Hey all!

It seems a VERY common failure point of many Skoda vehicles: the boot struts. My Scout opens partially opening the boot with the button, beeping a lot along the way, to actually open I'm having to keep pressing the button while pushing the boot up manually to get it to open, and a similar process to closing. A mechanic said it would cost thousands to replace! 

 

Surely there's a fix by installing good old fashioned manual boot struts / a button to lock / unlock.

 

Have people done this, any tips or guides?

Struts like this seem like a possible option: https://runautoparts.com.au/stabilus-boot-tailgate-strut-288734

 

Thanks!

 

Edited 18 January, 20251 yr by nicholasnicholas

Check  this out. I changed tired ten year old original struts to these.  There is a Youtube installation video how to do it. Also i calibrated the boot to not open full lenght of the struts so they will last longer.

But the issue of the original struts having too short wires is non-existent in the linked struts+they are more robust in my opinion also.

 

https://power-tailgate.com/electric-tailgate-actuators-set-skoda-octavia-2012-2020-deffner-s52-left-right