Rear hatch shocks.

Jay72 · Post by **Jay72** » March 4th, 2006, 3:46 am

Where can I find proper working replacement hatch shocks? Don't direct me to Crappytire cause the ones I just put in in Sept make me lose 1/2 a second of consciousness when I go in the trunk! Can I just go with a bigger size for another car?

Devlin · Post by **Devlin** » March 4th, 2006, 12:35 pm

i picked mine up from a junkyard...when its like -10 they need to b proped up w/ my snowbrush...but other than that they work well enough

Jay72 · Post by **Jay72** » March 4th, 2006, 5:07 pm

Are you telling me it's normal for the shocks NOT to work in cold temps? If other people's cars have no problem, mine shouldn't either. I'm on a mission now...

Andrew_Pakula · Post by **Andrew_Pakula** » March 5th, 2006, 11:15 am

Mine worked amazing well, never had any problems with them even in the freezing cold. I sold them a long while ago though when I parted out my car though.

Jay72 · Post by **Jay72** » March 6th, 2006, 2:16 am

Where'd you get them? What brand? How much am I looking at?

Andrew_Pakula · Post by **Andrew_Pakula** » March 6th, 2006, 10:49 am

They were stock ones off my own mx-3 that I sold when parting them out. Suprisingly they were in amazing shape.

corbanbrook · Post by **corbanbrook** » March 14th, 2006, 3:52 pm

i just bought a little clamp for home depot and hang it from a string from the hatch so when i open the hatch i just clip it onto the silver part of the rod arm.
It offers enough resistance to keep it open.

Jay72 · Post by **Jay72** » March 14th, 2006, 10:24 pm

Yeah, I have to jimmy mine open with an old Club lock. It's actually a perfect fit. Anyway, I'm trying to UNghettoize the look of the car, so no add this or that to anything anymore. I want to barely put any effort into lifting the hatch a few inches and have the shocks do the rest of the work like all the other cars out there or am I out of luck for our huge hatch doors?

Jettblackcat · Post by **Jettblackcat** » March 17th, 2006, 11:06 am

Try AC Delco p/n 510-690, list price is around CDN $70 each, but you should be able to find them cheaper. Put some on my ride this winter, and my head never felt soooo good!!

Jettblackcat · Post by **Jettblackcat** » March 17th, 2006, 11:19 am

P.S.
Try the APC stores:
Mississagua 1-866-861-0579 talk to Al
Brampton 905-799-2729
These are going to be special order from these guys, but I don't anybody else in the TO area that carries AC Delco.

Jay72 · Post by **Jay72** » March 18th, 2006, 3:26 am

$70 each? Damn. Thanks for the info.

Jettblackcat · Post by **Jettblackcat** » March 18th, 2006, 11:14 am

Ya, but just think about how much you'll save on asprin!!

MX3 GSR for dummies · March 18th, 2006, 11:01 pm

I don't get headaches cause mine work but I am interested in actuators...anyone with links?