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My B's have factory telescopic deals....I don't mind them at all...as long as nobody else touches your hood, or trunk lid. The struts look like a good idea to, but I've had some bad experiences with those(rear hatch struts and hood struts on the Camaro go every few years nomatter what brand I replace them with). I like the prop thing as well, on the MGA's you can put it into the trough against one of the rubber stoppers and get the hood almost verticle.
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That's just one of the nice perks of the gas charged strut..anyone can now "help" you close the bootlid with your fear of bent sheetmetal. Ditto with the bonnet.
I will NOT sell my bonnet strut kits to anyone with an "aluminium...aluminum" bonnet because of the pressure exerted against the sheet metal and its potential to end up with a bent bonnet...
And...you're right...everything has a life expectancy...I just sold a replacement set of bootlid struts to an enthusiast in Colorado who purchased his first set from Ian Pender (who I got the business from) back in 1999. For those cases, it is not necessary to buy to complete kit, I'll sell just the struts.
I, too, have replaced hatch struts on my 1990 Honda CRX (after 16 years of service) as well as on my Pathfinder (after 11 years of service).
HTH
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