the lower bracket he provides is very nice. as i have experimented with this quite a bit as well, my criticism is that his springs are further back on the poptop. that means he must use even stronger springs, about 150-200 pound i would say. this puts much more stress on the fiberglass top, and he does not spread this force, but uses just one hole. Persoanlly i woulkd worry about strss cracking the fiberglass in the long run. Florian

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 10:56 AM, James Ballen <jamosb78@yahoo.com> wrote:

> There's a guy on The Samba who has developed a kit with all the needed > parts to install lifting shocks on your poptop. He seems to have done a > good amount of trial and error and research before settling on the kit(s) he > offers now. > > There's a regular duty kit for tops with no racks/boxes/kayaks etc., and a > heavy duty kit for tops that do have some stuff up there. > > People have reported being able to lift the top with as little as two > fingers! Closing the top is supposed to be a bit of a pull down, but > nothing difficult. > > I haven't purchased a kit yet, but have been pondering it. > I believe he charges $85 for the kit, which doesn't seem unreasonable to me > to get all the pieces that actually work! > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2847737#2847737 >