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Aug 18th, 2016, 18:21 | #1 |
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Volvo Amazon Estate Tailgate Gas Struts
Hi All,
Do tailgate gas struts from 140 / 240's fit amazon estate tailgates for a 1965 model year car? Tom Last edited by 221Tom; Aug 18th, 2016 at 18:29. |
Aug 18th, 2016, 20:12 | #2 |
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No
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As far as I understand...
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Aug 18th, 2016, 20:28 | #3 |
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only one strut, the other side should just be a latch to hold it up
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Aug 18th, 2016, 22:01 | #4 |
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Thanks All,
In more detail - my car has a gas strut on the n/s and the latched sliding bar on the o/s. The bottom end of the strut i.e. the shiny 'ram' car body end appears to be threaded whilst the top black tailgate end is hooped and held on with a circlip - I believe the 140/240 ram is this setup? Therefore assuming 145 tailgates are a similar weight as a 220, the ram should work well enough? Tom |
Aug 19th, 2016, 00:41 | #5 |
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The 145/240 has a full tailgate whereas the Amazon estate has only a half door so will be much lighter. It could well be that there is a modern alternative from a small hatchback as they invariably use two struts.
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Aug 19th, 2016, 07:44 | #6 |
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Brookhouse sell them but not cheap at £72: http://www.classicvolvoparts.co.uk/p...ate_components
Put a wanted ad up on here and ask folk on ebay who are selling Amazon stuff.
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