> Brad Horner here,
> I bought my vanagon with a pair of struts called "koblenz" from
> Germany.
> The man that I bought the van from told me they are after-market. They
> hold
> the hatch in any position you leave it at. Works for me.
>
FYI,
Koblenz is a city in Germany where the company resides that manufactures
the VW struts. The company's name is Stabilus and you might find that
name on the struts too. Someday in the 80s, VW realized that 'short
people' got a problem closing the lid when the struts pushed it fully
open and they changed them to hold it any position.
michaelp
80 westy
86 7-seater
86 quantum