vicius_the_one
Well-known member
NO, it was my mistake, but no. On of my mates got some new struts for his Passat wagon(02) and i was wrong. I didn't remember correctly. The new struts are indeed more powerful than the old ones but they can release their full power after the trunk is manully lifted about 15 cm. They have a great power so the trunk rises very quickly so it stops to its full opening with some ugly noise(bang!!!). So the new strus won't provide also a smooth open, they are just strong and push the trunk very powerful and quickly.
PS : We could also try to change the angle of struts so they could release their power more powerful. In the actual moment the struts are pushing the trunk in an angle that won't let them to release their full power instantly(after opening lid). So we could make some ball pins longer than OEM 1J6 827 439 A (ball pins of struts) :
This is the ideea :
but to replace the lower ball pins, not upper
So this is what i wanna try :
PS : We could also try to change the angle of struts so they could release their power more powerful. In the actual moment the struts are pushing the trunk in an angle that won't let them to release their full power instantly(after opening lid). So we could make some ball pins longer than OEM 1J6 827 439 A (ball pins of struts) :
This is the ideea :
but to replace the lower ball pins, not upper
So this is what i wanna try :
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