I just heard from Gary Lee re: the rear hatch strut support.

PVC Electrical conduit, or similar.  3/4" ID, about 1" OD 8" long. Remove
bottom mount, slide over left strut & reattach. (Or right strut if left
handed.)

Just found mine & It works like a charm. It took me a while to figure out
that I had to open the hatch all the way to re-attach the strut after
putting the support onto it.

William