One or two boot struts on the 350 have started to pack up and the boot lid tends to clunk you on the head in cold weather. Brief research would indicate they are unesscessarily expensive and so I'm wondering whether one from another Nissan would fit. Has any one got a suitable one that they could measure up the open/closed length for me ?

have you taken out the boot weight?

 

im guessing you prob dont wont to?

 

EDIT- miss read the 350 part

Sorry

Edited December 13, 200817 yr by petes21st

Not sure if any help mate but I can measure the ones on my almera gti in the morning for you.

Not sure if any help mate but I can measure the ones on my almera gti in the morning for you.

 

That would be brilliant - thanks. I'll measure the ones on her 350 then too.

i can measure the ones on my 300zx for you if you like :rofl:

i can measure the ones on my 300zx for you if you like :rofl:

 

Actually, that would be helpful as I don't have it with me at the moment. If they are the same that may solve a problem ...

:confused:

have you taken out the boot weight?

 

im guessing you prob dont wont to?

 

EDIT- miss read the 350 part

Sorry

 

Whats the boot weight and where exactley is it?

withing the plastic cover on the boot lid there is a 2kg weight bolted to it

Presumably, it's either to stop the tailgate rising too rapidly, or there is some sort of resonance issue and it acts as a damper.

withing the plastic cover on the boot lid there is a 2kg weight bolted to it

 

:mac1: Found it. My car is now 2kg lighter. And it was free, cool

The struts on my Almera are 19inch open,12.5inch closed.

i have the same problem on the 300 but only in cold weather:rant: