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bigfoot · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 10 Location: Nebraska

Can the rear hatch shocks be re-charged? If not does anyone know where to get them at a reasonable price?

Paul924 · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2003 1:44 am Post subject:

when you look through the porsche magazines like performace products and tweeks the oem rear hatch shocks are insanly expensive. for mine i went to a local car parts store like checker - just bring your old shocks and find an approximate pair, it will be about 8.99 -better than the 50 bones that performance products wants. i cant even tell the difference, and they still have the electrical spade for the rear defrost.

Lizard · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2003 1:51 am Post subject:

the shocks are different per side as the defrost lines run through them
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J1NX3D · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 1333 Location: New Zealand

when i had mine re-charged i got told i had the 944 pt no shocks. apparently theyre longer = open higher (?)
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Capt EZ · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2003 8:37 am Post subject:

I tried to get the shocks from the local stores and had no luck. I shopped around some and found replacements from Vertex - Rears were $29 each and the hood (heavy duty) were $12 each so for about 90usd they were all replaced with factory 944 part numbers and they beat they hell out of getting a stick to hold up the appendages for access.

www.vertexauto.com
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