Now I am VERY confused. What "misinformation" are you talking about? The information about the struts being sold by DMCH were confirmed by you (James) on the DML message number 26857 where you write such things as: "...problems with the struts being 5mm too long..." "...we've sold more than 1500 of these struts..." (below, you say you sold 50 batches.. so, we can assume that 30 is a "batch"?) "A 5mm increase in the length of the strut translates into a couple inches or so with the door fully open" (implying that this 5mm increase was by design, yet below you seem to indicate this was a vendor error?) Lets do some math.. 1 in 6 or 8 cars had a problem with the new struts. 1500 struts were sold (we can assume 750 SETS), so we can now estimate that anywhere from 95 to 125 cars were damaged by these struts? Does DMCH consider that acceptable? (Feel free to correct my math if it is in error.) I think it is GREAT that DMCH has returned to the original strut design, and in the process lowered the cost to all DeLorean owners... But lets not accuse anyone of spreading misinformation, when all I have seen on this topic seems to be accurate. Marc --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, James Espey <james@xxxx> wrote: > I'd like to correct this bit of misinformation that has been going around. > > The new door struts sold by DMC (Texas) are NOT the incorrect length. Our > new struts ($39.95 each) have been remanufactured exclusively for us to the > original specification, from the original drawings. The only differences at > this point are the black nitride finish on the shafts, and the ends are > "screw-on" rather than crimped on. > > Our previous supplier sent us a couple batches (about 50 or so) of struts > with a slightly longer screw-on end that resulted in them not closing > completely on certain cars (about 1 in 6 or 8, based on the molds used to > make the underbody, near as we can ascertain). We no longer use this > supplier for any struts on the car, or any other parts, for that matter. If > anyone has any of these longer ends, send me an email and I can replace them > for you. <SNIP>