Does anyone know if the current detailed instructions are exactly the same as the ones that came with Mark's struts around 2008? If I remember right, some people found some ambiguity in the 2008 instructions and had problems drilling the holes in the right position. It sounds as though the 2012 instructions have been made more clear. I have a set of struts in a sealed box from 2008. After buying them, I got distracted with family issues and never got to install them. If the 2012 instructions have been improved, could someone please scan them and email me a copy. (I NEED to install the struts, as I'm not able to lift the poptop on my own.) Thanks. Patti ************************ 7:22 PM, tom ring <taring@taring.org> wrote: > I like it. Nice idea and more precision. > > tom > > On 18 Jun 2012 at 22:15, Bill M wrote: > > > I used a piece of copper pipe with a hole in each end that I drilled. > One end > > had a long nail the other a pencil. I > > couldn't find a hanger sturdy enough > > to make an accurate measurement/mark. I have since then > > loaned this tool out for a buddy to install > > the shocks on his Westy. Sometimes you gotta get creative and use what > you have on hand to get the job done. > > > > Bill > > > > On Jun 18, 2012, at 9:45 PM, tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG> wrote: > > > > > Well I got my kit today, and another round of thanks has to go out to > all that > > > recommended it, but also to Mark. > > > > > > This is amazing. To rip off Zaphod Beeblebrox, it's "amazingly > amazing!" It > > > took me maybe 45 minutes to install. After doing it once it would be > less than > > > 30. > > > > > > The instructions were extremely detailed and detailed about all the > right > > > things. And as a bonus I now have a piece of coat hanger that will > measure 20 > > > 1/16 inches while bridging a 1 1/2 inch obstruction. > > > > > > And a good thing that was, because my roof apparently bows out more > than > > > average and my hole would have been incorrectly placed. Thanks to Mark > for > > > giving me a simple tool to make sure the original measurement was > > >
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