Re: [T3] Squareback Rear hatch hinge problems.

["Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com>]

Were all just spoiled by those hydraulic shocks on the modern deck lids...
until they become the first thing to fail on one's new car and cost $100 to
replace.

Keith


>
> To me, this says that VW recognized that these hinges were a weak point
and
> needed to be treated somewhat carefully. The modern assumption that you
can
> just open a hatch like this and let it fly up on its own is likely to
quickly
> bend the hinges on a squareback.


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