truth is, i suspect the concept that a gas strut for use in a door that will experience various forces depending on the terrain one parks on was overly ambitious to begin with. and cannot possibly satisfy everyone's expectations of what is and is not satisfactory.

 

I just replaced my driver side strut with an original Aston part. It works well, is relatively inexpensive and the task while a little fiddly was not difficult. Easier to go the OEM route every 5 or so years.

 

I did mine about a year ago with OEM and so far they are holding great.

 

Does anyone have the OEM part #?

 

Replacement Option

Nearly identical, however I don't have the spec on the OEM stroke length. There's an option for 7.87" and 8.27".

I think stock are 108 lbs (in my notes, but not sure where I got that figure), and you can buy these up to 130 lbs.

I had bought some cheapo ones on Amazon that were 80lbs. They work decent, but I'll be replacing with the 110lbs from here shortly. Perhaps I'll test out the 130lbs too and see what they are like.

 

each one who sees their interest, but really, it is a waste of time------ the oem is the best part, but the human being must first lose his money, to later realize that he has lost the money and time----put an oem gas spring in your door and you won't be sorry

 

I bought mine here:

Door Struts (V8/V12 Vantage, DB9/DBS, Virage) – Redpants Shop

This seems to be my part number 6G33-16C826-AB

 

The liftsupportdepot worked fine for hood, but overly high sprung for trunk (roadster). I recommend OEM as they have tested not just the length fit, but preload/compression that aftermarkets can't test. Dealer tech instantly spotted the trunk strut as too hard to close. Quality seem ok but obviously OEM parts have been tested thoroughly on the actual car.
It's not much more money, nothing compared to how much gas we have to put in.