isis

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I'm having paint work done since a tree dove out of the woods and committed suicide on my bumper. The insurance estimate lists all of the factory options and one of them is a power assist trunk lid. Is that right? If so mine doesn't work. I just thought the lift cylinders were wore out from sitting. It's an 05 with only 15k on it. Any input?

BudRacing

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I don't believe there is power assist on the V's. Probably a weight/cost thing.

AAIIIC

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Yeah, no power assist that I know of.

isis

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Ok. I thought so. Must mean electronic release, not assist. Anyone replace those lift cylinders? Can't be too tricky or expensive can it?

BudRacing

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Nope. pull the metal tabs on the ends and pop the new ones back on.

isis

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Are they different for the V or same for all 03-08 CTS models?

isis

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Anyone know? Sorry to bump it again. Does the V have the same trunk lid struts as any other CTS?

jsnm

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I'm pretty positive they are the same ones for a regular cts and a V.Like bud said,real easy to install,I had mine on in a like 10 minutes or so.

JayBirdWs6

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Just go to your local auto parts and get new struts. I got new ones from autozone

BudRacing

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They should be the same for all years. 03-07

Kurlee Daddee

Replace with GM Part# 15911948.

FuzzyLog1c

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People on eBay and Amazon sell sets of them for next to nothing. They work great. I picked up ones for the trunk and the hood with black anodized struts.

LAYGO

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I thought there was a higher load capacity version for trunk lids with spoilers?

DACTARI

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I've been wondering if mine are shot or not. My trunk takes a lot of effort to open, then reaches a critical point and pops open on itself and holds itself up.

When fresh, does it pop open automatically when the trunk release is activated?

FuzzyLog1c

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No. But it opens to the 3/4 position as soon as you move it, and it's harder to shut.

DACTARI

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Thanks

P-Funk

No. What you are experiencing is the way it comes from the factory. Mine has been like that since I bought it new 7 years ago.

DACTARI

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Thanks. You saved me a strut purchase, waiting, then minor disappointment, lol