How **NOT** to Replace the Tailgate Gas Struts on a Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart

The tailgate struts in my Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart were getting a little soggy so I wanted to replace them. I scored some cheap OEM ones on EBay and had a go at installing them. The workshop manual was not much help.
The bigger issue though is whether they are gas struts, gas springs or gas dampers? Turns out only two of these are right. See here for some explanation on this: • Gas struts vs gas damp...
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0:00 What was needed to change the gas struts?
0:39 Was there anything else to know about before starting?
1:30 How did it go fitting the struts to the car?
3:41 Did the new struts look good?
4:07 Were the new struts any better?
4:50 Conclusions