Well that sucks. I know this sounds totally ridiculous but did you try reversing them. I’ve seen stranger things work. Anyway Steeda will swap them out and you’ll be fine.
So, an interesting thing happened. Right after my "ZOMG It's just perfect!" post, it was time to hit the gym. I go out to the car, hit the button, and the trunk hung at about 2". I barely touched the bottom of the decklid and it flies open. Huh?
I close it, hit the button again, and it flew open. I thought, "Maybe the cold?" Tried unsuccessfully to replicate for the past 2 days. I even went out around midnight when it was even colder. It just flies open every single time after that. Maybe it needs a break-in period?
Go with Steeda’s recommendation. TJ told me to get the light ones for my GT/CS. Unless you spend all day opening your trunk the struts will outlive you.
Based on the videos posted by members who have the heavy struts I would be concerned about damaging your car should you decide to use them. That said it’s your choice.I will probably open the trunk daily, sometimes even several times a day.
Back when I had a Mk4 Mondeo with the same kind of trunk lid, the stock struts lost their strength completely after about a year or so. In that case I didn't mind too much, because those struts were there not to open the lid, but just to assist me in opening it manually. So, apart from a slight increase in the force I had to put in raising the lid, I hadn't lost any functionality.
But if I get used to the lid opening by itself, losing this feature won't make me too happy.
You mean something like this!!!
Though mine pops and raises VERY quickly, it slows dramatically the last few inches before it is fully opened and tops out very softly. I suspect the mechanical advantage the pistons have is greatly diminished at the top of the stroke. I wouldn't worry at all about damaging the car, unless you back under the bumper of a tall truck and pop it
Me too, me too!!
