When I bought my 91 dx about 2 years ago w/ 36K miles the hatch was the only thing not in full working order. I spent the $70 to get the OE struts from the dealer. I'm just anal about things and I like to use honda products as they are well built and good quality. I also like keeping cars as original looking as possible.
Dennis -- http://members.cox.net/~makisupa02/imgs/CRX/CRXFV2.jpg http://members.cox.net/~makisupa02/imgs/CRX/CRXRV2.jpg http://members.cox.net/~makisupa02/imgs/CRX/CRXSV2.jpg Nicholas Crego wrote: > I put a set of the cheap ones they sell at Pep Boys on my old Saab 900, > and they lasted as long as I owned the car (5 years) without losing > strength, and now have a set on my crx with 9 months on them, and they > still work great. I only have to lift the hatch about half way, and the > struts take it the rest without my help. > > ------------------ > Nicholas Crego > Yellow 88 CRX Si > Commercial Instrument, Single and Multiengine Rated Pilot, Certificated > Flight Instructor. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nathan Boyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 9:39 AM > To: Nicholas Crego > Subject: Re: CRX: hydraulift hatch lifts > > Definately true, but spending $20 every 3 months because nobody makes > decent struts any more, gets awfully annoying... > > -Nate > Ex-91 Dx-R owner > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nicholas Crego" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 8:04 AM > Subject: RE: CRX: hydraulift hatch lifts > > > Or, you could just drop $20 on new struts from any auto parts store. > > Most of the time, you only need one, and then you know your car is > > right, and not MacGuyvered together. > > > > ------------------ > > Nicholas Crego > > Yellow 88 CRX Si > > Commercial Instrument, Single and Multiengine Rated Pilot, > > Certificated Flight Instructor. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > On Behalf Of John Urch > > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 6:32 PM > > To: Nathan Boyd > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: CRX: hydraulift hatch lifts > > > > > > Or you can drill a hole in the strut body just below the base of the > > piston when fully extended, this will allow you to slip a small allen > > key or small screwdriver through the strut and hold the piston > > extended........ Just make sure you take the strut off the car first > > so that you can empty the fluid out. > >
