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Subject:Re: Another strut use, now SS stove lid prop
From:kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Date:Fri, 31 Mar 2017 15:32:13 -0400

We have them to (although right now we are out of stock).  They are
supposedly Wesfalia made.
*http://www.vanagain.com/shop/westfalia-vanagon-kitchen-lid-top-prop/
<http://www.vanagain.com/shop/westfalia-vanagon-kitchen-lid-top-prop/>*

*Oddly enough my supplier says they are for 79-84 Vanagon.  They were all
the same, so not sure why they are making a distinction.*

*Ken*

On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 2:23 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> Strange it only fits 85 up.
>
> ??
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 11:59 AM Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Had to dig around for the receipt:
> > https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1916960
> >
> >
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* Jim Felder [mailto:jim.felder@gmail.com]
> > *Sent:* Friday, March 31, 2017 8:51 AM
> > *To:* Stuart MacMillan; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> > *Subject:* Re: Another strut use.
> >
> >
> >
> > Can you give us a link for the stainless version?
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 10:34 AM Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Nice!  My EVC had gas springs for the kitchen lid, and I've often thought
> > about that mod. But I've since found a source for stainless steel
> versions
> > of the OEM type prop. Oh well.
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > Alistair Bell
> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 9:17 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Another strut use.
> >
> > Coincidentally to the recent hatch strut discussion, today I got another
> > one
> > of my Chinese mail deliveries.
> >
> > I'm totally hooked on small purchase from banggood. I mean, it's not like
> > everything is great but the expense is small and many of the things turn
> > out
> > pretty damn good,
> >
> > This package was 4 short gas charged struts. I used one of them this
> > afternoon to finally replace the broken leg type support on the kitchen
> > unit
> > lid.
> >
> > Blog post here
> >
> > https://shufti.blog/2017/03/30/vanagon-kitchen-unit-lid-strut-support/
> >
> > Alistair
> >
> >
>

--
Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com