I just caught the end of this thread today, I guess. We had the struts re-made to the original specs from the factory drawings. After testing a couple dozen samples of all three types (louvre, luggage compartment, door), we had a significant quantity of each made for us. That was the way we were able to lower the price so dramatically. A six strut kit is now less than half what the cost used to be, and individual struts are as much 60% less. Using the screw-on vs crimp-on ends to identify one strut over another is not a good way to tell the difference. ALL the struts sold for the DeLorean today (at least the ones that I have seen either in person or in photos on the web) are screw-on ends. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. James Espey DeLorean Motor Company 15023 Eddie Drive Humble, Texas 77396 281/441-2537 Voice 281/441-2813 Fax 800/USA-DMC1 http://www.delorean.com