BKen1 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Just had a gas strut fail on one of my Knaus overhead lockers ,manged to source a unit on ebay at a very good price, just had to adapt the fixings at one end as its not an original part, here is a video what I did. This strut may well suit other makes of motorhomes have a look . Brian K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Which reminds me!! I converted our van's bed locker lids to gas strut operation earlier this year and it was well worth the effort - or lack of effort that raising them now takes! This company were extremely helpful in helping me understand the engineering and getting the loads and sizes right and although I had to reinforce the woodwork in places fitting was pretty straight forward if one has basic diy skills. http://www.sgs-engineering.com/gas-struts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKen1 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Yes Tracker .....SGS had been recommended to regas the struts but thought I would go for new and see how they stand up (pun :-D ) Cost was a major factor as well as I see other doors are starting to sag after 10ys of use and will need replacing soon. Brian K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Try Magnum Motorhomes. Grimsby. I got a couple for the same purpose 3 or 4 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKen1 Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 flicka - 2015-12-23 11:44 PM Try Magnum Motorhomes. Grimsby. I got a couple for the same purpose 3 or 4 years ago. Will keep them in mind ..cant see the actual dampers ..but they certainly have a good stock of parts and some very nice conversions. Thanks for the heads up Brian K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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