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You would be bolting between the ball of the strut and the hatch which will conduct power
You would be bolting between the ball of the strut and the hatch which will conduct power
youre right i only saw one picture with what looked like an earth, my mk3 wasnt wired that way the wiring passed through a rubber boot at the top of the hatchSurely that would only work if the hatch is not earthed, which it almost certainly is. The struts are being used for the live feed to the HRW and wiper are they not and bolting between the strut and the hatch would give a dead short to earth.
If you can't get the OEM struts you may have to fit a flexible wiring connection near the hinges and go into the hatch skin there. I'm pretty sure lots of hatch-backs do it that way so finding suitable rubberware should not be too hard.
If you can't get the OEM struts you may have to fit a flexible wiring connection near the hinges and go into the hatch skin there. I'm pretty sure lots of hatch-backs do it that way so finding suitable rubberware should not be too hard.
I think you might be able to buy a liquid sealer for the inside but I've never looked into it fully.
Yes you can, Slosh is the well known one, but there are several available. Never used any of them though. I was tempted when I had a leaky tank on a Vectra, but I could get a new tank for about £100 so went that way instead.
POR 15 from Frosts. It is ethanol resistant. I've done a bike tank with it and once it's fully cured nothing will touch it. I experimented with the leftovers and the only way I could remove it was mechanically - grinder - or burning itIirc, Frost do kits for cleaning out and sealing tanks.
POR 15 from Frosts. It is ethanol resistant.