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As long as you kept it lubricated and didn't try to force it shut because you forgot you'd locked it into maintenance-mode, thus bending it, it would last forever without needing replacement.
This was the Amazon link I used to order mine >>https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It says on Amazon it fits my Crossfifre
It does say STABILUS on it and extends to the upright hood position
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Save money and just buy the cylinder and keep the original OEM plastic strut.
If anyone wants to go really cheap then a piece of 2 x 4 works and you can paint it to match your cars color. 😀
Save money and just buy the cylinder and keep the original OEM plastic strut.
That is also an option
I took mine apart after I replaced the entire assembly and it looks like this
You can order just the hydraulic cartridge and attach the 2 ends and your current plastic sleeve to this
It looks like that fancy POS cable connector has a see through form fitted plastic cover that would almost totally prevent an accidental shorting to ground. Personally speaking, that's about all I like about it. On another note, are the battery vent holes plugged in these pictures? Those vented ports are there to control where the gasses go (usually generated during charging, located on either end, into a vent box that contains the condensed liquid from that charging).
It looks like that fancy POS cable connector has a see through form fitted plastic cover that would almost totally prevent an accidental shorting to ground. Personally speaking, that's about all I like about it. On another note, are the battery vent holes plugged in these pictures? Those vented ports are there to control where the gasses go (usually generated during charging, located on either end, into a vent box that contains the condensed liquid from that charging).
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The vents are open on the both sides of the battery.
I bought a set but there is no room to use it on the negative and I like my pure brass terminal much more. I'll see what I can do with the other negative terminal.
The vents are open on the both sides of the battery.
The vent should be closed by a plug at the firewall and open at the front. What you show should have a hose that is venting to the ground as sometimes liquid comes out and in this picture the acid will eat the battery holder and maybe more. There have been photos of extensive corrosion damage. The Mercedes catch basin works well if you an find one.
The vent should be closed by a plug at the firewall and open at the front. What you show should have a hose that is venting to the ground as sometimes liquid comes out and in this picture the acid will eat the battery holder and maybe more. There have been photos of extensive corrosion damage. The Mercedes catch basin works well if you an find one.
Thanks, I'll add the rubber hose then. Go to check the shed, I guess I have some silicone hose there.
Like what is shown in the Amazon Link (and posted earlier by onehundred80), the hose will need to be long enough to find a route thru the engine bay to allow any condensed vapor (corrosive) to drain on the ground and not on any surface/accessory/etc of the car.
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Like what is shown in the Amazon Link (and posted earlier by onehundred80), the hose will need to be long enough to find a route thru the engine bay to allow any condensed vapor (corrosive) to drain on the ground and not on any surface/accessory/etc of the car.
Nicely done! That's the reason I started working on my own cars in the first place, when my cars were returned all "torn up" getting to the problem I paid them to fix.
Re: What did you do to your Crossfire today?
It looks like that fancy POS cable connector has a see through form fitted plastic cover that would almost totally prevent an accidental shorting to ground. Personally speaking, that's about all I like about it. On another note, are the battery vent holes plugged in these pictures? Those vented ports are there to control where the gasses go (usually generated during charging, located on either end, into a vent box that contains the condensed liquid from that charging). 
