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Gas struts for a boot hatch.

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  • chrisw
    chrisw Posts: 3,770 Forumite
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    Yep, bought some off Ebay for a 206cc previously and they've been fine.
  • I got some Civic struts on eBay for less than £15 for the pair; they were fine and still are a year on. Bought some dearer ones (about £36 pair) for a hyundai from a strut specialist supplier online about five years ago and they are also fine. No need to buy dealer ones. Usually they will just bolt and clip in but the Hyundai was a struggle as I had to grind the old strut off to recover the fittings and transfer them to the new strut.
  • macman
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    Another vote for SGS: I bought some about 5 years ago for a Mazda 6, good quality and a fraction of the dealer price. Very easy to fit, just mind the weight of the hatch when the old struts are removed, as it comes down very hard once unsupported!
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  • Joe_Horner
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    Pyxis wrote: »
    I'm still wondering why the dealer's price is so massively higher, though.

    Many many years ago, in another life in a galaxy far, far, away (Crewe to be exact) I was an undergraduate apprentice at Rolls Royce. As a bit of fun we used troll through the parts system sometimes and one of the stand-out items i came across was front window motors.

    They were made by Bosch, the same motor as one of the ford models of the era, and came into the factory at a cost of around £45 each.

    In the factory they had a Rolls Royce parts label applied, and were boxed into RR boxes. The list price for a "Rolls Royce" window motor was £750 + loose change.

    OEM quality costs and those boxes were extremely good quality!
  • System
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    Same reason if I buy the Bosch oil filter in a Honda box from a dealer I pay £27, but if I buy the exact same part number from EuroCarParts I pay £8.

    Just got a new thermostat and housing for my 2 litre MK3 MX5.

    Genuine Mazda one, £78
    Genuine Ford one for a 2 litre MK2 Focus (same engine - even the dipstick says FoMoCo on) which is exactly the same part but with a Ford logo instead of a Mazda one, £26.
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  • Ganga
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    Pyxis wrote: »
    Thanks for that. Maybe they can just refill the gas, or whatever?


    I'm still wondering why the dealer's price is so massively higher, though.

    Remember the car manufacturer does not make them but buys them in,marks up the price for the after sales market,its called making a profit and that is what most profitable companies set out to do.
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