Paul2023

I had planned to remove the old strut by accessing the connector, but it proved to be an arduous task. In the attached photo, you can see that the cable (shown in blue) snakes in and turns down, with the connector located somewhere around the circle I've drawn. The housing is securely clipped together, and I can't seem to find any screws that are keeping it in place. It seems like I would have to remove most of the side panel to gain access to it. Has anyone ever removed these panels before? I tried prying them, but it seemed like some clips were holding them in place, and I didn't want to damage anything. Is there a screw that I might be missing?

Hi, My right electric tailgate strut is failing on my Karoq 2018. The price to replace it is €800, which seems very expensive for opening a boot so I was thinking of replacing the electric strut with a gas strut. Has anyone tried this? Getting to the connector for the electric strut seems very awkward, but if I could swap it for a gas strut, it would be fairly easy, Has anyone tried this, or know if the struts are the same dimensions? Paul