Bonnet Gas Struts

If you are intent on haggling about pricing, have you tried e-bay. Be surprised if you couldn't find something suitable there within your price range.
Good luck

p.s. meantime, wear a hard hat.

Have you tried UES?

There is a place here in Sydney that regass them for about $40 each not sure about up your way. Cheaper then new ones. Do google search on strut regas. Regards Steve M

The stick is cheaper,
Have you tried for genuine parts, , the other option is get 1 or 2 what ever it uses the same size and length , have a look at the one on the car and see what the pressure specs are , and take the new one/s to a place that specialises in struts and they can put it into a cylinder and take it up to the required pressure , ie add more gas, thats what I did with the 2 little ones on the oversize sign , they were not strong enough to hold it up,
Maybe they could re-gas the original one on the car now

Here try this www.gasstrutsales.com.au/

Doug

Mine is starting to fail also and there is stru re-gassing mobs in the yellow pages. Most are mobile and will re-gas for about $77 but one bloke was $66.

I was told better to re-gas.
Hope it helps.
Trevor.

Try SMC Pnuematics in your local area. We purchase them for work from them.

Hi Troll - I raised this same question a couple of years ago. I tried all the places suggested by forum member and found UES the most likely. I gave them the exact measurements, and they sent their nearest to try. Each time, the difference resulted in the bonnet not being able to shut down. They cheerfully refunded, but it cost us the freight each time.

We then got some second hand genuine Nissan from a wreckers. By this time we had also worked out the best way to fit them, as it is a bit fiddly, and i was the one holding up the bonnet or having it fall on my head.

Just phoned Nissan and they want $137.50 per strut......

Might have a look around at the wreckers on the weekend

G'day Troll,

We have a great business down here in Tamworth named Bearfast - they keep a huge range of struts - contact number is 02 67654822. web addy is bearfast@bigpond.com

good luck

Cheers

You can get them regassed by a crew called, surprise,surorise, "Gas strut recharge". I had a set done years ago and was pleased with the job. About $50 - 60 a set I think.

I'm guessing that Supercheap was the most expensive?

Hows it going Mr Troll ,

A few years ago where I work some guy had a bit of steel pipe with the ends blanked off with threaded caps , and an air fitting on the side. At my work there is a regulated supply of nitrogen . The go was you put the weak struts in the tube and then pressurise it , The inside of the strut was the low pressure section and gas was forced past the seals , the more pressure that you applied the stronger the strut became.

These days such a 'dangerous' ( and useful ) thing is banned in the workplace .

I dont remember what pressures to put in , but i dont reckon useing normal compressed air would be any different.

You would have to put some crazy pressure in this for it to be dangerous ( although do it at your own risk ! )

I am sure the guy that does this has a rated and pressure relieved version of this device.

Glenn.