Parts for your 2016 Holden Colorado-Gas struts

2016 Holden Colorado gas struts — are they used and should owners worry about them?

Checking against technical references for the MY16 RG-series Colorado — including the Holden/GM factory workshop manual and the GM Electronic Parts Catalogue (EPC) for the 2012–2016 platform — the bonnet is supported by a manual prop rod (not gas struts), and the tub tailgate uses hinge pivots and support cables (again, not gas struts). Holden Genuine Accessories literature for the same model year only specifies gas struts for optional hard tonneau lids and canopies. So, gas struts are not a factory-fitted service item for the 2016 Holden Colorado’s bonnet or tailgate