Door Gas Struts life Span

[Tom Watkins <dmctom@xxxx>]

All,

I suggest that if you store your car, as I do, you buy an extra set of 
gas stuts and only use them for the months when you drive. If you leave 
them on 12 months (and in the cold) they are compressed while in 
non-use and it is felt by most that it could help to shorten their 
lifespan. In the spring I re-install the "good" set and use them for 
the summer driving season. Once late fall hits and the car goes into 
the barn for the winter, the older set go on and the new set comes into 
the house to hang in a warm closet. The "old" set are not totally blown 
but just not as vibrant as the new ones. They are good enough to help 
the door go up when I need to go in the car . Since it's usually 
*really* cold here in Maine the doors sag terribly anyway so I'd rather 
save my good set of struts. With the recent reduction is strut 
prices it is more affordable to get another set as a back up

Also, Does anyone have a step by step for replacing a toll booth window? 
I just bought a new glass with the plastic carrier on it and would 
like to install it.

Thanks

Tom
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