boot springs

[statomatic]

can any one show some pitures of the springs that hold the boot open because some one took them out of the car when we bought it and been trying to figure out how they work because there is nothing in the trusty gregories to help me thanx

[defa]

i tried pulling some out and they broke as i was doing it. and a piece flew straight past my eye.. shit i was lucky. so be very carefull.

[statomatic]

thanks mate will do, do you have any pics of your boot springs in place??? the misses is giving me the shits when she dose the shopping

[J_D]

Yeah, safety goggles would be a good idea. I had to replace one of the springs in mine a few weeks ago and they have some mad tension on them. Mine snapped after I closed the boot, I heard a loud thump and opened the boot to find the spring in two pieces. If I remember I will see if I can get some pics tommorow. The spring I used to replace mine was off a white car so it should be easier to trace where it goes in pictures.

[statomatic]

your a legend!!!!!!!!! its doing my head in.

[s_pack]

You'se have springs to hold the lid up? Mine is a series of tensioned rods running under the parcel shelf I got the same problem. Shut my boot one day, heard massive thud. Open boot to find the end of the rod had snapped.

[J_D]

Springs, tensioned rods, same thing.

[1991_Vn2nV]

I snapped one of mine cramming the boot with alcohol for schoolies

Havent got around to fixing it yet.

[J_D]

You feed in the hinge side first and get it seated properly and then try and lever the spring onto the bracket thats near the middle of the boot. You will need someone to hold the boot up for you, and watch your hands while trying to lever the spring into place.

[savage1987]

VS commodores etc have gas struts in place of this spring system, right? How hard would that be to install into a VN? Surely it's a better system.

[J_D]

Gas struts would be heaps easier to fit, those springs are a pain in the arse.

[1991_Vn2nV]

But the VS boot has an enitrely different setup. Its not as simple as doing a bonnet gas strut setup, where you simply attach the gas struts.

[statomatic]

Thanks Guys
Thanks J_D for the pics, Really appreciate it. Ill sus something out. I'll look into the shocks. What a c*** of a job.

[xcop5l]

my boot opens all the way with the remote or the button, dont know y most of the others ive seen have only poped

[1991_Vn2nV]

Yeah mine used to, but then the spring things broke...

[MyVPIsFasterThanYourVP]

my boot opens all the way with the remote or the button, dont know y most of the others ive seen have only poped

is that using the factory remote? Mine only has one button, how do you open the boot with the remote. (not the cable remote next to the drivers seat surely?)
Colin

[fu2]

mine used to pop open and almost break the rear window, that changed when i got my spoiler though

[vl rb30e]

is that using the factory remote? Mine only has one button, how do you open the boot with the remote. (not the cable remote next to the drivers seat surely?)
Colin

on the calas and stato they have a boot release on the remote i know my stato does