CaptainSlocum

Thanks for your replies folks. Sorry to have posted this when it has already been answered here: http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/79926-is200-boot-lid-springs/ I did a search using relevant key words but it did not come up. I came across it by accident just now while trawling the forum. I will try this at the weekend, but I can see that it should work.

Hi, I have just got a 2002 IS 300 Navigator sedan, 78,000 miles, very lovely (but thirsty) car. The first time my wife used the boot it fell on her head! Very painful. It just won't stay up (the boot lid that is!). The slightest wind or if the cars's on a slope, it comes down. Ha, I thought, just needs some gas struts. Look inside - no gas struts, just a clever metal rod system. Like me, I imagine they have lost their elasticity over the years. Anyone any ideas? Can they be adjusted? Taken off and bent?