James is absolutely correct, the Lift-O--Mat struts do not have the dampening feature. We purchase all of our struts from DMC Houston & PJ Grady because of their superior quality and damping valve feature. DMC Joe / DeLorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx> Web Site: <http://www.deloreanservices.com> ---------- > From: dcsj@xxxx > > On Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:29:26 -0500, James Espey wrote: > > > > The fact that the Lift-O--Mat struts do NOT have this dampener are the > > reason that we do not sell those at DMC (Houston). I wasn't aware of how > > big of a difference that dampening feature made until I replaced my old > > struts with some from Don this spring in Phoenix. Once it got warmer, the > > doors would seemingly fly open, causing a significant "bounce" at the top > > of their travel. This is really hard on the door hinges, and when I got > to > > Houston, I mentioned it to our mechanic, Bill. he replaced them with a > set > > of our struts, that have the dampening valve in them and the problem was > > solved. When the door is opened, once the door reaches about 75-80% of > its > > travel, the valve kicks in and slows the door down so that when it > reaches > > the top of it's travel, it's moving slowly enough that there is no > "bounce". > > > > Stabilus has shown no interest in creating their strut with a valve for > > such a small market, so we have stuck with our current supplier. > > > > James Espey > > James thanks for the added info . However Don did tell me that the > manufacturer has already made him a prototype set for him to try out . > Perhaps they have changed there position on small market production runs. He > said that in his conversations with the developement dept., that they were > willing to make him anything he wanted. I guess only time will tell. btw. > only the LIFT-O-MATS are truly concours' correct ! > > Speaking of concours' correct items The bosch wipers blades were not the > only ones used on the car. If you remember back in 96 when you visited the > warehouse they had several items for sale that were steeply discounted, one > of the items were wiper blades. These units had no manufacturer markings on > them any where. Also their method of attachment was different than the > bosch units I had on my car. They had a pin that protruded from the side of > the pivot point. I guess they used a different brand in later production > cars . Anyway I bought them and consider these to be OEM concours' correct > also. You might want to check them out for what its worth. > > Dennis > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com > Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxx >