Tailgate Struts

My van's tailgate struts went out this week. So after it came slamming down on my leg (I was using my leg to keep it up while I loaded the trunk) I decided I would try to fix it myself. I figured that I would just plead for sympathy from one of my neighbors if I wasn't successful and a husband could come over and help me complete the job. I went to the auto store, purchased the struts and installed them myself in 5 minutes. I was so impressed with myself. The bad news came when I went to shut the trunk after completing the job. I had pushed up too high on the trunk and it scraped against my handle of the garage door. So now I have a couple of tiny metal spots showing through on my van. That kind of hampered my excitement about doing something myself. Darn it.