Re: tail gate gas strut

by **Hicube** Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:40 am

Rislar wrote:Excellent post Mr Hicube and thanks for that, i would have been out and bought one

Yeah i was like that a while back, but when i read about the probs it put me rite off the idea.
The Nav does need one tho, but it needs to be made for that vehicle IMO Driving

by **Dave C** Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:46 am

Until reading this thread i must say i had never really thought of it as a problem.........

But i can see that it could be a bit wary.....i must have a think about this.....there must be away of improving it .....hopefully simply.... Idea

by **Hicube** Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:53 am

The thing that got me wanting something like this after getting the truck, was that my youngest son opened the tailgate and it nearly knocked him out. He was not expecting it to be so heavy..... Doh

by **Rislar** Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:55 am

Christ it could have done some damage that

by **Dave C** Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:59 am

Hicube wrote:The thing that got me wanting something like this after getting the truck, was that my youngest son opened the tailgate and it nearly knocked him out. He was not expecting it to be so heavy.....

Good point...... Crying or Very sad

there would be tears.......

Just going from memory i think there is a wire strap on each side of the tailgate...isn't there.......must be something we can do there......

I will have a look and a think tomorrow......

by **Dave C** Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:40 am

navara1 wrote:My mate miss shaped his tail gate this morning,would you beleve with frozen snow on the bumper step Be careful with that in mind.

Nav 1 ...... i cannot thank you enough for this post........ tail gate gas strut - Page 2 764410

went out this morning holding the dogs in on hand .....lowered the tailgate........then i heard the cracking of compacted snow and ice........thanks for your post i managed to lift up the tailgate before any damage caused.........the ice was hard as a rock..........cheers fella you saved my backend........

Guys please have this as another timely reminder.... goodjob

by **Rislar** Sat Jan 09, 2010 3:33 am

Just shows you, one good post saves some damage, good call Cool

by **Dave C** Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:42 am

and plenty of shopping tokens....... tail gate gas strut - Page 2 802570

by **Rislar** Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:47 am

Shouldn't that be beer tokens scratch

oh sorry i forgot !! Nav tokens Laughing

by **Dave C** Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:48 am

like it....and i need some......so many things to do ....so little money.....

by **Rislar** Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:53 am

Dave C wrote:like it....and i need some......so many things to do ....so little money.....

I've just got some smoked rear lenses, they are very Cool

when i remember i'll take some pics Laughing

by **Dave C** Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:55 am

What do you remember..... tail gate gas strut - Page 2 Icon_twisted

you know now......so pop out side and take i piccy......i don't care that it's minus 23...... tail gate gas strut - Page 2 436639

by carts Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:07 am

Hicube wrote:Hi Guys,
Regarding the EZ Down tailgate damper. I read a few threads on the other site a while ago about these.
First off, the tailgate of the US frontier has a different hinge arrangement, so the EZ is not a bolt on fit to the Navara. It has to have a few mods to fit (cutting and drilling holes)
The second thing i have read about them is that they strain the tailgate and have started to bend some peoples tailgates out of shape. Carts is the man to ask about these as he has one, but has disconected due to this problem.
Hope that helps a bit before anyone runs out and orders one

Guys as tony says, I have one of these... took a bit of time to fit, the kit needed to be modify. tail gate gas strut - Page 2 271438

once fitted i loved it.... tail gate gas strut - Page 2 802570

open and you could just let go... tail gate gas strut - Page 2 802570

then i started to notice the tailgate was no longer closing smoothly, tail gate gas strut - Page 2 102616

the reason was that the side with the strut was flexing, on futher investigation you could see the whole tailgate flex on opening. tail gate gas strut - Page 2 535331

At this stage i removed the strut and since the problem has gone away. tail gate gas strut - Page 2 577356

by **Rislar** Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:14 am

Dave C wrote:What do you remember..... you know now......so pop out side and take i piccy......i don't care that it's minus 23......

My excuse is the iphone hasn't got a flash Shocked

by **Dave C** Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:28 am

WOT......haven't you got a torch...... tail gate gas strut - Page 2 205160

by **Rislar** Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:33 am

Errrrrmmmmm scratch

sorry

by **Dave C** Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:38 am

ok buddy...... tail gate gas strut - Page 2 Icon_biggrin

by **Hicube** Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:16 am

Rislar wrote:
Dave C wrote:like it....and i need some......so many things to do ....so little money.....

I've just got some smoked rear lenses, they are very when i remember i'll take some pics

Ooooohhh I want to see them Drool

, Im lookin at getting some new led rear clusters from the states grin

by **Rislar** Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:20 am

Remind me tomorrow and i'll get a pic Very Happy

I never thought of the LED ones scratch

bugger

by **Hicube** Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:26 am

Something like these I think Egyptian

by **Rislar** Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:29 am

Very nice, would be better smoked though, well IMO that is thumbsup

by **Hicube** Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:09 am

Well the clear bit of the lens is smoked scratch

, so they do look a bit different than standard. Still aint made up my mind yet.... Think

We shall see !!..............

by carts Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:31 pm

Rislar wrote:Very nice, would be better smoked though, well IMO that is

think I also have to agree tail gate gas strut - Page 2 802570

, I have been looking at the smoked for sometime now, just ant got round to ordering them YET tail gate gas strut - Page 2 535331

by **Rislar** Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:02 pm

Go on, you know you want to Very Happy

by carts Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:07 pm

Rislar wrote:Go on, you know you want to

yes I know I should, tail gate gas strut - Page 2 436639

but planning trips at present, tail gate gas strut - Page 2 271438

UK and Spain in March,

UK in july (maybe tail gate gas strut - Page 2 102616

a visit to Slovaka and Hungry)

and then

Uk and France in september,

so bargain flights and car hire is top of the list... tail gate gas strut - Page 2 668742

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