the weight of the ladder on it the shocks are struggling a little bit (think they were a bit passed it anyway)
Have others fitted uprated shocks the boot door to help it cope? if so, any advice?
many thanks
Benformerly Disco3Ben
2016 D4, Santorini Black
2007 D3, Black - sold
28th Mar 2018 1:22 pm
tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
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SGS for the gas struts.
28th Mar 2018 1:27 pm
Ben4
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thank you - will have a look. presume I just match the length of the original strut and then up the 'pressure'?formerly Disco3Ben
2016 D4, Santorini Black
2007 D3, Black - sold
28th Mar 2018 1:35 pm
Ben4
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Location: Buckinghamshire
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what does this lot mean?!
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I presume the 480N is the force this one exerts so I need to uprate that a significant amount.
do the rest of those numbers give a spec reference?formerly Disco3Ben
2016 D4, Santorini Black
2007 D3, Black - sold
28th Mar 2018 1:56 pm
Ben4
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just for future ref for others that may search for similar.
then they have suggested they will uprate them by 20%. all in was about £37 delivered for the pair and will be here tomorrow.
if there isn't enough pressure in the struts to cope with the ladder then they will top them up further for free, I'd just need to cover the postage.
I think that the extra 20% on top of them being new should do the job nicely - we shall see!!formerly Disco3Ben
2016 D4, Santorini Black
2007 D3, Black - sold
28th Mar 2018 2:20 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
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Just FYI - I got new struts from SGS late last year and the first time I opened the trunk almost got hit in the chin by the upper tailgate.
28th Mar 2018 2:51 pm
carroll493d
Member Since: 27 Jun 2017
Location: Alderton
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I got sgs struts after fitting the prospeed ladder. The first lot they sent were normal replacement which the guy told me would be enough, but they weren't, they did uprate them by about 20nm and now they work fine. In fact I tend to hold on when opening as it flings open at a vast rate
28th Mar 2018 4:06 pm
Ben4
Member Since: 28 Apr 2017
Location: Buckinghamshire
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Great service from SGS - struts arrived next day and easy to fit.
Perfect at 580nm (up from the standard at 480nm)formerly Disco3Ben
2016 D4, Santorini Black
2007 D3, Black - sold
30th Mar 2018 10:02 am
Ben4
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Still after some flooring if anyone has a few sections going spare??formerly Disco3Ben
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