Replacement Boot Strut
Replacement Boot Strut
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Griffit

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375 posts

237 months

Monday 18th February 2008
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Thought I'd give something back to the community thumbup

If anybody is looking for a replacement gas strut for their bootlid there is no need to spend £20-30 on one from a TVR specialist or the like, what you need is one for the upper tailgate section of a P38 Range Rover.

I picked up one from a local independent Land Rover specialist for the princely sum of £4.80+VAT! The part I bought was from Britpart and was reference ALR1050 though genuine LR items are available from most indys for about £10-12 if you prefer. (Confusingly there was also reference G192285 on the part, which corresponds to ALR1050, which is presumably the original part code? Google ALR1050 works, the other doesn't)

Makes a change to have a boot that doesn't need propping for the last bit of it's travel to get the roof in the boot biggrin

ETA: Note re: part numbers.

Edited by Griffit on Monday 18th February 10:29

AntonyJ

5,254 posts

311 months

Monday 18th February 2008
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Is it worth BB putting this on the TGP alternative parts list??

RichB

56,317 posts

314 months

Monday 18th February 2008
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Has anyone thought about fitting a gas strut as a bonnet stay?

LordGrover

34,173 posts

242 months

Monday 18th February 2008
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Nice one Andy. thumbup

Are you going on Sunday?

Griffit

Original Poster:

375 posts

237 months

Monday 18th February 2008
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LordGrover said:
Nice one Andy. thumbup

Are you going on Sunday?
Puesdown I assume? scratchchin Would be but I'm off kart racing in Leicestershire and my Griff is still minus a speedo (not that that alone would deter me wink) Obviously I'd be wanting to show off the leather now stuck ON my dash wink

ETA: How's your new dash going - in yet? Discovered it's much harder to get it back in than to take it out yesterday, reckon it needs two sets of hands yes

Edited by Griffit on Monday 18th February 20:09

Griffit

Original Poster:

375 posts

237 months

Monday 18th February 2008
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AntonyJ said:
Is it worth BB putting this on the TGP alternative parts list??
yes I'll send him a link with some pics of my dash leather re-stick