Custom Fit Gas Strut - Trunk Lid
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2012 Toyota Highlander
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If your vehicle's trunk lid keeps closing while you're unloading cargo, it's time to change your strut. Replace it with this custom fit gas strut and make your lid operate like new again. Quick, tool-free installation.
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Note: Always replace your struts in pairs, where applicable. Most trunk lids have a strut on each side. Failure to replace both struts can result in a warped or damaged hinge.
Gas Strut with Exceptional Stability
Most gas struts consist of a tube filled with pressurized nitrogen gas, a piston, and rod. The Atlas Lift strut, however, has a dynamic damping groove inside the tube that regulates gas movement across the piston. This ensures your trunk lid stays open when you want it open and shuts slowly without bouncing or slamming. Lastly, in contrast to struts that only have gas in the chamber, a few drops of oil have been mixed in to help seal the piston and lubricate the rod. This allows your trunk lid to move more smoothly as the rod travels in and out of the tube.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi, everybody. Andy here with etrailer. Let's take a quick look at this custom fit trunk lid gas strut. Now this is designed to fit your 1983 to 1991 Porsche 944, and your 1992 to 1995 968. And on custom fit parts such as this strut, I do recommend taking advantage of our vehicle fit guide here at etrailer. Just pop in the year, make and model of your vehicle, and our fit guide will confirm if this will work for you or if we have something comparable that will work for you.
So this is a replacement gas strut for your trunk lid, basically the part that's gonna help keep your trunk open and open smoothly and stay open. And then if your current strut is worn out or if it's weak or letting the trunk slam shut, this is going to fix that issue. Now when you open your trunk, this strut is going to extend to lift the lid and hold it securely in place. Inside the tube, there's a dampening groove that's gonna prevent bouncing, so the motion's gonna stay smooth in hot or cold weather. When you close the trunk, the strut is going to compress slowly, which is gonna keep the lid from slamming shut.
This is designed to last. There is an internal wiper that's going to keep the rod lubricated with oil that's gonna help reduce friction and prevent sticking over time. The steel tube has a black powder coat finish and the rod is a nitrate coated rod, so it's gonna work together to resist rust and corrosion. Installation's gonna be pretty quick. It's a ball socket connection as you can see here, so it's gonna snap directly onto your vehicle's factory fittings.
And just to give you some measurements here, giving you the extended length measuring on center, we're sitting right at about 14 5/8 inches. When this is compressed, 8 11/16 inches. One important note, most trunks do have two struts, one on each side, so it is strongly recommended to replace them in pairs because just replacing one could potentially damage like your hinges or something like that. So it's always good to replace 'em in repairs when you're needing to replace them. If you happen to have any other questions, whether it's about this or anything else that we have here at etrailer, don't hesitate to reach out.
We wanna make sure that you're getting exactly what you need. Well, again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.
Thanks for keeping me informed about the delay in acquiring these. They go on in about 10 seconds and are identical to original equipment.
Perfect replacement for our 2007 Lincoln MKZ trunk lifts.
Service was excellent and product was exactly what we needed. Love buying from Etrailer
Perfect. Opens like a new car again.
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