Check your strut

3 October 2014  

A few years ago, Blue Print introduced a short range of gas struts as a result of customers reporting on high failure applications. The range has grown to nearly 170 references, covering 600 popular UK applications. Key newbies include a gas strut tail gate for the Nissan Pathfinder 2.5/3.0 DT and the Toyota Avensis 1.8i, 2.0DT and 2.0i. Gas struts are used in boot lids, glass openings and some vehicle’s bonnets and lose their effectiveness over time, eventually resulting in failure. So check those struts and remember to replace them in pairs.