Replacing The Gas Struts On A C5 Estate

[mp4wizzard]

Hi,

I'm a new C5 owner (02 plate estate) and I'm very pleased with my new car............ but as with all new cars there are a few little jobs that need doing.

One of them is the gas struts for the rear tailgate ...... I'm guessing they need replacing as the tailgate keeps falling down :)

2 questions

Where can I get them and is there any info on how to do the job / what needs to be done to do the job.

It looks as though the roof lining needs to be removed to get at the parts??

Many thanks in advance

 

mp4wizzard

or most people call me Eddie

but the forum would not let me use Eddie as the name has been "claimed" already :)

[kfk]

Hi Eddie, Welcome........you're lucky you managed to register with mp4wizzard.......if i had seen it i would probably have banned you before you

spammed the forum with links for dodgy films http://www.citroen-owners-club.co.uk/citroen/public/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif .

 

 

Any how in answer to your question i think you will find the only place to get those parts is your local citroen dealer, as for fitting them......disconnect them one at a time and invest in a broom handle to hold the tailgate up while your strugling to remove and refit them.

[Johndouglas]

I've no idea of their quality, but these may be worth comparing:

http://www.tailgatestruts.com/citroen-tailgate-struts/citroen-c5-gas-struts

[sifaan]

you can get used struts from ebay; I replaced a bonnet strut and it was just a case of unclipping the old one and fitting in the new. there's a small clip that locks the ball-and-socket joint that needs to be released. looking at the tailgate struts for sale on ebay, it should be the same procedure.

 

(btw I paid 7.5 pounds + 4 for postage for a pair of bonnet struts; Dealer quoted ~17 pounds each new)

 

if you remove them (get someone to hold the tailgate open) you can check if you need to replace one or both - if it's working, you won't be able to push the strut in by hand, and if it's not working it'll slide in and out easily.