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How to Install a Bonnet Lifter on a Volkswagen Golf MK8

Model: Volkswagen Golf Golf 8, MK 8, Golf Viii - Years 2019-2026
Part: Body

Every time you open the bonnet of your vehicle, you have to hold it with one hand while trying to find the prop rod with the other; you might have something in your hand and struggle to maintain balance while looking for a way to secure it. This video shows how to replace it with an automatic lifter. This aid costs £55.19 on ita. Grandado. Com (including delivery charges) and is a gas strut that you can easily fit, as shown in the video, by placing the clip in the hole next to where you usually secure the bonnet prop rod. Nothing could be easier or quicker.

Updated on 7 August 2026 by ScegliAuto

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