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Australia
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Bayside Melbourne.
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Re: MX83 bonnet lifter thingies
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Sat, 06 November 2004 03:55
 
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My gas struts are pretty weak now... I always thought they were fine because they hold the bonnet up pretty good. Then I had a look at a friend's Cressida and narrowly missed smacking myself in the face when the bonnet came flying upwards.  His struts could hold the bonnet up even when it is only 300mm open.
No idea where to get them regassed but I know that it is a pretty common little procedure.
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Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: MX83 bonnet lifter thingies
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Sun, 07 November 2004 04:04
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try ur local <insert many car parts supplier> you might be surprised they aint too expencive for replacement ones
Someone told me he could get them regassed for 50$ each, but i managed to by new replacements for $50 each
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I supported Toymods
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Sydney
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August 2002
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Re: MX83 bonnet lifter thingies
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Sun, 07 November 2004 15:05
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But the best part about getting them regassed is you can make them as strong (or weak) as you want....
I paid $75 a pair to get the rear ones re-gassed in a Pulsar Hatch..
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Re: MX83 bonnet lifter thingies
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Sun, 07 November 2004 19:26
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OK, what sort of business regasses them. A steering place, hydraulic place, what?
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I supported Toymods
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Sydney
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Australia
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Re: MX83 bonnet lifter thingies
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Mon, 08 November 2004 02:01
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Thanks for that. I am not in Sydney, but I looked up as you did and also in Google and found a place, that even though they didn't do it, they knew a refrigeration place that did. $88 the pair for a regas or $155 the pair for new replacements. I think I'll replace them. I also got a price for keyless entry and I think I will go that way too. $225. Do you think it is worth it? Getting the power steering fixed today too. - hole in one of the hoses. 
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The two little black shock absorber type thingies that are supposed to hold the bonnet up - well they won't. Are they easy to find or do you have them rebuilt or what. Can anyone make a suggestion please? I currently have to carry a lump of 3X2 to prop the bonnet up. 
