I agree. I've installed 5 sets now on various friends vans. Including the heavy duty struts (they are hard to compress with no pop top load). A big recommendation from me too.

I did make my own home brewed version (http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/07/12/vanagon-pop-top-assist-struts/)  just because a friend gave me some ball end fittings and I had some old hatch struts. It worked out fine but it really was not worth the time and effort, better to buy JackBombay's kit.

alistair

On 2012-05-05, at 6:45 PM, Roger Barkley wrote:

> Just installed the poptop lift kit from
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=798951    ($95.00)
> what a differance. I think it may be the best thing I've added to the
> Westy  :-)  :-)