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Subject:Re: Pop-Top Lift Assist
From:Doug Alcock
Date:Tue, 6 Apr 2010 20:23:22 -0400

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=798951 I got mine from
this dude on the Samba --- love them -- cheaper than GoWesty.

Cheers,
Doug

On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Geo <ahwahneevw@gmail.com> wrote:

> My apologies if this was discussed while I was out of the room.
>
> GoWesty offers a Pop Top gas strut set-up to help us old guys get it up:
>
>
> http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4505&category_id=253&category_parent_id=
>
> Not cheap but not out of the question... maybe I could use my first
> Social Security check to buy one.  The questions:
>
> Anyone using one of these?  Comments on install and usage?
>
> Any other similar things available out there?
>
> Any home grown solutions?  Obviously this is not a real complex
> arrangement though a non-engineer like me would be guessing which
> Stabilus gas strut would be best and exactly where to mount it.
>
> Thanks for any ideas or answers.
>
> Geo
>

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