I recently biked and camped with Jonathan Poole and he has these
struts on his roof. They are very slick!
Miguel

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
  - Thomas A. Edison

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 5:22 PM, B <oddstray@oddstray.com> wrote:
> We have these.  Without them, I could not raise the top and didn't dare try to lower it.  With them I have no problem, either direction.
>
> Did you get the heavy-duty struts?  Unless you carry a load on your roof, you almost certainly don't need heavy-duty struts.
>
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> B&S
> '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
> SoCal
>
>
> On May 25, 2010, at 6:22 PM, Geo wrote:
>
>> Do you have to pull really hard to get the last bit (8" or so) of
>> travel to close the pop-top?
>>
>> Mine lifts better with these (now my wife can raise the top) but it is
>> much harder to close (now she can't close it).
>>
>> Wondering if this is normal or if something is binding.  Don't really
>> want to lube the joints as most lubes will end up migrating to &
>> staining the canvas.
>>
>> Geo
>>
>> On 5/25/10, Danny C. <bruiserbabie@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Hey I just thought I would put this out there. I just bought a set for my
>>> van and love them. They are way easy to install and work great.
>