In a message dated 95-11-16 22:08:58 EST, m.radtke@elm.az05.bull.com (Michael
A. Radtke) writes:

>For many years, I used an after market prop on the struts (mentioned 
>elsewhere at about $5 each).  This worked fine even though many folks shut 
>the hatch without knowing about the modification.  These things are 
>designed to temporarily deform under stress and pop away from the strut.

I use these too.  I've mentioned them before.  Available at J.C. Whitney and
also Walmart.  I installed mine so that when the struts work properly the
hatch doesn't open far enough for the lever to engage.  When I want to deploy
the lever, I just push up a little more on the hatch and it snaps into place.

Jim Davis
87 Syncro
88 Wolfsburg