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Old 25th February 2020, 16:31   #11
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thanks cliff. I thought they would just be logged by length, not by car.

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Old 25th February 2020, 18:09   #12
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+1 on the SGS struts. Below is what happens when your bonnet drops when you are not expecting it to:-

The bonnet drops, your finger is in the gap that is just not wide enough for it and you try to pull it out! Ouch!
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Old 25th February 2020, 19:27   #13
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+1 on the SGS struts. Below is what happens when your bonnet drops when you are not expecting it to:-

The bonnet drops, your finger is in the gap that is just not wide enough for it and you try to pull it out! Ouch!
Ouch indeed!! I'll bet the air was blue after that.

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Old 25th February 2020, 20:12   #14
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Ouch indeed!! I'll bet the air was blue after that.

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Yes! So was my finger! I managed to keep the skin by taping it down with a plaster and bracing the finger with a lolly stick, as every time I bent the finger, the skin slipped. It took about two weeks before I could bend it safely. All fine now with a "Smiley" scar to match my numberplate (true Rover 75 fanatic!).
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Old 25th February 2020, 20:24   #15
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I have been meaning to order a pair of these for over a year. I keep forgetting until I have to do something under the bonnet, like this afternoon for example when I had to change a parking light bulb. I have to use my umbrella to keep it up because I just don't trust it anymore. It's dropped a couple of times.

I keep thinking I best get it sorted before the next MOT, I guess a bonnet falling on the MOT inspector would not go down well.
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Old 25th February 2020, 20:36   #16
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Are saloon bonnet struts OK for a Tourer ?
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Old 25th February 2020, 21:11   #17
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Yes as the bonnet is the same, for saloon or tourer
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Old 25th February 2020, 21:25   #18
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I have been meaning to order a pair of these for over a year. I keep forgetting until I have to do something under the bonnet, like this afternoon for example when I had to change a parking light bulb. I have to use my umbrella to keep it up because I just don't trust it anymore. It's dropped a couple of times.

I keep thinking I best get it sorted before the next MOT, I guess a bonnet falling on the MOT inspector would not go down well.
Sounds just like me - been meaning to change them for ages. It's amazing what a difference the new ones make - after the first 12 - 14 inches or so, the bonnet literally lifts itself. Well worth the expense.

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Old 26th February 2020, 08:38   #19
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Both pair of struts - boot & tailgate - ordered!

Thanks a lot for the tip.

My bonnet struts were still working but tired, and the boot ones were very very tired!
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Old 26th February 2020, 08:59   #20
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+1 for SGS struts, fitted them 2 years ago all round including an uprated one for the tourer load floor lift. All working fine.
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