Mate I love your videos. I swear you inspire me. I love the astra. Everything you have done so far=tasteful and useful. Altho some might argue that the angel eyes are chavy... I say nay they look awesome. Keep it up. Looking forward to 2019 savage garage. Double the subs 🤞.

Happy new year i have just got a astra cabriolet plan on doin afew bits to it i love the bonnet struts thanks for the video may have saved me alot of hastle when i get around to ordering some and the led plate light is cool small simple things can make a massive difference top lad

Hi James, what a awesome video,little mods like these smarten the car up,the led number plate light looks the part and the struts change everything.

Love all your videos. Keep up the fab work. I enjoy them so much and even look out for the next installment. It's all very entertaining and your presentation is great too. Keep well and Happy New Year James.

Love what you’ve done with the Astra, and looking forward to seeing what the next project is 👍

LEDs I love em. Both my cars have them everywhere. Numberplate/parks/footwells/puddle lights. I just love the light they produce. Happy new year James.

Not overly exciting - but you DO take care of that old Girl. Thanks for setting a good example. Welcome to 2019!

Real car guys work in all temps 😆 this past week, On 4 different cars.. welded two new tailpipes, fitted coilovers, strait piped an exhaust, rebuilt a wiper motor, emptied clogged scuttle panel and replaced inlet gaskets on a 6 pot diesel bmw. Love it

Hope you're feeling better now, i was in hospital over Christmas and new years but watching your videos helped pass the time

Awesome fix James and even if the 1 of bonnet strut fails it did hold up with just 1 so I don’t think you will have any issues. That number plate light looks so bright hope you show us what it looks like in the dark on a future video . Looking forward to the next project

Looks great , you’ve done a great job on the Astra

Tried spray painting today after watching your videos good to see a normal bloke making his car better

Good video mate ! Looking forward to this years project

Lovin the new mods, bonnet struts look superb in the chrome. Great vid as usual mate.

Good vid as always James look forward to seeing the new project . 👍🏻

Oh your new project sounds exciting can't wait to see it

Hi James, happy new year to you. Regards the bonnet lifters, keep your original bonnet stay because in windy conditions it has a hook on the end to prevent the bonnet blowing back and causing damage /or letting it falling on your head when wind dies down. A lad next door learned the hard way with lifters and bent his bonnet in half . Best be safe than sorry.

Look forward to the new project and all the content😁

I've fitted the exact same bonnet struts on my Astra a while back and you didn't have to drill any holes. You could've just taken out one of the bolts from the wing out and used that hole. And I've seen many people fit them but I've never seen em been fitted upside down😂 By the way I think you bought standard struts for boots with no spoilers (430nm) you need 470nm struts which u can get on eurocarparts. A bit more pricier but they do the job properly and much better.

@jamielindley

5 жыл бұрын

Zhoaib Raja they’re mounted the correct way, oil should be sat on the bottom seal when in their resting position.

@0wen1066

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamielindley yep! i always flip them round on whatever cars i get so the oil sits on the seal

Looks exactly the same as the struts i fitted on my Astra back in 2008! They have gotten a bit weaker over the years, but still hold the bonnet up no problem :)

Tools on the bonnet mate 😭😭

@phcollins101

5 жыл бұрын

brown star threw up when he did that 🤢

@jessicanicholson

5 жыл бұрын

brown star I almost died people are killing for those black Sri bonnets hahaha

@Zisch4Bumm

5 жыл бұрын

Thought the same way.. It hurts to watch and hear that :c

@Tokyodrift5000

5 жыл бұрын

It's not as if the car is valuable. It's a Corsa, it's going to have scratches

@logan5326

4 жыл бұрын

brown star ....the guy is obviously a rookie by making that mistake!

I have the same one in my mk4 and they pretty damn good flr this price! It,s a very comfortable way to open your hood

Nice video mate. Never seen your Channel before but I like. Always wanted to make videos on doing bits on my car. Nice one dude 👍🏿👍🏿

13:17 old skool is the best skool, sick!

James, back in the day, irmscher, (who do the vauxhall accessories,), used to give you two new struts when buying a spoiler from them. Those were the days.

You deserve to have so many more subscribers, keep up the good work👍

I've made my engine bay a place of luxury, since I won a Renault, I spend most of my time under the bonnet, so it makes sense for it to be a comfortable place for me.

Mitre Delta - A cracking football in it's day!

Really enjoy your videos, keep it up 👍

Got these bonnet struts on my Astea G and through time, they will start to rust. Thinking of getting another set but this time around I will be cleaning the the outer casing with WD40...

The chromed struts look 👌👍

Classy video so easy and enjoyable to watch

Perfect tutorial :) Congratulations!!!

Nice job! I have Astra G too and it is a special edition for "100 years anniversary" i think:) First thing i need to do is solve a problem which is rust::) Ehhhh…:)

Iam thinking ford or another vauxhall. Great video again James.

My boot lid on my mk4 Astra does the exact same thing since I put on my GSI spoiler. Watching your Astra videos is giving me ideas for my car, eventually I’m planning on doing an engine conversion from the 1.6 to the 2.2

@cba360

5 жыл бұрын

Caitlin Henderson I wouldn’t go to a 2.2, a lot of hassle for minimal gains over the 1.8 which would be a straight fit. If you’re going to do an engine swap a zlet is only one to make sense. 2.2 has a lot of things different to the 1.6 so not easy swap

@markboni2615

5 жыл бұрын

Put a 4D registration plate on the astra!!!

@dawidgacek4764

5 жыл бұрын

Bruh dont get 2.2 its a faulty engine

@caitlinhenderson9305

5 жыл бұрын

Chris K I think I will stick to my original plan and swap to the GSI engine, my engine is pretty much done anyway and I would rather swap it out for something with more power if I’m going to spend the money on it Or my might not bother with my Astra at all and just buy a classic Impreza 😂

@cba360

5 жыл бұрын

Caitlin Henderson zlet swap involves full engine bay loom, dash loom, and floor loom swap which a breaker will sell to you for about £300. It’s a lot of work to change it all, not hard just time consuming. Easier to buy a GSi or a coupe turbo!

james when i owned a mk4 astra i fitted bonnet struts to mine i used the first top bolts on bonnet then the second one i used the middle empty hole in the wings

Did you have a wonderful Christmas mate I hope the new year gives you more luck mate

All good Jame's as always....👍

Engine bay looking clean

Yes dude! This is one I been waiting for :D

Strutts looks well easy to install! - ive wanted to do this for a while, I think im gonna have to look into it! BTW love Mitre clothing still available online!!

Awesome mate! Gunna have to do these for my ST 👌🏼👌🏼

Good job, fancy doing the same on my Astra K 😎. Get a cloth on that green slime under the top of the hatch. 🤢 Can't wait for the project. 😎

I like your videos. Have mk4 astra as well, some pro tip, buy some examination gloves. They will keep your hands warm when its cold. It's like wetsuite for your hands 😎

I have a set of Irmscher boot struts if you want them? Track car chassis went to scrappy so have them on shelf but won’t ever use them as I have a coupe turbo!

Great conversion on the front. Do you have a link for these? Perhaps maybe Vectra hatchback struts on the rear to handle the spoiler?

I had some on my 57 plate Citroen C5 as standard it was was lovely to have

Instructions say: 1. Remove the rear M6 bolt from the left hinge (A). 2. Mount the M6 x 20 ball stud there. (don't forget the M6 Washer!!) 3. For mounting to the wing you should use the original hole (B). Mount the M6 ball stud (with the big washer on the top side and the M6 nut and small washer on the bottom side) to the wing. 4. Remove the foam block that is attached to the hinge. 5. Mount the joints to the hood lift and remove the securing clip. 6. Mount the hood lift (with the cylinder facing up) to the ball stud (these should be mounted securely) 7. Put the securing clip back into the joints. 8. Repeat the steps for the right side. Sorry not a perfect translation from me...

@TheSavageGarage

5 жыл бұрын

simkarte123 thankyou for taking the time to do that!

@simkarte123

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheSavageGarage No problem, I sometimes create German subtitles for Cyanide and Happiness videos, just for fun... :D

Happy New Year - :-)

I love your videos mate!:)

LED number plate light love it

I would like to see this mod on the Ford Focus, I have been looking to buy some bonnet struts, but I only found some struts on aliexpress with no instructions or reviews. Would appreciate to see how you mount the struts on the Focus James.

Wow it's usefull for me this video 💯♥️

Good idea... Ill do that to my Frontier/Navara...the hood rod is too short ....and am hitting my head on the hood haha.

Dunno if it works on the astra but works on the corsa c, if you want all your lights on without turning the dial or having that awful alarm, pull the full beam stalk toward you once and it'll turn on. Then pull it toward you again for them to turn off

Gotta love sub £50 mods that make your life easier.

I don't like drilling holes in my car I feel like I'm ruining my car but I'm i wanna get the NRG Carbon Fiber Hood Struts and I'll probably mount the brackets to where those 2 existing screws are rather then drilling a hole on my frame I'm ok with my hood being a bit lower when it's up

In europe the opel astra that youve got is mk2 where as in uk its an astra mk4 thats why the instruction says different model but its the same thing. British Astra mk1 and mk2 were sold as different models in rest of europe thats why british astra mk3 started in europe as astra mk1. Hope it makes sense. Great video btw. 👌🏻

@michaelmatthews8171

5 жыл бұрын

The astra mk1 and 2 in the uk were known as the opel kadet in Europe and the nova in the uk was known as the corsa in Europe.I think that's right very confusing.....

@tomekandrykowski

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmatthews8171 yeah thats right mate

James, the bonnet struts are looking good. I fitted LEDs to my Mk4 Astra (CrazyLEDs sell the correct LED bulbs for the Astra G). Does the new project wear a BMW badge by any chance?

Got me thinking james... 😂

Good video and did you get any tools for Christmas mate?

you need some savage garage number plates to cover the ones on the cars you work on.

Dunno if there's a difference but on my Astra the factory fitted boot struts are Irmscher.

i am gonna do the bonnet too in my astra f gt

I like your job. Looking with my eye seems like the ball head of the lift is on the extreme limit to fully close touching the fender. Is there any link to buy?

Dont uninstall the bonnet thingy. I got a '00 Lexus GS300 a month ago, which has these gas struts from factory, and they're shot. I wanted to clean the engine and replace fluids, etc, but i couldnt do it because the struts didnt hold the damn bonnet up. I had to put a piece of wood to hold it, LOL. If they fail and you dont have a replacement at hand, it's a PITA.

@walijumaat2158

5 жыл бұрын

ComandanteJ you can always get the oem replacement for the gas struts over at ebay or local supply store.

@ComandanteJ

5 жыл бұрын

@@walijumaat2158 Oh, yeah, i know, mine are on their way. But the thing is that i didnt have them when i wanted to wrench on the car, so it was pretty annoying at that time, haha.

Cant remember much How smashed were you 😂😂good to be smashed hope you had a good one 🙌🏽

theres a nice wee mod on internet for boot struts installing springs on them for atomatic boot opening

Please let the project car be a Renault Avantime. Your mission is to take the 2002 car and take it back to the 80s :-) Happy New Year!

@ 9:27 Now you'll learn how to polish a car ... 😉 Great vid BTW, helped a lot but those bonnet scratches will be 'addressed' on another vid 😉

Love them front struts. 👍 I can't see why them stuts you have wouldn't work on almost all cars.

Best advice mate get some hi temp wax on it they start to get surface rust after a while but they do make a difference

Another good video mate. I don't understand why manufacturers don't just fit Bonnet struts as standard to all models. It's crazy, my old 'N' plate Vectra had them fitted but for my 14 plate Astra I had to buy a kit.

@bobunderwater5320

5 жыл бұрын

Cost

You can retro fit Saab 93 bonnet struts. Cheap and available

So cool. I whant do it on my opel corsa b.

As far as I know, the Sri and Gsi variants had stronger boot struts to deal with the extra weight of the spoilers, the standard ones should be a little too weak :) Could you add links to the goodies you find in the description? Thanks :)

Very nice mod mate. So you have been reunited with your gazebo from the neighbors tree!? 😉 Also new project Japanese?

@TheSavageGarage

5 жыл бұрын

Zed Man haha yep! Climbed up and got it out!

My dad was a firefighter for 40 years always said the biggest fear they had were those gas struts, when they explode they go like a missile. edit: I don't know what it is but your vids always cheer me up.

@TheSavageGarage

5 жыл бұрын

Rob k I’m glad they make you happy!

nice

It might have been better in the top hole because the bonnet would still be opened to the full but the gas piston (strut) would be under more pressure. Might have held it opened better too

Corolla T3👌🏼👌🏼

@kev187mofo

5 жыл бұрын

T sport 😏

Do you have a FB page ? Happy new year !! Fantastic content

I reckon your getting some sort of Ford maybe a Mondeo

What air filter is that and can u get one like that for a diesel astra g

Have you done a video of the Sprayed the center console yet?

I have a feeling it could be a citroen c2? Or something random and unexpected. If not maybe a Mg Zr, clio or a golf?

Could the length of the struts upon full extension be provided please?

You need a drift build lol

Any chance of a link for the front struts? Would love a pair for my Zafira :)

Im so glad mk5s have struts fitted as standard. I wouldn't have the patience to fit struts myself

I need this for zafira A but cant find where to buy?

stick a permanent roof over your drive another good video man

Flip keys sorted then? What was the issue with it?

Hi!! where you bought this? i want install on my astra😍😍

Can't be too difficult to transplant two boot struts under the bonnet by fashioning your own brackets i would imagine (as i look at the price for Corsa C bonnet struts at nearly £60!)

Leather seats next👋

Polo 6n2!!!

Can you provide the link for the struts please? Thanks

Good