I’d trade the remote opener for an 80l fuel tank.

> On 22-Jun-2019, at 14:28, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Wow!  Just Wow! on the lift of these things.  Thanks for the links.
> 
> Now if we could get Bell Labs and/or Felder Industries to engineer a
> remotely opening
> hatch and remotely opening sliding door..  Now that would be something....
> 
> 
> Steven
> 91 Westy
> 
> On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 12:42 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I finally installed a pair of 250lb struts on my van back hatch. I’ve
>> installed similar on a couple of other vans, but never did get around to
>> doing mine.
>> 
>> Been using the old tube on the strut kludge. Both struts.
>> 
>> The struts I used are from mc master Carr. Listed here on this Samba
>> thread.
>> 
>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=687800&highlight=mcmaster
>> 
>> 9416K28 - 250lbs Extension Force (x2)
>> 
>> And the socket and eyelet ends to match the van.
>> 9416K88 (x2)
>> 9416k76 (x2)
>> 
>> The price was reasonable, the shipping to Canada was about as much as the
>> struts cost. USA shipping would be cheaper.
>> 
>> Ordered one afternoon, arrived next morning.
>> 
>> Anyway, hatch with spare tire carrier now opens as easily as a normal
>> unladen hatch with the HD stock struts.
>> 
>> 
>> Alistair
>>