ARANA 15 inch Lift Support Struts Gas Spring Shocks 300 N/67 LB Per Prop for RV Bed Floor Hatch Trap Door TV Cabinet Heavy Duty Box Lid Window Camper Shell with L Mounts 2Pcs (Support Weight 55-75lb)

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!

Excellent, quality

These struts are great, the fit and finish looks good and the price was much better than on other websites. Thus far, they’re working well and I’m pleased. Only time will tell on the durability. Their documentation says to send them an email if I had any questions or needed help and they’d respond within 24 hours. I wanted the “open” position to be at a 45° angle and I asked them for modified mounting dimensions. They DID respond within 24 hours and the information was spot on. The ONLY reason I’m not giving them 5 stars is it’d be helpful if they provided fitment and installation guidance BEFORE purchasing. I originally bought struts from them that I thought were correct (based on YouTube videos and other sites) only to find out they were not right. The instructions included with the struts are very good, straight forward and helpful in getting the proper fitment. It would have been nice to have that upfront rather than buy the wrong thing, have to return them and get the right thing. Not a big deal, however.

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.

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

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.

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.