Yark79

I bought new hatch struts from Victoria British, but I can't figure out how to get the defroster stuff from the old struts to the new ones. As far as I know, the end pieces of the struts don't screw off. I heard the Strong Arm struts have removable end pieces, but I don't really want to send these back to VB. Has anyone succesfully moved the defroster from the old struts to the ones from VB?
thanks

rwatson5651

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I had same problem, I used the interior trim peices from a 83 that uses coiled leads rather than wires that connect on the struts.

64mgb

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They don't thread off, but they DO turn off...I had the same problem and sicked my brother on it. He just clamped the shaft in some vice grips or a vice and turned the ends off so the electrical connections could be removed. The new struts I bought had the ends threaded on so it was easy to install the electrical connections on them.

Yark79

I don't think it'll be a problem getting the defroster stuff of the old struts since I wouldn't mind just cuttting the old strut to slide stuff off, but it's the new struts I'm having trouble with. I think I'm just gonna send them back to VB along with the seat upholstry that was the wrong color. Then I think I'm gonna buy some of those Strong Arm struts with the removable ends.

64mgb

iTrader: (1)

Good call...I got mine from PartsAmerica.com and they had removable ends.