hridge2020
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If you purchase aftermarket struts.... look at the stock top mounting strut , its designed in a slight angle " / " the replacement after market mount is " I ". So I recommend to unscrew and exchange to top mounting parts.
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Struts That Make Trunk and Frunk Pop Open
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If you purchase aftermarket struts.... look at the stock top mounting strut , its designed in a slight angle " / " the replacement after market mount is " I ". So I recommend to unscrew and exchange to top mounting parts.
I installed the trunk struts from EVannex about 2 weeks ago. Definitely requires more force to close the trunk. I'm curious about the references to metal ball sockets at the top of the thread and whether that's something that applies to the EVannex struts.
Fernand
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I replaced the plastic ball assembly with the metal ones on the StrongArm 4129, so I can't be sure about the EVannex. But given how common these sorts of struts are, it would make little sense for them to have multiple standard threadings. They call it "M6" thread, 10mm ball.
I would suggest just ordering a pair, and worst case returning them. They come pre-lubed, wipe the ball of any debris, but keep the lube in the socket. As to any slight difference in length, if there is any, so what?
The trade-off on self-opening with a little extra force to close the trunk is obviously up to the user.
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I would suggest just ordering a pair, and worst case returning them. They come pre-lubed, wipe the ball of any debris, but keep the lube in the socket. As to any slight difference in length, if there is any, so what?
The trade-off on self-opening with a little extra force to close the trunk is obviously up to the user.
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hridge2020
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When you open this link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...5c350cdc39d6a5d68601acee1933fa&language=en_US
It has both a frunk and trunk option. I'm gonna be getting both of them at some point. Looks like a decent kit.
This particular strut was recommended by i1Tesla and/or Tesla Wild (YouTubers). It fits!
I didn't go with Basenor for the frunk because i1Tesla and Tesla Wild went with the strut I had posted. It worked for them so I figured it should work for me. They're probably pretty similar. Have you received your Basenor struts?
I ordered the metal ends will let you know if they are better about it once they get here.
Rothgarr
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Didn't some people have issues with the non-EVannex ones losing their "oomph" after few weeks/months where they no longer opened all the way?
Just installed the Model 3 EVannex trunk struts. Super easy install. Seems to me the opening speed and closing force are about right (can close it with a palm on the license plate).
Anyone who has installed the frunk struts, can you tell me if you’re able to compress the struts individually by hand (pushing one end into a carpeted floor, for instance)?
I ordered off the Amazon links and received struts which, when installed, I felt were too stiff to safely close the frunk without undue hood flex. When I tested them each by hand, I was able to compress one of the struts, but not the other. Just trying to figure out which strut was ‘right’.
I ordered off the Amazon links and received struts which, when installed, I felt were too stiff to safely close the frunk without undue hood flex. When I tested them each by hand, I was able to compress one of the struts, but not the other. Just trying to figure out which strut was ‘right’.
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You should be able to compress the struts. One is too stiff. Have you tried installing just the one that can be compressed? Try that and see if it closes easier (and opens more gracefully).
I had Basenor ones and it was too stiff/strong to compress by hand or even when pushed into the ground. Worked fine when it was installed. But I ultimately uninstalled it, because when it pops open, you can see the hood flex. Then when you try to close it by hand, you have to really pull down with a lot of pressure, and you can feel frunk metal bend to overcome the strut to compress it downwards.
Thanks for confirming that the stiff strut was the defective one. I decided to return them and will hopefully get a functioning replacement. Nice to know they should be able to be compressed by hand.
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