I got prices quoted as 100 bucks each here....so grab em off ebay when ya see em.

By felipe casanova (216.72.170.66) on Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 05:44 am:

oh well....i guess that my struts then are not openable oh dear..well at least allbrake have the whole strut but the ´shipping cost to chile raise the price to 125usd!! that´s expensive


ps: and here in chile the pair costs 220 usd installed! now THAT´S EXPENSIVE

By bruce (67.200.12.16) on Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 04:18 am:

Brandon, yes they should fit the 78 cvcc hatchback too, and your right, they are not available anymore, the rears are not either, it took ne almost 3 months to find a pair, so when they pop up on ebay, grab them, allbrake has them up thier quite a bit.

By John S. (64.12.117.16) on Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 01:13 am:

Those "strut caps" were sold by A/T Enginneering, I have a set also, however I believe the only inserts that will fit into the later housings are KYB's. The Konis are too big in diameter, so don't waste your money, or your time getting the wrong parts.

By scholzj (67.171.200.238) on Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 12:40 am:

I have a kit that converts the non-openable struts so that you can use inserts. If anyone would like we can see if it would be possible to make copies. Does anyone have the ability, and would people be interested? I can get a pict tomorrow and I will bring them to the Oregon meet to show them off.
Jeremy

By lazy (165.228.57.19) on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 08:57 pm:

77 Civic strut:


75 Civic strut:


Note the difference in the green bits. Clearly the openable strut casings have a hexagonal head, the sealed type are circular. If you jack up one corner of your car you should see you have the circular top type.

By Adrian (Evocivic) (165.228.11.61) on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 08:34 pm:

That's just the nut that holds the top of the strut onto the top mount.

By felipe casanova (200.74.71.51) on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 08:24 pm:

you know something bruce? today i open the hood and the top of my struts have like a plastic cap i remove it and then appear an hexagonal nut....maybe after all my struts are openable..or still not?

By Brandon B. (Yellow78) (65.128.20.92) on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 05:17 pm:

hey bruce will those front shocks fit a 78 cvcc hatchback? All the stores tell me they are not available.

By bruce (68.156.75.1) on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 08:15 am:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33590&item=2470294021 struts on ebay that should fit

By bruce (68.156.75.1) on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 07:58 am:

it is not that easy......you need front struts right? do they bolt on at the bottom or side into a collar?

By felipe casanova (216.72.170.66) on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 06:52 am:

if my struts are not openable....can i cut the top off and remove the old stuff and put a new insert in?

By bruce (68.156.75.1) on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 06:30 am:

not openable, watch ebay for struts, they come up often.

By felipe casanova (200.30.232.134) on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 10:06 pm:

hi guys i wanna ask you a thing i need to replace now! my struts but i was wondering if the 77 1200 have the capability of put these inserts in or the 77 are not openable struts?

here is the link

http://www.classicgarage.com/civfronstrut.html