Gas Strut
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Ian Ibbeson
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Gas Strut
I am replacing my window struts either getting them regassed or new , my question is . There is two wires from the heated window attached to the struts and the new ones do not have this as they are not conductive . How or what do i do with the wires if i get new ones ?
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Adlen85
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Re: Gas Strut
You're best off getting conductive ones, I got some off Martin at CapriGear for £30 posted a few weeks ago, I'd give him my business before getting non-conductive ones and wiring it up.
If you choose to go that route though you'll have to run a wire from top to bottom of the struts and crimp some terminals on. The one on the nearside is for the wiper park function and the offside one is for the heated screen. The problem there is that you'll probably end up trapping the wire when you close the boot unless you get curly ones like what you get on phones but that won't look great and will probably not cost much less than a decent pair from CapriGear
If you choose to go that route though you'll have to run a wire from top to bottom of the struts and crimp some terminals on. The one on the nearside is for the wiper park function and the offside one is for the heated screen. The problem there is that you'll probably end up trapping the wire when you close the boot unless you get curly ones like what you get on phones but that won't look great and will probably not cost much less than a decent pair from CapriGear
