ARANA 15 inch Lift Support Struts Gas Spring Shocks 300 N/67 LB Per Prop for RV Bed Floor Hatch Trap Door TV Cabinet Heavy Duty Box Lid Window Camper Shell with L Mounts 2Pcs (Support Weight 55-75lb)

I was asked to do a review on these because they're returned quite often. All I can say is make sure you measure to see how long you need, how much weight they need to carry, and read the descriptions or ask somebody if you do not know what you're doing. Don't be stupid and get somebody that knows how to install them or measure to get the correct ones. It's not rocket science, just takes a little common sense but that is lacking in today's society. The ones I bought work great and will lift a ton of weight.

Don't be fooled by Amazon's red-box proclamation that this item is frequently returned. Most likely, people don't understand how to size these struts for their application, so it's hit-or-miss on getting it right, understandably.I used these on a queen camper bed, and I can now lift the bed with literally one finger. It stays open until I push it back closed, so as far as I'm concerned, these worked perfectly for me. Look around for information on "sizing gas struts" and you'll get some advice on how to choose.

I was worried these wouldn't work but they ended up being perfect. I have 2 lids, roughly 25lb and 40lb. I got the 22.5lb and 45lb 15" gas struts. These are 5/8" cdx plywood lids covered in resin and marine carpet.It closes and opens easy but not so easy that it will open without some force. I may block out the lid mounts 1.5" to make it close harder since this will be going highway speeds and latches sometimes don't latch.You'll probably have to get crafty with your mounting locations, I had to drill new holes for screws for my specific application.

Just installed them seem to work just fine.Shipping was a bit slow.

Know what you need before you order it. Make careful measurements and calculate the weight that you need. These hold up a 50 pound chicken cold door. Now I ordered the 100 lbs version with 2 struts. Placement of the struts need to be taken into account when the door is closed as most people install the struts when the door is open but dont take into account the door has to close and don’t leave enough room for the strut to collapse in.good product with enough information to make a informed idea which strut I needed to get.

would give it a 5, but Absolutely terrible instructions - diagram way too small

Excellent, quality

The media could not be loaded. See the video, it speaks for itself. Purchased these to replace two aging pistons on the rear hatch seat of my boat. It’s something that I open and close 50+ times a year so I wanted it to have properly functioning units.Well, after installing the first one, I went to try it out, and resultant of the piston not functioning properly, it tore the fiberglass support right off where it anchors to and did who-knows how much in $ damage.Absolutely crushed. Tried upgrading something for better functionality and ended up costing myself a small fortune to now fix what this piece of junk broke.See the video where I am trying with all my might to close the piston. See the picture for the damage it did.Horrendous. Absolutely unacceptable.