On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:

> When my struts were getting weak I thought about that fix, it has
> been done in PVC. Then someone mentioned 'forgetting' the lock was
> installed and bending something trying to close the hatch.
>

That thought crossed my mind when I installed the PVC but over the years it
hasn't been a problem for me or for anyone working on my Vanagon.  You
would have to really put some weight on the hatch to bend anything.