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Date:         Thu, 14 Jun 2012 21:00:24 -0700
Reply-To:     David Vickery <david_vickery@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Vickery <david_vickery@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon roof lift assist
Comments: To: tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG>
In-Reply-To:  <4FDAA5CB.4133.AF9B001A@taring.taring.org>
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The Jackbombay ones may be better, but you can get hatch shocks off just about any outback wagon at the junkyard for $10 and bolt them on.  Worked great on 2 vans for me. http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/850920.jpg

--- On Thu, 6/14/12, tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG> wrote:

From: tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG> Subject: Re: Vanagon roof lift assist To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Thursday, June 14, 2012, 9:02 PM

Thanks much.

I'm looking at it.

tom

On 14 Jun 2012 at 19:45, Loren Busch wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:25 PM, tom ring <taring@taring.org> wrote: > > > Ok, Great.  Are there plans available? > > > > Tom, Marks kit <http://poptopshocks.blogspot.com/> comes complete with > detailed mounting instructions.  His kit differs from others from a major > online vendor in that Marks setup only requires drilling two holes, one > each side through the fiberglass top.  Other kits  require > drilling/mounting into the body of the van, potential for leaks.  I just > received my kit for my '90 Westy last week, very impressed with it and the > detailed instructions.  Haven't installed mine yet, will do at the same > time I install the solar panel. >


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