How to fit bonnet gas strut on vk

[bigboyVKLSParticipant Victoria View build HERE Member since: July 17, 2016 Posts: 25]

Bought the gas strut kit for bonnet on my vk, had fit them but won’t shut the bonnet properly due gas strut head was hit between bonnet bracket and the guard..

How I would solve the issue?? Had trying do other way but didn’t work

Does you had this on your early commodore?

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[SLE355Participant View build HERE Member since: April 7, 2015 Posts: 119]

What kit?

 

[gtrboyyParticipant gtrboyy1.6 Getz View build HERE Member since: January 20, 2016 Posts: 201]

Been ages since last done it from memory used 4 ball studs with rear wagon struts…all bolted straight up.

 

Vaguely remember trying vp/s guard bracket thing which touched inside bonnet.

[bigboyVKLSParticipant Victoria View build HERE Member since: July 17, 2016 Posts: 25]

I have an kits for Bonnet which stay open without the rod holder …  yea the gas strut was been touch between bonnet and guard ..

sound like i might put the rod holder back on … i guess ..

[SouthRidgeParticipant VictoriaMonaro CV6 VK Calais Supercharged V8 View build HERE Member since: May 1, 2015 Posts: 44]

Try flipping the struts to get clearance. Or just give sheet metal a little flex to cleare it. Can do it by hand. Worked on mine.

[SmittyParticipant MelbourneGEN-F R8 SV340 HSV Tourer, VK club touring race car and Kwaka ZX12R View build HERE Member since: July 23, 2015 Posts: 47]

works well on my VK

 

 

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[gtrboyyParticipant gtrboyy1.6 Getz View build HERE Member since: January 20, 2016 Posts: 201]

Looks same as mine 4 ballstuds threaded in with 2 rear wagon struts…might be fitted upside down,bonnet only closes with them one way iirc

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