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Where can I get rear hatch struts?

 
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65sprint  



Joined: 21 Apr 2021
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Location: New York U.S.A.

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:00 pm    Post subject: Where can I get rear hatch struts? Reply with quote

Every time I open my rear hatch the existing struts spread the front frame farther and farther from the glass. They were on the car when I bought it and are too powerful. I've read that the best struts are porsche brand, are there any equivalents?
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Glemon  



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Location: Lincoln, NE

PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just bought these, just strong enough to hold my rear hatch up (I don't have a rear wiper) Stabilus Sachs SG214008 Rear Window Lift Supports. Got mine from ebay, google or ebay search the part number and Stabilus

Edit: Here is a live link https://www.amazon.com/Stabilus-SG214008-Window-Supports-Struts/dp/B07NSK4DRX
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65sprint  



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 1:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just bought these, thanks for the info!
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gml  



Joined: 04 Mar 2021
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Location: Ontario Canada

PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2021 11:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have you guys changed your opinion on these struts at all? Need to order some myself.

Comeau Racing Enterprises on Youtube wrote:
Looks like you installed 2 left side parts? They're cheaper. The correct right side part has a switch, like the one you took off. It turns on the cargo area light.


Do the struts you got come with the appropriate left/right parts, does it activate the cargo light?
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Riggard  



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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2021 6:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can confirm that Stabilus 942863 (right side) has the boot light switch included. Just bought those myself, because the PO installed 2 left side ones. Now I have a working boot light again. Rear window heating works too.
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65sprint  



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The stabilus that Glemon above suggested worked great. They also have the metal wire plugs for the electric wires. They open very nicely and slow down toward the end of their travel. If the prior owner only bought these instead of the super powerful ones that were on the car when I bought it, then the rear window wouldn't be 1/2 an inch out of the frame by now.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 5:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I sprang the extra money for Porsche rear hatch struts. They are powerful. I am somewhat regretting the decision but for now it’s nice to not use a 2x4 to hold up the hatch.
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