struts

  1. perelaar

    tailgate struts issue?

    Since a while we've noticed the tailgate on our Cupra Ateca (manual, not electric) opens very slowly and often gets stuck halfway. Car is checked in to the dealer early January, so I'll definitively mention it there. But anyone here with the same issue? Or with a DYI remedy - don't have good...
  2. AndrewJB

    Bonnet Struts

    Hey People On the MK1 Leons they have Gas bonnet struts instead of the stupid metal manual arm has anybody got them for a MK2 yet? I know the Leon Supercopa Cars have them just wondered if they had been sourced A
  3. gtikezz

    bonnet struts

    hi all i was just wondering if they do bonnet struts for the mk2 ? if so any idea of where and how much ?
  4. Struts braces

    Hi guys, I'd like to buy front and rear strut braces. Any suggestion for something made for the Ibiza and not universal. Car is a '96 1.4 44kw. (even if I suppose they would be all the same for mk2 and mk3 right?). I remember I read somewhere about an OEM Seat one made for mk3 (6k0071670?) but...
  5. Changing Front Suspension Top Struts guide

    hello all, i'm going to chnage the top strut mounts on my Leon fr tdi mk 1 this weekend and was wondering if anyone has a step by step guide to this or could poin tme in the direction of one. I've got a pretty good odea how too do it and have spring compressors. Just wondering if there's...
  6. Pabs

    Ibiza Mk4 Custom Gas Bonnet Lifters/Struts - Finally Finished!

    Mk4 Ibiza Bonnet Lifters Well folks, I've been keeping it on the quiet up until now, as I wanted to ensure I could pull it off, but now I'm happy with the finished product, it's time to show you all my hard work! So, as you're probably aware, the mk4 ibizas were never lucky enough to come...
  7. Bonnet Gas Struts

    I'm planning on putting gas struts on the bonnet of my Leon. Apparently Cordobas have gas struts that fit, however are they from the bonnet or the boot. Could someone tell me whether Cordobas have struts for the bonnet, if not then I have my answer of which struts to use cheers L
  8. Bonnet Gas Struts

    Coming from an old Saab 9000 I'm missing the gas struts for supporting the bonnet. Does anyone know what size struts would be needed and where they can be fitted to the bonnet? cheers, andrew
  9. blackturbo

    Boot struts

    Im looking to get some new boot struts for the Ibiza but im not going to Seat to be ripped off! I cant find anyone like GSF who provide patent parts, are they the same as say a mk2 Golf or mk4 Polo? Cheers
  10. Tools for changing front struts...?

    OK...I've bought the tool for releasing the strut from the hub, but is there a special tool to help undo the top mounting nut ? Are they an outer nut with a hex socket in the end of the damper rod ? If so I've learnt my lesson before - a socket held as tightly as possible with molegrips and...
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