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03-14-2007, 09:15 PM
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Re: How do you keep the back gate open??
Are you planning on driving while the rear gate is open ?
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03-14-2007, 09:47 PM
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Re: How do you keep the back gate open??
Yeah, I guess a block of wood would do. 
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03-14-2007, 10:11 PM
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Re: How do you keep the back gate open??
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Yeah, I guess a block of wood would do.
Nope, no driving with the gate open RYD... |
Thats good, because if you did we would help pay for the lobotomy...
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03-14-2007, 11:49 PM
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Re: How do you keep the back gate open??
take a look at a Land Rover Discovery Rear door. They designed it so it stays open. I have been thinking about getting a used whathcamacallit from a Disco and retrofitting it to my H3 becuase I almost got chopped in half by my rear door the first time I went camping.
Dealer said deal with it. 
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03-20-2007, 12:38 PM
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Re: How do you keep the back gate open??
I haven't looked under the door to check out the clearance issues, but maybe mount a second strut under there.. Or maybe just find one that's rated for a higher "push"... Are they rated..???
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03-21-2007, 10:18 PM
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Re: How do you keep the back gate open??
The strut on mine works fine, regardless of the angle. Now, I have never laid the H3 on its right side and see if the door will stay open!
In fact I really like the gas strut, since my wife has no trouble opening or closing the door. Closing the tail gate on our Bronco is pretty tough (and heavy) for petite people! I went to the beach last Saturday with a buddy who has an fj (beat to **** already by the way) and I noticed that they have the same configuration for the rear door except their strut has a little snap that allows you lock the extended strut into place so it won't close on you. I also noticed that if you do not lock it into place, even on level ground, that darn door will come back at you. Their may be a way to modify the H3 strut to lock in a way similiar to this. It may be as simple as making a notch in the extended strut and using a hose clamp or some other item to hold it extended.
I don't like leaving the doors open when I am camping anyway, all the bugs come inside and f@#K up my leather!!!
Regardless, park it on level ground when you camp!
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03-23-2007, 04:30 PM
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Re: How do you keep the back gate open??
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Their may be a way to modify the H3 strut to lock in a way similiar to this. It may be as simple as making a notch in the extended strut and using a hose clamp or some other item to hold it extended.
Regardless, park it on level ground when you camp!
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Yeah, I keep thinking of trying something with the strut. As Crash says, maybe a beefier strut might do it, I'm going to look into this.
As much as I try to find level ground, many backwoods fishing spots have pull-offs on the side of the road that are always sloping and are rarely on level ground. We're not talking about a level campsite in a trailerpark, otherwise this wouldn't be an issue.
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