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[Magwheels]

Hi guys,

Can anyone advise me on the boot closing of their saloon. Mine feels real heavy to lift (though it stays up) and closes real hard unless you let it go from only a couple of inches open. I am thinking this can't be right (not had a saloon Omega before) and that one or both of the gas struts are knackered. I take it the boot is not meant to open right up when the buttons pressed but surely it should not be really heavy to open either.

Any advises?

[mickyboy123]

hi. mine goes up smothly and down smothly and very light both ways , i would say the hydralic dampers neep replacing. 

[mickyboy123]

oh and thank you for your advice on the pagid discs and pads.

[mickyboy123]

when you press the realese it just pops up an inch . you defenetly need new rams.

[tidla]

when you press the realese it just pops up an inch . you defenetly need new rams.

Should it fully open on pressing the button then?

[mickyboy123]

no its designed to just pop open. and then lift with very little efort, and close same way.

[Magwheels]

Yep, that's what I thought.......the struts are knackered.

it does pop open slightly when the lock is released but is pretty heavy to lift and drops like a stone when let go if its not all the way up.

Thought the was something amiss as the bonnet is lighter than the bootlid to open and the tailgate on my last Omega was nice and light to open.

Struts are cheap enough and easy to do so will get some new ones.

Cheers guys.