Yes, I have tried them...Along with every other suggested substitute in all the cross-reference lists. In short, none actually work correctly and the set you have is probably the worst of all! You will end up distorting your hood and you will eventually crack the composite. My advice is to do exactly what I did. Bite the bullet and get a set from one of the Delorean guys. I got mine from John Hervey and I couldn't be happier. Rustproof Vin #1559 ----- Original Message ----- From: <doctorDHD@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 11:24 AM Subject: [DML] Trunk/Bonnet Struts > Does anyone have any experience with using a pair of "Strong Arm" 4220 gas > struts for the trunk/bonnet? They seem to be about 1/2" longer than the ones I > have on now. They also seem very (? too) strong. It takes a lot of effort to > start closing the hood. They may have damping because they go up slowly. > They are discounted at $24.95 each. > > (As an aside, when I try to search the archives of this list it seems that I > can only search a portion at a time. Is there a more complete method?) > > Dave > 6530 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >