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HI Pat
If you cannot find anybody to assist anywhere near you I have used and can recommend the following people
http://www.sgs-engineering.com/
They are based in Derby and you can send them your struts and they will refurb them for you either to the same pressure or higher if you wish.
They did the struts on my T5 camper so that the tailgate would stay up with two bikes on and it was still easy to pull down again. A refurb was a very lot cheaper than new for what I wanted
But be warned if you do decide to take off the gas struts if the bed is anything like the tailgate on a T5 it is B*//*y heavy and that is why it needs gas struts.
Might be of some use to others if not you but at least it gives you an alternative
David
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Hi David
Thank you for that information, it is indeed nice to get an alternative method of fixing the problem, and like you said ... its handy for others on the forum to know that they can get gas struts repaired.
In my case the struts are not that expensive, I have had two quotes so far for doing the job.
I did consider doing the job myself but after looking on other forums. it seems its a 2 handed job. It takes a professional 2 hours labour cost, so i'd rather do that.
The two quotes I have so far vary greatly in price for Labour and the parts are similar.
I had my first quote from Peter Hambilton Engineering near Preston UK, they were recommended by the Hymer club international and another forum I am a member of 'motorhomefacts'. They are considered the finest Hymer Engineers in Europe and wont rip anybody off. They quoted me 150 sterling to include all parts and labour and vat. 70 for the parts and 80 labour.
The other quote i had was from Donaghey's in Donegal, it would have been my favourite choice but from the price they quoted which was 475 euro, I just cannot justify spending that on Labour charges, fair play to Michael from the forum who offered to send me the struts for 125 euro, but i want whoever supply the parts to fit them, as i cannot do it myself.
I know it costs extra for the ferry to the UK ... but sure we can have a visit to many relations we have up near Preston and still come out better off.
Thanks again David for your reply.