<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma>Best bet is to check with the vendors you see on the list.&nbsp; They may give you a discount if you identify yourself as a list member.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma>Be sure to pass this and your experience along to Loren.&nbsp; After all, that is the idea behind this list.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma>Dave B.</FONT></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 5px 0px; BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 04/13/12, <SPAN>ralph meyermann&lt;ralphmeyermann@gmail.com&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px"><P>Yea ,mine just went flat on me too. I got them from the local u pull it salvage with many other parts and am looking to replace with good new ones at reasonable price!! I know cheap parts are cheaply made. Any hints??</P><P>Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy </P><P></P><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">On Apr 13, 2012 2:50 PM, "David Bjorkman" &lt;<A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:ddbjorkman@verizon.net" target=_blank>ddbjorkman@verizon.net</A>&gt; wrote:<BR><BR><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=+0>Careful with weird struts.&nbsp; They usually do not work as&nbsp;VW intended.&nbsp; Westys, in particular, have struts that allow for closing the hatch part way and staying there.&nbsp; My experience with the cheap ones is that they&nbsp;don't work like that and go flat real quick.&nbsp; That hatch is&nbsp;HEAVY.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=""></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT face="">Dave B.</FONT></DIV><P><FONT color=#500050><BR>&nbsp;<BR>On 04/13/12, Loren Busch&lt;<A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:starwagen@GMAIL.COM" target=_blank>starwagen@GMAIL.COM</A>&gt; wrote:<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Did I make a mistake? I needed new rear ha...</FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></div>