Anyone has Automatic Lift Gas Spring Set With Gasket

[piotroek]

I have found this and was wondering if anyone had any experience.

Reviews are good but I have as feeling that it may be fake...

Online Shop Support Automatic Lift Gas Spring Set With Gasket Pneumatic Practical Car Trunk Tools Metal Durable Tailgate For Tesla Model 3 | Aliexpress Mobile_en title

Similar ones are on eBay and Amazon...

 

[exlatccatsa]

I bought a pair on the reccomendation of a friend. Fairly easy to fit. It helps if its pouring with rain or freezing cold and your partner is doing the shopping.. you dont have to get out of the nice warm car to open the boot and she can put the shopping straight into the boot.
Only downside is that the boot requires a firm push to close it now.

 

[MrBadger]

Before fitting, just check the angle of opening of the boot - it swings quite a long way behind the car when opening.

We nearly found out to our cost after reversing up to an EV charging point. We were a reasonable distance from a post at rear (with EV charging only on it) when we manually opened the boot to get the type 2 out. Luckily the boot lid missed that post, but by less than a cm. Looking at where the car was parked, we never had a thought that it may swing and hit the post.

Obviously a problem with both manual and auto, but at least with manual you are more in control of things.

 

[rincewind]

Be careful - some of them are quite strongly sprung and there have been reports of the tailgate twisiting. Abstract Ocean do good ones from what I've heard but they are currently out of stock.

 

[exlatccatsa]

Before fitting, just check the angle of opening of the boot - it swings quite a long way behind the car when opening.

We nearly found out to our cost after reversing up to an EV charging point. We were a reasonable distance from a post at rear (with EV charging only on it) when we manually opened the boot to get the type 2 out. Luckily the boot lid missed that post, but by less than a cm. Looking at where the car was parked, we never had a thought that it may swing and hit the post.

Obviously a problem with both manual and auto, but at least with manual you are more in control of things.

Good shout.. thanks for that.

 

[piotroek]

Thanks all for the hints. I don't think I'll go for it. Manual for me for now.