The install was only confusing at first. That's b/c I expected the ends on the struts I ordered from ECS to be easier to unscrew. I headed to YouTube, found some video of the removal, and realized I just wasn't trying hard enough.

10 mins later, the ends were off, the springs were in, and the assembly was installed. (watch your head if you go at this alone: one strut is not enough to hold the hatch)


I've had them now for about a week. Only one Costco run in that time, but it was *really* nice to walk up and drop in the stuff.

There *is* quite a bit more tension shutting the trunk. I am not sure my lil wife will get it done the first time she tries. You have to push like you mean it to get it to close. Not a problem as you're kinda in the swing, anyway. I'd say it's a trade off at this early stage in the experience. I'm willing to put a but more pressure on the close for the convenience of it opening all the way.

I noticed tonight when I took a picture that the springs are blue. Other than that, this is not a detail that I am prepared to obsess about. How often do we look at our hatch and hood struts anyway?

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