Octo2LPG

Here in the Netherlands all the estate owners replace their pistons with those off the Seat Exeo Estate. It is slightly stronger (510N) Febi (Bilstein) nr: 31648 I also found a possible replacement which is perhaps a bit too strong (710N) from a Saab 9000 CS: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Gasfeder-Heckklappe-Saab-9000-CS-/290765835707?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:NL:3160 Could be worth a try, you will hardly need springs at all then.

A how too: Put springs on gas struts by screwing off the top. (You will need pliers and a cloth) Replace gas struts on boot. Make sure to support the boot with a proper stick or beam while you remove the old struts. The boot is heavy! Done. 20 minutes of work

Good luck, hope it works! I for one am quite happy to have an automatic boot on a 2006 Octavia. Pretty fancy if you ask me

I'm quite sure it will work, the gas springs are really strong and they really need little help from the extra springs. You might need a stronger and longer 'pop' from the springs due to the added weight, so perhaps a longer spring is wise. There is about 40mm space for the compressed spring on these Laguna gas springs. So these might work? http://www.bearingboys.co.uk/R16x64_Heavy_Load_Die_Spring-31136-p I can't guarantee anything ofcourse, you'll have to try.

Hello all, I'm a Dutch Octavia Hatchback owner. In my research for this project I came across this forum and since I succeeded on making this work on a HB, I thought I would share this with you. My gas springs where up for replacement, so I decided to work something out to automate it. It was soon obvious that I needed stronger gas springs than original. The distance required for the spring to pop the boot before the gas springs take over is simply too big on a hatchback. It would require a larger spring, which will not fit on the gas spring when boot is closed. So, I searched for a spring which is similar in length, but stronger. I found gas springs for a Renault Laguna III Grandtour are perfect. They are stronger (670N compared to 440N original) and only slighty shorter (569mm compared to 584mm original). Found them affordable on (German) Ebay: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Gasdaempfer-fuer-RENAULT-LAGUNA-III-Grandtour-KT0-1-10-07-HECKKLAPPE-KOMBI-/281444512394? Proof in video: I should mention I used similar springs as the combi owners here use. 51mm in length. There is more space on the gas springs but it only requires a light boost now and this way the springs will last longer as they are not fully compressed on closing the boot.