15 inch Gas Struts 22.5lb/100N Gas Prop Spring Shock with L Mounts for Light Duty Cabinet Door Lid Tool Toy Storage Box Truck Cap Topper Camper Window Lift Supports (Support Weight 17-25lbs)

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.

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.

Excellent, quality

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

The media could not be loaded. This is in many ways an excellent product. I bought the 15", 22.5lbs pair for my daughter's vintage toy chest, which has a heavy wooden lid. I wanted to make it stay open and soft close. Even with a heavy wood lid, only one strut was needed, and even then it's a little on the strong side and hard for her to close. But it's safe, works as advertised, and seems good quality.My only issue is that from the description, it's difficult to choose which size/version is right for your usage, and the installation instructions are virtually useless. I am pretty handy and I had to really think about it, play around, watch some YouTube videos of similar products, and even then I had to undo and redo it several times to get it right. But once I did it worked just like I wanted. Great value for the price!

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.