Boot!!!

[missfire]

Three week lead time -

http://www.cargasstruts.co.uk/produc...f1edf1451420e4

[theschmallfella]

Originally Posted by Flying Frank

No gas struts on the 80 Sport I have and there are no struts on the rear donor end of an Audi 80 CL. There are some sort of metal rods that criss cross the area under the rear parcel shelf and they must be the springs that you are referring to. Definitely no gas struts though.....

Actually Frank is right, the more I think about it there were definitely no gas struts on the facelift B2 80's. Was this a mod carried out after too many bangs on the previous owners head? I did this with my 200, I based it on the set up in the V8, the springs had gone soft and the slightest incline or breeze would drop the boot lid firmly on my head! The B3 had gas struts didn't they, they could have come from a newer model.

[Flying Frank]

Here is a picture ( albeit of a very dirty Audi 80 boot area and rear parcel shelf area) showing the tensioned grey metal rods used to power the boot open and allow it to be closed under spring tension.


I'll try and put the picture up again, just for interest but maybe its too boring and has been binned by the bosses?

[steveb]

You can try these people, give them the info from the old unit ie pressure adn length etc
http://www.transervex.co.uk

[theschmallfella]

[quote=Flying Frank;373174]Here is a picture ( albeit of a very dirty Audi 80 boot area and rear parcel shelf are) showing the tensioned grey metal rods used to power the boot open and allow it to be closed under spring tension.

Here's one I found on google, not seeing a gas strut here

[ChrisG]

Liam no struts on mine either.
I use SGS Engineering for the A4s, if in stock quick service.

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/

[styler]

theyre up underneath the parcel shelf!!!!!!!!!!! ya wont see them from that angle!!!!!!!

[styler]

sorry about the pics, batterys were dying on the torch!!!

[theschmallfella]

Originally Posted by styler

theyre up underneath the parcel shelf!!!!!!!!!!! ya wont see them from that angle!!!!!!!

Ha! Look at that, you learn something new every day. I take it back.

[styler]

Originally Posted by theschmallfella

Ha! Look at that, you learn something new every day. I take it back.

the day you dont learn anything.... em, look before the gift horse teaches a dog or something!!!!