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Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:14 pm
by jamesagordon
Did a bit of research and rather than getting a popper I'm gonna swap the air struts with the ones of the scirocco (£30 off ebay for a pair) these pop the boot open and allow you to just keep your normal key and do it with the boot button on there

Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:33 pm
by Boyracer_2011
jamesagordon wrote:Did a bit of research and rather than getting a popper I'm gonna swap the air struts with the ones of the scirocco (£30 off ebay for a pair) these pop the boot open and allow you to just keep your normal key and do it with the boot button on there

Your car looks great bud, im liking the purple bits
I would be interested in changing my boot struts aswell, will it be easy to do?? You'll have to take a vid if it works.
Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:06 pm
by jamesagordon
Thanks man
I think its just a case of undoing 4 screws on each, i tried turning the mount around 180 degrees as apparently that works on the mk6 golf but no dice unfortunately and I couldn't close my boot properly.
Here's a video of someone who's done it using it
https://www.youtube*.com/watch?v=kvMQXRxBJa4
Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:22 pm
by mozzapologti
jamesagordon wrote:Did a bit of research and rather than getting a popper I'm gonna swap the air struts with the ones of the scirocco (£30 off ebay for a pair) these pop the boot open and allow you to just keep your normal key and do it with the boot button on there

thats good i seen it on mk6 golf didnt no scirocco ones worked might get my self sum just to pop mine open lol
Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:29 pm
by otto-mate
Read somewhere (on here?) that these push the rear door out and distort it?
M.
Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:34 pm
by jamesagordon
My bad, you need Toledo struts and scirocco origin stops, the struts from the Toledo are even cheaper
Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:07 pm
by mozzapologti
which bit is the stops ? what the look like
Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:25 pm
by jamesagordon
just had a google and I'm not sure

theres a few german forums about so I'm gonna do some proper research closer to the time of getting it done
Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:23 pm
by jamesagordon
nice photo someone took at DC12 - displays the gloss blacked grills quite nicely I think
177000_461870567174322_756007108_o by
James A Gordon, on Flickr
Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:16 am
by joshtmorris
Looks good mate gloss black grills actually make a subtle difference. Looks cleaner

Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:36 pm
by jamesagordon
Brilliant, just got a nice letter through the post from a solicitors - the woman I hit nearly a year ago (at 7mph) has claimed injury compensation.
I hate people these days
Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:43 pm
by jlpolo
Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:09 pm
by jamesagordon
Already seen that and tried it - no dice

Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:22 pm
by mashmarriner
btw mate am sorry but am nicking your idea of plainting the lower grills gloss black, just thought ill let ya no before you find out and get a shock lol
Re: White 6R - journey to E38
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:47 pm
by jamesagordon
haha not knicking my idea bud all about sharing tips!
it'll look wicked against your black body work
