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Author Boot struts! Help please!
CorsaLaydee
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10th Feb 07 at 13:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Basically I have a spoiler that is large and is stopping me from allowing my boot to open all the way or it will hit the roof and damage the paint, so i have put some rope to stop it opening any more than allowed this makes the struts 19" long so what im asking is anyone know what car would have struts this length or shorter so i can swap them over, i was thinking a nova?
thecorsaal
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have you got any pictures, i may have a simpler solution for you hmmm
CorsaLaydee
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basically, the boot only opens this far:



As you can see, the spoiler gets very close to the roof here:



So what I was told would work, would be shorter boot struts, to stop the boot opening further than it should. Ie: the current (standard boot struts) are 19inches in length now, as opposed to prob another 5inches if boot was able to open fully.
J B
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Would something like bonnet lifters work??

Edited poor spelling!

[Edited on 10-02-2007 by J B]
CorsaLaydee
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apparantly they are far more flimsy than boot lifters, so they wouldn't really support the weight of the boot (especially now seeing as it has smoothed recess and the spoiler on it!)

[Edited on 10-02-2007 by CorsaLaydee]
CorsaLaydee
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CorsaLaydee
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Basscrazy
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i see a trip to the scrap yaaaaaaaard coming




no but seriously

wander round one with a tape measure and measure some lengths
thecorsaal
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na my idea wouldnt work i tried it on mine thismorning, sorry
RobHayes
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i have some polished chrome boot lifters that were out of a mk4 golf. didnt lift my boot to the full height
RobHayes
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crazycorsa19
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dont they sell these on ebay??
CorsaLaydee
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Rob, did you have to drill new holes to fit these? (corsa B?)
Also, would you be able to measure the full open length for us ?

Thanks.
CorsaLaydee
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Mark330d
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Did the kids in nursery paint your car with poster paint? the amount of overspray is shocking.
RobHayes
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaLaydee
Rob, did you have to drill new holes to fit these? (corsa B?)
Also, would you be able to measure the full open length for us ?

Thanks.


no the clip straight onto the same points as the standard ones. i'll try and get them measured tomorrow
CorsaLaydee
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Teknologikal
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark330d
Did the kids in nursery paint your car with poster paint? the amount of overspray is shocking.


I thought that tbh, btw Mark....nice to see you on the 'darkside'.

I got the same issue but you can buy uprated lifters on Ebay...the best ones I have found are 50 notes though.
CorsaLaydee
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I didn't ask for comments about my paint job and why will uprated boot struts benefit me? I need shorter ones
CorsaLaydee
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Kurt
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take the spoiler off, job done
CorsaLaydee
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I have messaged all the people selling boot struts on ebay asking how long they are and everyone far too long!!!
Dafz
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inxx make some uprated boot lifters for a corsa, im sure you could email them seeing as they are the manufacturer/retailers of the gear. they must know what the open and closed lengths of most applications are
powey
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if not move the one end of it so itl have less travel

 
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