OK, walking around the truck on deep snow this evening I banged my head a good one on the upper hatch, which was also not fully up. So I'm on the warpath to find replacement struts. The factory ones are obscene, but I once ran into this on my boat's sunpad struts and removed one to bring to NAPA. Ten minutes later I walked out with struts that were $13 apiece instead of $70.
Unfortunately, these are going to be a bit tougher as there's a bracket on one end. So, anyone go down this road and find an aftermarket replacement that works?? Pressurized struts like this are a pretty mature/stable 'technology' and all, so I'll stray from my "factory - only" policy just this once.
DougM
Unfortunately, these are going to be a bit tougher as there's a bracket on one end. So, anyone go down this road and find an aftermarket replacement that works?? Pressurized struts like this are a pretty mature/stable 'technology' and all, so I'll stray from my "factory - only" policy just this once.
DougM