oddscrounger

My rear hatch struts are shot and I want to have them replaced before Thirdgen Fest...

My question is this...

Should I order this part from Hawks and pay more money plus the delivery fee to Chicago...

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/pr...t%2C-PAIR.html

Or buy it at the local autozone (or have it delivered from autozone or bought locally at another parts outlet)... this seems to be the exact same sku #.. kind of...

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...ier=199273_0_0_

Does anyone have any input? 87 IROC with spoiler and rear window defrost....

kentuckyKITT

iTrader: (4)

Go to Advance. They can have them the next day in most cases if not in stock and there is NO shipping fee. Also, make sure you get the Strong Arm brand. I'm not sure of other brands, but Strong Arm are LIFETIME warranty. If they fail for any reason they are replaced for free. I bought a set for my '82 hood 6 years ago and they failed on me last year. I took them off, walked right into Advance gave them mine and walked right out with a brand new set without even pulling out my debit card. It's that easy.

oddscrounger

Is the lifetime warranty in the box the strut comes in? Doesn't say anything on Advance's website that they are lifetime...

kentuckyKITT

iTrader: (4)

Never noticed that. The first time I bought hatch and hood struts, they told me this at the counter. I just recently replaced my hatch struts on my '89 and was told again if I go with Strong Arm, they are lifetime replacement.

oddscrounger

That's cool but I guess my next question is:

What year thirdgen do you own and do you have a spoiler. I need one that will accommodate the weight of the hatch with spoiler AND rear window defrost hardware... I am looking for a part number.

oddscrounger

On O'Reilly's I found this part to match up exactly with the one I mentioned earlier on Hawks...

However on Hawks they specify that the part will accommodate the rear window defrost... O'Reilly's doesn't say anything. I'll have to call them.

navy02ws6

I wouldn't be surprised if they (aftermarket) only made one style of rear hatch strut...my '91 doesn't have rear defrost, yet someone replaced the hatch struts with ones that have the spades for the defroster leads anyway.

Probably just cheaper for the aftermarket companies to throw the tiny spades on all of them than it is to have two different part numbers.

1Aauto

We hatch struts with free shipping, here's a link to them. Camaro Hatch Struts

oddscrounger

Looks like good pricing for the pairs, especially that shipping would be included.

1ATony:

I have an 87 IROC with spoiler and rear window defrost, no wiper... which pair do you recommend?

1Aauto

Here are the ones you would need. They are for the rear spoiler, and also have the tabs for the rear defroster.

http://www.1aauto.com/1A/LiftSupport...ampaign=1ATony

oddscrounger

Thank you will be ordering soon.. you've been a great help.

oddscrounger

I trust you would sell me the rights ones, but he ones you suggest say they're for a 1988... is there no difference between the years? Mine is a 1987...

1Aauto

Nope they fit 82-92

Tony

oddscrounger

Excellent thank you thank you!

Kent

oddscrounger

Tony:

Ordered the struts today and I hope to get them by Saturday so I can do this over the weekend!