Boot Heavy duty boot gas struts

[Copyninja]

Hi,

Are there any recommended heavy duty boot gas struts which can keep the boot open with a BGW installed? Its kind of embarrassing every time I open the boot it just falls right back down. Not sure if its the BGW or if the 30yr old struts need replacing. Any recommended UK source?

 

[MKZ7212]

SGS Engineering | Gas Struts, Power Tools & Generators UK

Gas struts for domestic, leisure and specialist applications, UK manufactured by SGS. UK supplier of generators, air compressors, power tools & tool chests.

www.sgs-engineering.com

These guys can get new struts and if needed increase the pressure for aftermarket spoilers

 

[JDK]

Hi,

Are there any recommended heavy duty boot gas struts which can keep the boot open with a BGW installed? Its kind of embarrassing every time I open the boot it just falls right back down. Not sure if its the BGW or if the 30yr old struts need replacing. Any recommended UK source?

Is the bgw much heavier than one of the standard spoilers?

 

[Adam]

Just bend the gas strut a little bit. Just enough that it stays up. You won’t even notice it

 

[JoeLanger]

Is the bgw much heavier than one of the standard spoilers?

Depends how B and G it is

 

[Copyninja]

Just bend the gas strut a little bit. Just enough that it stays up. You won’t even notice it

never thought of this lol

 

[Copyninja]

Is the bgw much heavier than one of the standard spoilers?

No idea the wing itself is carbon and very light but i guess the stands is where the chunk of the weight is present.

 

[JDK]

No idea the wing itself is carbon and very light but i guess the stands is where the chunk of the weight is present.

Sounds like they need to be carbon too

 

[richie2912]

Mazda RX7 Boot / Tailgate Gas Struts

Buy new Mazda RX7 boot and tailgate gas struts manufactured in the UK with a 2 year warranty.

www.sgs-engineering.com

Second these guys ! You send off your old struts as they need the brackets for the new ones. Tell them you have a wing and they put more pressure in. My boot flies open with a big mazdaspeed wing on.

 

[Ceylon]

My tailgate slowly creeps up to full height at just the right speed to allow all the water in the rear window seal groove to come out without going inside the car.

I wonder if Mazda actually tested it in the rain before going into production and realised how poor of a design it was, even worse if parked on a slope!

 

[Cr33ch]

I just have a 99 spec with carbon wing, bought some used ones off eBay and they fall down too.

Would love to get some new ones! I actually have my original set I can send off so might give those guys a shout!

 

[giryan]

My tailgate slowly creeps up to full height at just the right speed to allow all the water in the rear window seal groove to come out without going inside the car.

I wonder if Mazda actually tested it in the rain before going into production and realised how poor of a design it was, even worse if parked on a slope!

I think it's a proud tradition of car manufacturers, a friend has a Tesla 3, and its boot is even worse than the Rx7's, hard as that is to believe.
Basically it's got a fancy hinge, which means that the lid ends up completely vertical over the open boot, and so just dumps all the water on everything in the boot.

 

[Cr33ch]

Sent a set off to SGS yesterday. Super quick to respond and really affordable

 

[Cr33ch]

Installed the struts earlier and they're rubbish just as bad if not worse than before..... They recommended 10% increase but it's not good enough for just a boot lid with 99 spec spoiler (no parcel shelf)

Did anyone else pick a percentage when they sent their to SGS?

 

[Copyninja]

Installed the struts earlier and they're rubbish just as bad if not worse than before..... They recommended 10% increase but it's not good enough for just a boot lid with 99 spec spoiler (no parcel shelf)

Did anyone else pick a percentage when they sent their to SGS?

I would have thought you'd need to increase 30-40% over stock? Did they recommend you only go 10%?

Can you not send them back?

 

[Cr33ch]

Waiting for a response....

 

[Cr33ch]

So SGS asked me to weigh the boot lid but this is the best I could come up with, anyone got an idea if this is close.....

 

[Copyninja]

looks about right. Id probably add another 5kgs on that incase you got for a bgw in the future

 

[richie2912]

i remember sending them a picture showing the mazdaspeed wing and they just put a fair amount more in it. In summer i can pop open the release and sometimes it opens itself.

Just had a look back through my emails. I asked them to go belt and braces and up the pressure by a decent amount.

 

[Cr33ch]

Sent mine off again a week ago, chased them for an update this evening