mellonman Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Glad it work out for you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erachter Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 The trick worked for me too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffy Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I scrolled down looking for a review of the carbon struts but now it looks like I'll just be bending my existing struts tomorrow haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 May be a bit late now but I used SGS earlier this year for new struts and was very impressed with their turnaround. Dismantling most of the rear trim from the car to get the old struts out was another matter however- bending them will definitely be less hassle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 SGS here also. Great service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I like the idea of this asian kit. The brackets are seperate using normal universal clip on style struts. So once your past the worst and fitted the brackets to the car, in a few years if the struts give in they wont be hard or expensive to replace. Just need the correct length Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffy Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I gave my struts a tweak and the boot stays up now! result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgrene Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) I have tried the trick as well but without luck. How hard do you push? I feel like I’m on the edge to break them Edited January 3, 2021 by Mgrene (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Mgrene said: I have tried the trick as well but without luck. How hard do you push? I feel like I’m on the edge to break them You need them to bend slighly, I bounced mine a few times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erachter Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Mgrene said: I have tried the trick as well but without luck. How hard do you push? I feel like I’m on the edge to break them You need to do bend them quite hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffy Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 I went too far the first time and could barely close it, mine bent really easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgrene Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Unfortunately I had no luck bending/pushing the struts. Not even after several attemps. But the good news is that yesterday I received the new struts which I ordered from Aliexpress December 7th. I haven't installed them yet but the first impression is very good. The finish is very good and they seem very robust. Here is a few pictures. I will keep you updated once they are installed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 5 hours ago, Mgrene said: Unfortunately I had no luck bending/pushing the struts. Not even after several attemps. But the good news is that yesterday I received the new struts which I ordered from Aliexpress December 7th. I haven't installed them yet but the first impression is very good. The finish is very good and they seem very robust. Here is a few pictures. I will keep you updated once they are installed. Looks promising. Those instructions look generic as you have to unbolt the brackets on the original struts. Any close ups of the brackets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgrene Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, evinX said: Looks promising. Those instructions look generic as you have to unbolt the brackets on the original struts. Any close ups of the brackets? Correct, the instruction is generic an is not useful in this case. However, the job is quite straigh forward, it is only a bit of pain to get to the bolts holding the bracket in the car. I will install the struts this evening. I will make sure to take some pictures of the brackets (which also is in decent quality) and the result when done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgrene Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Alright Everyone. The new struts from Aliexpress is now installed. For less than half the price of OEM I would chose these without hesitation. Honestly, they are really worth every penny. And you can order it in many different nice colors to match you car. I have a TRD wing installed and they keep the bootlid up without any issues so don’t worry if you have a heavy wing. observations. the strust comes with plastic joints installe on them but brand new additional alujoints comes with the package so you can switch if you like (I did that because the alu ones looks much better and the small clip is a lot easier to handle than the clips on the plasticjoints). there are no bolts delivered with the brackets. I could re-use the bolts that goes on the brackets on the bootlid but you need to get your own bolts for the brackets going on the car. Only negative thing to say (or I actually don’t know if it means anything) is that when you use the new brackets on the bootlid, the direction of the pint-ball is not downwards as OEM, instead it is directed towards the center of the boot. But since the joints on the strut is installed on a thread, you can just adjust the joint. So it is not a problem. Well, here are some pictures. Sorry for bad lighting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 They do the bonnet ones in blue to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgrene Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 6 hours ago, evinX said: They do the bonnet ones in blue to Yes they do but unfortunately I didn't notice that before I had ordered and installed a black carbon fiber set from Whifbitz. However, the set from Paul is of course also nice but would have loved to have it in the same color as the bootstruts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 5 hours ago, Mgrene said: Yes they do but unfortunately I didn't notice that before I had ordered and installed a black carbon fiber set from Whifbitz. However, the set from Paul is of course also nice but would have loved to have it in the same color as the bootstruts. As pauls kit has brackets. May be worth just getting 2 blue cf struta on their own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgrene Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 hours ago, evinX said: As pauls kit has brackets. May be worth just getting 2 blue cf struta on their own? Yeah that would be an option but since I have paid a reseaonably price for the ones from Whifbitz, I will use them for now. but in all honesty, when comparing the struts from Aliexpress and Whifbitz. I really can’t tell the difference quality wise. Guess in the end, Whifbitz most likely also get theirs from asia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Mgrene said: Yeah that would be an option but since I have paid a reseaonably price for the ones from Whifbitz, I will use them for now. but in all honesty, when comparing the struts from Aliexpress and Whifbitz. I really can’t tell the difference quality wise. Guess in the end, Whifbitz most likely also get theirs from asia. All the companys in the UK that sold those carbon strut kits from years back were chinese. Same packaging to. Long clear plastic box. 2 struts secured by black foam and a zip bag with fittings. 2005 on ebay for 20 odd quid. Dealers 80 + lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Lets be honest most things are made in asia, come over to the UK and get branded with a load of chit chat and a high price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 8:26 AM, Mgrene said: Unfortunately I had no luck bending/pushing the struts. Not even after several attemps. But the good news is that yesterday I received the new struts which I ordered from Aliexpress December 7th. I haven't installed them yet but the first impression is very good. The finish is very good and they seem very robust. Here is a few pictures. I will keep you updated once they are installed. Mine arrived today, they look great for the money involved, i got mine in white carbon because im a chav 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnorWatt Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Hey, have you got a link to the ones you bought from Ali Express? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 ￡28.68 20％ Off | Rear Tailgate Damper For Toyota SUPRA JZA80 1993-2002 Trunk Boot Gas Charged Gas Struts Lift support https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtL4Fyt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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