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Salisburylander

Member Since: 16 Mar 2014
Location: Salisbury
Posts: 245

2011 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Bali Blue

Tailgate gas struts

Mine have been really weak and the other day, the tailgate closed whilst I was putting shopping in the boot and much to my wife’s amusement, hit me on the head. I’ve ordered replacements and they should be here today. Are they easy to change?

Mon Nov 30 2020 9:55am

Salisburylander

Member Since: 16 Mar 2014
Location: Salisbury
Posts: 245

Turns out my worries were unfounded. I held the tailgate up with a broom, removed the clips on the ends of the struts, a sharp tug on the strut and removed each one. My car has asymmetric struts, so sorting out which one is which takes a second or two, and then a quick reassemble. The struts make the tailgate slightly more difficult to open but after a while, there is a hint of self-opening.

All-in-all, very pleased with it and one of those things I wished I had done sooner.

Mon Nov 30 2020 2:32pm

mgrover

Member Since: 17 Oct 2019
Location: Leeds
Posts: 393

2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Java Black

aiye i did mine a while back. super easy to do. would always recommend doing em

Mon Nov 30 2020 6:55pm

BJH1959

Member Since: 25 Mar 2017
Location: Paredes de Coura, Portugal
Posts: 409

2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Cairns Blue

@Salisburylander. Hi. Where did you get them from out of interest? Barrie.
2017-Jan 2024: 2005 RRS 2.7TDV6. Best car I ever had - until now!
Current: 2018 Ford Ranger Wildtrak 3.2

Tue Dec 01 2020 10:07am

mgrover

Member Since: 17 Oct 2019
Location: Leeds
Posts: 393

you just have to be careful actually since their not the same size, one side is slightly longer than the other

see below

Last edited by mgrover on Thu Dec 03 2020 8:37am. Edited 1 time in total

Tue Dec 01 2020 11:27am

Seatown

Member Since: 15 Mar 2019
Location: Moray - if you're a courier, yes it's mainland UK & no it's not in the Highlands
Posts: 100

2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Stornoway Grey

I also did mine earlier this year. I got them from Advanced Factors (see site sponsors). Part numbers were LR027543 RH /LR029320 LH. Around £20 each IIRC. 2010 TDV8 - current - my first RRS, loving it so far......
2005 Cayenne S - handling defied physics and what a sound, so sod the mpg!
1995 Disco TDI- surprisingly reliable, shame about the peeling dash & other trim
Lots of other non 4X4's in between times.........

Wed Dec 02 2020 5:17pm

knwatkins

Member Since: 09 Sep 2018
Location: Poole, Dorset
Posts: 1139

2010 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

mgrover wrote:
you just have to be careful actually since their not the same size, one side is slightly longer than the other

Are you sure? I thought they were the same size, but the gas pressure is slightly higher in the one side than the other due to the extra mass of the subwoofer on the one side of the tailgate.

Here are my notes from when I replaced mine...

LR029320 - left hand, force of 755 Newtons. (OEM part number 6H32-406A10-BB and has blue writing).

LR027543 - right hand, force of 785 Newtons. (OEM part number 6H32-406A10-AB and has red writing). Kev

MY2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
MY2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey

Wed Dec 02 2020 9:53pm

mgrover

Member Since: 17 Oct 2019
Location: Leeds
Posts: 393

Actually yeah that was it, the different pressures not lengths woops

Thu Dec 03 2020 7:20am

Seatown

Member Since: 15 Mar 2019
Location: Moray - if you're a courier, yes it's mainland UK & no it's not in the Highlands
Posts: 100

The ones I got from AF were the both the same and are a direct replacement for both the LH and RH LR part numbers. They're upgraded (higher pressure) so will fit either side.

No worries about the slightly higher pressure one on both sides as it's not like the tailgate leaps into the air at the best of times 2010 TDV8 - current - my first RRS, loving it so far......
2005 Cayenne S - handling defied physics and what a sound, so sod the mpg!
1995 Disco TDI- surprisingly reliable, shame about the peeling dash & other trim
Lots of other non 4X4's in between times.........

Fri Dec 04 2020 12:11pm

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