It was done some time ago, but The Doc forgot to post details to the blog.

A gas strut has been installed on the metal battery box lid in the Grenadier. It is now easy to open and close the heavy metal lid. Real easy, almost weightless.

Only one strut was needed – gassed at 50kg. The Doc decided against a second strut and he wanted the strut mounted on the outside of the box, to keep it away from the aux battery and wiring.

The Doc never knew there was a support to keep the lid up, until the installer showed him. When The Doc picked up the car the dealer had put a plastic tie on the cargo barrier and he used that. Both can be seen in the image below.

Now The Doc can mount small Molle bags on the spare areas of the battery box’s side, not taken by the gas strut.