Very easy to do.
- Simply open the hatch
- Prop it open with something to avoid it falling on your head
- Remove the bolts on one side
- Pull Shock out
- Put new shock in
- Install bolts
- Move onto other side and repeat steps 3 - 6
- Done
Toyota:
68960-19585 rh hatch shock list 156.90 cost 125.52
68950-19895 lh hatch shock list 156.90 cost 125.52
Royal Moore Toyota they are great at giving the best online prices - Contact Ken Blake at kblake@royalmoore.com
Napa Autoparts:
819-4177 Hatchback Lift Support lists $58.39 cost is $42.49 each
This is NOT a strut replacement, but an assistant to help hold the existing ones up.
Advance Auto Parts:
Part No. 8200
Pylon LIFT LOCK cost $12.89 each
I have not tested any of these so please use at your own risk. Other people have and said they work fine. I am just putting the information here so you can compare everything on one page. If you purchase these and find out they do NOT fit, please email me at MRuppertJr@aol.com and let me know so I can take them off. If you purchase them locally and they dont work, simply take it back with your receipt and get a refund or try picking up a different part number.
