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Pop-top lift assist
This is in response to an email I received, that said that Ned Zoller was asking for something that would make putting the popup top easier to pop. I hunted for his post here, but couldn't find it.
I have the upper-body strength of your average seven-year-old. No way was I able to pop our top. Then we installed gas struts that we got from this guy:
megoddard@hotmail.com
It's *amazing*! S had wondered whether, even with struts, I'd be able to lift the top. But at Mark's recommendation we installed the standard rather than the high-power struts, and I have no problem now lifting the top.
He had an ad on the Samba list for a while. I hunted for it but couldn't find it. But if you email him you may be able to get a set of struts. You do have to drill through the pop top, which can be a bit scary. Just remember to measure twice and cut once.
I have the upper-body strength of your average seven-year-old. No way was I able to pop our top. Then we installed gas struts that we got from this guy:
megoddard@hotmail.com
It's *amazing*! S had wondered whether, even with struts, I'd be able to lift the top. But at Mark's recommendation we installed the standard rather than the high-power struts, and I have no problem now lifting the top.
He had an ad on the Samba list for a while. I hunted for it but couldn't find it. But if you email him you may be able to get a set of struts. You do have to drill through the pop top, which can be a bit scary. Just remember to measure twice and cut once.
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Permalink Reply by B&S '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc' on
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Here are links to two different sources for pop-top struts. The ones I have are the Samba ones. It looks like may be the GoWesty ones don't require drilling through the poptup.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=798951
http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4505&category_id=253&... -
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