Gas Struts on The trunk lid? Here you go.

I'm getting there, and I think these struts will work just right. I'm trying to see if I can get a little more height in the lift, but it seems like this is about it. You lose about 4" of height. The torsion rods opened it all the way up till the hinges stopped, wheras my system you lose about 4". So if that's not a big deal to you, I will give you the struts, which are:

STABILUS "Lift-O-Mat"
SG430025
Made in The USA

Each one costs about $16.99. I got mine from Oreilly's Auto Parts.

I will work on a template drawing with measurements to show where both sets of holes go. I am also working on the hardware needed to install them. The compressed and extended lengths worked right for mine, and here's the part.

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...ck=Search_01159_1379842_-1&pt=01159&ppt=C0325

If you're looking for a car in the junkyard to use, I looked it up, and the cars you'd be looking for is a 2000-2005 Buick Century or a 1999-2004 Buick Regal.

They support a tiny bit more weight as they're intended for the model with a spoiler.