Rear hatch struts - regas as good as new
Re: Rear hatch struts - regas as good as new
I found that if you just change one, it's usually enough to hold the hatch up. No worries with the electricles that way.
Met Blue Series 2 Elford Turbo
S3 Rally Car (under Construction - Nearly Finished !)
S3 Rally Car (under Construction - Nearly Finished !)
Re: Rear hatch struts - regas as good as new
I'll give that some thought, as the current pair are so nearly able to do the job.
KIMI 1 : RX-7 1st Gen "hybrid"; 1983 S2 running gear in a 1985 S3 shell, SORN'd, long term resto project
KIMI 2 : RX-7 1st Gen; 1983 S2, "identical" twin to KIMI 1, on the road
Plus a 2004 Full Bridgeported RX-8 too!
KIMI 2 : RX-7 1st Gen; 1983 S2, "identical" twin to KIMI 1, on the road

Plus a 2004 Full Bridgeported RX-8 too!
Re: Rear hatch struts - regas as good as new
SGS quote was as follows:
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your enquiry. New struts are available at a cost of £78.34 for the pair delivered (£29.99 per strut plus £5.30 carriage and VAT), they are covered by a two year guarantee and are available on next day delivery. In the event of an order please supply the part number that is printed on the tube of the original gas strut.
Some struts can be re-gassed depending on their condition so a visual inspection by us must be made in order to assess your struts, which is free of charge. If you try a re-gas and it fails within the warranty period we will discount the cost of the re-gas from new gas struts purchased from SGS Engineering. A re-gas is £60.36 delivered for the pair (£20.50 per strut plus £5.30 carriage and VAT) and struts are usually turned around within three working days.
I then phoned SGS and spoke to "Robert". He didn't fill me with confidence! SGS were not interested in transferring over electrics to new struts and claimed the old struts would be needed as they'd have to remove the fittings at one end from old to transfer to new
Regassing seemed the better option, but that was relatively expensive. If it didn't work I'd be forced to go down the new route with SGS anyway.
So, I had a look on RockAuto and saw they had the "Strongarm" ones that Gregory mentioned on this topic. Price just £8.26 each, plus shipping at around £13; much cheaper than SGS
. Decided to order two, but hoping one would be enough as there are consistent reports everywhere that they are very powerful. So, plan is to keep the passenger side in-situ, with new one on driver side, with a spare strut, just in case!
Whilst I was at it, I ordered a few other bits to make the order worthwhile
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your enquiry. New struts are available at a cost of £78.34 for the pair delivered (£29.99 per strut plus £5.30 carriage and VAT), they are covered by a two year guarantee and are available on next day delivery. In the event of an order please supply the part number that is printed on the tube of the original gas strut.
Some struts can be re-gassed depending on their condition so a visual inspection by us must be made in order to assess your struts, which is free of charge. If you try a re-gas and it fails within the warranty period we will discount the cost of the re-gas from new gas struts purchased from SGS Engineering. A re-gas is £60.36 delivered for the pair (£20.50 per strut plus £5.30 carriage and VAT) and struts are usually turned around within three working days.
I then phoned SGS and spoke to "Robert". He didn't fill me with confidence! SGS were not interested in transferring over electrics to new struts and claimed the old struts would be needed as they'd have to remove the fittings at one end from old to transfer to new

Regassing seemed the better option, but that was relatively expensive. If it didn't work I'd be forced to go down the new route with SGS anyway.
So, I had a look on RockAuto and saw they had the "Strongarm" ones that Gregory mentioned on this topic. Price just £8.26 each, plus shipping at around £13; much cheaper than SGS

Whilst I was at it, I ordered a few other bits to make the order worthwhile

KIMI 1 : RX-7 1st Gen "hybrid"; 1983 S2 running gear in a 1985 S3 shell, SORN'd, long term resto project
KIMI 2 : RX-7 1st Gen; 1983 S2, "identical" twin to KIMI 1, on the road
Plus a 2004 Full Bridgeported RX-8 too!
KIMI 2 : RX-7 1st Gen; 1983 S2, "identical" twin to KIMI 1, on the road

Plus a 2004 Full Bridgeported RX-8 too!
Re: Rear hatch struts - regas as good as new
I've used the Strongaarm struts, they are fine, do a good job and I think swapping the electrics might be easier than you think. (not that I have done it !)
Met Blue Series 2 Elford Turbo
S3 Rally Car (under Construction - Nearly Finished !)
S3 Rally Car (under Construction - Nearly Finished !)
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Re: Rear hatch struts - regas as good as new
That sounds like a much better option then! Gives an excuse to buy another Rockauto bundle 

Re: Rear hatch struts - regas as good as new
bloody hell, they've gone up then... they quoted me about £21 shipped I think for the pair
1986 Series 3 13B Turbo II
http://rx7fb.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2400
1992 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI
1975 Honda SL125 Street Scrambler
http://rx7fb.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2400
1992 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI
1975 Honda SL125 Street Scrambler
Re: Rear hatch struts - regas as good as new
give me a shout if you order some Jesse, I might have a pair as well and a few other bits and we can split the shippingHobbawobba wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 9:02 pmThat sounds like a much better option then! Gives an excuse to buy another Rockauto bundle![]()
1986 Series 3 13B Turbo II
http://rx7fb.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2400
1992 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI
1975 Honda SL125 Street Scrambler
http://rx7fb.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2400
1992 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI
1975 Honda SL125 Street Scrambler
Re: Rear hatch struts - regas as good as new
Switching the electrics is simple but you need to cut the end off the RHS strut to get it off.
If that frightens you, do passenger side first and see how that goes.
I'll grab details of the heat shrink tube i used to hide tge wiring, as i still have the leftover in my shed...
If that frightens you, do passenger side first and see how that goes.
I'll grab details of the heat shrink tube i used to hide tge wiring, as i still have the leftover in my shed...
http://www.AusRotary.com
My AusRotary build log: http://ausrotary.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=89142
My RX7FB build log: http://rx7fb.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3348
WTB: s3 grey gear boot and gear knob: http://rx7fb.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=3424
My AusRotary build log: http://ausrotary.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=89142
My RX7FB build log: http://rx7fb.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3348
WTB: s3 grey gear boot and gear knob: http://rx7fb.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=3424
Re: Rear hatch struts - regas as good as new
Here is a current Rock discount Code "8252150266661147"ian65 wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 10:16 pmgive me a shout if you order some Jesse, I might have a pair as well and a few other bits and we can split the shippingHobbawobba wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 9:02 pmThat sounds like a much better option then! Gives an excuse to buy another Rockauto bundle![]()
RX7 FB S3 - RX7 FC TII Vert
Rotaries Previously Owned:-
2 x NSU Ro 80s - 2 x S2 RX7s - Suzuki RE 5 - DKW(Hercules) W2000 - Norton (Krauser) Commander
Rotaries Previously Owned:-
2 x NSU Ro 80s - 2 x S2 RX7s - Suzuki RE 5 - DKW(Hercules) W2000 - Norton (Krauser) Commander
Re: Rear hatch struts - regas as good as new
I'd be in for a pair of struts.
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