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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 07:17 AM
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Hi!
So I bought a set of compressionstruts from Burton. Guess it is the compmotive ones they sell.
Spend some time in the garage yesterday but cant fit the right hand one. It hits its own mountingplate when i try to get it in the tca.

Seems to me they sent two for the left hand side. Is this correct or are they the same for the right and left hand side?

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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 07:33 AM
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Yes, looks like you need the opposite mounting plate unless they flip over.
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 07:46 AM
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They dont flip over, tried that but as said the strut hits the plate.
Burton did it again....

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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 02:12 PM
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Two chassis plates the same.
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by markk
Two chassis plates the same.
Left and right chassi plates differ from one another or what do u mean?
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 03:59 PM
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I think he is saying that you have two chassis plates the same but you should have 2 different ones.
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 05:42 PM
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here are mines, you should have two opposites
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Adam-M


here are mines, you should have two opposites
Thnx for the picture. Mines is angled the same way as seen in my picture when put togheter like that. Then I'm sure I got the wrong bits.

Cheers!
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