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Anyone ever re-gassed their boot hinge struts?

I found a set of cheap boot hinges with struts the other day but passed them up since I know its sometimes possible to regas these.

My boot does not close gracefully and I would prefer it too. Anyone know anywhere to do it. I'm about to go search the yellow pages and google.

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Wtf, $55 a strut?! I'm sure you can get it done for under half that price. Bugger them coming to you, that's what, $50 of their fee? It's not like you can't drive your car without the struts on.

If you can't get them re-gassed for a reasonable price, it may be better to get second hand struts.

Also keep in mind that it's possible that only one strut has lost pressure. It only takes one to stop working properly before the boot lid becomes a sloppy bitch (it's happened to me before). Take them both off and check them, if only one needs pressurising then you can halve your expenses.

I am guessing this is one major area that the re-gassing places cash in on. They won't tell you that only one might need re-gassing!

I think the second hand strut for my Commodore cost $10 from a wrecker. I know that's Holden prices, but even if it were double for a Skyline that's still less than 1/4 the price of a double home-delivered re-gas.

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