In a message dated 05/09/2008 9:11:58 A.M. Central Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

        OK, gotta chime in  here.  I have installed a few of these pop top
strut kits and have had  absolutely no problems.  I learned way back when doing
the first set that  the distance from the pin on the bracket to the hole your
gonna drill in the pop  top HAS TO MEASURE THE EXACT DISTANCE of the strut
your gonna place there no  matter what the instructions say.  Seems like common
sense to me but I  guess it's not.  So regardless of what measurement the
instructions say you  need to have the two mounting points the SAME distance apart
at the pin holes on  the struts your gonna put there.  Struts fully open of
course !  So,  yes Mark's instructions are bit convoluted and vague but geeze
it's not rocket  science !!!!  I for one would like to thank Mark publicly for
putting these  kits together.  I had thought of doing it myself but the time
and  complications of finding the proper struts and location was overwhelming.
I am way too busy fixing broken Vanagons !  Thanks Mark !

>>>>>>>>Wow, Joy,
It looks like several  people have had trouble installing these struts.
Thanks for your  post.  My standard struts are on the way, but now I'm a
little worried  about installing  them.<<<<<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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