Passat tailgate struts?

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Sun 10 Oct 2004 22:41
Passat tailgate struts? - Cyrill666 {P}
Hello,

The following questions relate to a 1995 Passat 1.9 Estate.

Fitstly, is the correct name for the tailgate struts, "tailgate gas struts"?

Secondly, can anyone give me a ballpark figure for a new tailgate gas strut? (I've had a quote of around £25 for 2nd hand, and I wondered how that might compare to new)

Kind regards,
Cyrill666

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Sun 10 Oct 2004 22:52
Passat tailgate struts? - spikeyhead {p}
see if german swedish and french has them in stock, could be much cheaper than buying form VW
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Sun 10 Oct 2004 23:59
Passat tailgate struts? - IanT
Because gas struts tend to lose gas with age, I would be wary of buying second-hand ones. If the ebay ones are original 1995 struts, they might not be in much better condition than your existing struts.

As spikeyhead says ...
German Swedish French £9.75 + vat + p&p each
www.gsfcarparts.com
Search for "strut"

I hope the ebay price was for a pair!

Ian
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Mon 11 Oct 2004 09:12
Passat tailgate struts? - volvoman
Also try Eurocarparts - I got a pair of OEM (I believe) gas tailgate struts for my Volvo 940 estate from them for about £23 not that long ago. Don't use them now I've got a Mazda but everything I ever bought from that company was good quality and very reasonably priced. HTH.
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Mon 11 Oct 2004 10:21
Passat tailgate struts? - Cyrill666 {P}
Thanks everyone - lifesaving replies as always.

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