Tailgate strut attachment point broken
Tailgate strut attachment point broken
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Speary8

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76 posts

114 months

Tuesday 29th March 2022
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Does anybody know if there is a repair kit for the v8v hatch strut attachment point on the rear pillar. Mine has broken away. I remember seeing something somewhere but for the life of me I cant remember where
Thanks

davidexige

595 posts

235 months

Tuesday 29th March 2022
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Think this is what you need.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eBnw7X71t4

it shows how to do the repair and it lists the part numbers required about half way through.

Edited by davidexige on Tuesday 29th March 23:03

AdamV12V

5,314 posts

206 months

Tuesday 29th March 2022
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ok deleted my earlier post as based on the video above I checked my car, and it looks like the ones in the video, rather than the hinges I posted on ebay. Im assuming they changed the design then at some point, so it may depend on the age of the OP's car as to which applies.

That said I assume the failure is more likely on the later design, which begs the question why it was changed.