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07-09-2015, 10:29 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Roseburg, OR
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Gas lifters for swing down cabinet doors
Our new Chaparral 5th wheel has 8 cabinets with doors that hinge from the top. This seemed inconvenient so I found gas lifters on Amazon that do a perfect job of holding them open. In order to install the lower pin I had to add a 1X1" block to the back of the door edge. For the 12" doors the dimensions needed are printed on the package. For the 10" doors I had to be a little creative. The cabinet pin was mounted as low as possible and the pin on the door was placed 6.25" above the frame pin. The strut is about 6" when fully compressed.
Here's the link for the lifter/strut (Apexstone 100N):
http://www.amazon.com/Apexstone-22-5...8ZNVBXANZ53H6S
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07-09-2015, 10:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Texas
Posts: 396
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DH has ordered some for our unit but so far has had time to install only 2. Looking forward to getting them all in. We have 8 in the living area and 6 in the bunkroom so 2 down and 12 to go!
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2015 Coachmen Chaparral 360 IBL
2014 Ram 3500 Turbo Diesel 6.7 4wd Crew Cab Dually
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07-10-2015, 10:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,337
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Do they bang shut on you or something that you had to add these?
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2012 Rockwood 8293RKSS
2006 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Cummins Turbodiesel 4x4; 2012 Ford Escape 4x4. 3 very pampered cats.
Days camped: 2011: 61; 2012: 66 Days; 2013: 69;2014: 68 2015: 90 Days camped 2016: 34
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07-10-2015, 11:26 AM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trudinator
Do they bang shut on you or something that you had to add these?
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It's just hard to hold the door open and get anything out of the compartment. Our Flagstaff 5er came with struts on all the cabinet doors that swing up.
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07-10-2015, 06:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Texas
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DH came into the living area when I was standing on the couch, with the door resting on the top of my head so that I could get something in the back of the cabinet; so he thought it would be a good idea to have them, for convenience sake. And I agreed. Have put some things in bins and will finish some storage items using more little bins but it's just nice to have both hands free to get something out of the cabinets without having to rest the door on my head.
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2015 Coachmen Chaparral 360 IBL
2014 Ram 3500 Turbo Diesel 6.7 4wd Crew Cab Dually
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07-10-2015, 08:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Waynesville
Posts: 14,428
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Our V-Lite has (14 Struts) installed from the Factory on our overhead Cab doors! As well as (2) on the (Bed platform)! Youroo!!
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07-10-2015, 08:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Texas
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We have the struts on the bed platform, too. The 2nd version of the 2015 IBL has the doors that open side to side and not bottom to top like ours, a modification I'm sure Coachmen made after feedback ? Our friends Vlite also has the gas struts on their overhead cabinet doors. Not sure why they weren't included on the IBL other than for cost.
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2015 Coachmen Chaparral 360 IBL
2014 Ram 3500 Turbo Diesel 6.7 4wd Crew Cab Dually
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07-11-2015, 09:31 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,337
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Ours stay up until you put them down. No struts.
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2012 Rockwood 8293RKSS
2006 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Cummins Turbodiesel 4x4; 2012 Ford Escape 4x4. 3 very pampered cats.
Days camped: 2011: 61; 2012: 66 Days; 2013: 69;2014: 68 2015: 90 Days camped 2016: 34
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07-11-2015, 12:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: La Mirada, CA
Posts: 528
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Where to buy
You can get them at Pep Boys and Camping World
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07-11-2015, 12:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 847
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i believe deck props is another term applied to these. might help in a google search
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07-11-2015, 09:02 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 9
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Command strips
We mounted "command" adhesive strips with a swivel wire hook positioned on the ceiling in a position where it catches the handle as you open the cabinet. Cheap solution that holds the door in place untill you are done! My brilliant wife thought of this solution.
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07-12-2015, 12:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Ontario, California
Posts: 2,146
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Please post a picture
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07-12-2015, 06:18 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Waynesville
Posts: 14,428
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom48
Please post a picture
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Of (The brilliant Wife or the Hooks?) Youroo!!
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07-12-2015, 08:56 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Ontario, California
Posts: 2,146
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Both
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07-12-2015, 10:54 AM
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Member
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 69
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Picked a set up at Camping World yesterday and mounted them in about 30 minutes. They work great and only about $10.
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07-12-2015, 09:12 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 9
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pictures of command door holders
here are the photos of the command strip doorholders
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