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10-28-2021, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by THPorsche

Dealer replaced mine twice already under warranty (MY2014) . It seems it would fail every three years. I do open it once every two weeks after I washed my car.

That's where FCP comes into play. Free replacement for life.

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10-28-2021, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Zonian

Apologies for MacGyvering up this thread on the failing struts but I wanted to share my workaround for unencumbered access for routine maintenance when the struts fail. Replace with a temporarily working pair? Maybe, when I overcome my aversion to buying crappy stuff.

No apologies needed.... It's not like you get a pre-warning that they will fail. It happens when go to work on something and you just don't happen to have a replacement handy,. The attitudes of some are amazing...obviously, they don't DIY to their Porsches!

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10-28-2021, 09:03 PM

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Just had mine replaced under warranty, after four years and 15.5k miles.

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12-06-2021, 07:46 PM

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Mine failed for the second time. The first set was replaced under warranty. I think I'm going with the brake hose cut lengthwise solution, at least for now. If I replace them again, they'll likely fail (again) by the time of the next oil change, so if I change them (again), I'll do that closer to oil change time.

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12-06-2021, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by daddiomk2

I just replaced my rear hood struts last weekend. I spent $20 for replacements and took me about 20 minutes to replace. Unlike Riley I needed two hands

20 minutes? Did that include the 18 minutes to drink a couple beers?

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12-06-2021, 08:26 PM

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Mine failed for the second time. The first set was replaced under warranty. I think I'm going with the brake hose cut lengthwise solution, at least for now. If I replace them again, they may fail (again) by the time of the next oil change, so if I change them (again), I'll do that closer to oil change time.

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