One, Heavy Duty Gas Spring for Poptop - 2 required fits 1995 - 2003 EuroVan Camper by Winnebago

My new ones don’t seem as strong as the last set I installed; that time I had trouble pulling the top down, but this time I don’t—and I’m not getting stronger! Ratchet straps work great for shortening them to the right length to install them.

Agree with all the others reviewers. Strong product that holds the top up, but tricky to install. I tried ropes, bar clamps, neither worked. Ended up as one of the other reviewers, unfastening about half of the canvas to get the room to install. Overall happy with the product and eurocampers.com. Will be ordering more from them.

EuroVan Camper poptop gas spring - heavy duty, worked perfectly. Replaced original 2 gas springs on a 1995 Eurovan/Winnebago style camper 2 years ago with original equipment - but on latest camping trip to Maine could not lift top by myself. Tried until my back, head, neck, shoulders and arms all gave out - could not lift that top. The price and shipping was easy to take, the piece arrived very quickly, and NO drilling was required to install. The strut fit in exactly as the originals did. I don't carry anything on top that adds weight, so EuroCampers advised me to try just one strut to make sure I could pull the top down by myself. The strut is longer than the original, so I had a mechanic friend help me with the install. Might suggest this as it's almost impossible to depress the strut manually - even with all your weight on it. Not to mention the top will need some sort of post to keep it up while you remove the old strut. As suggested in the video, he used a special "ratchet belt" to depress/shorten the strut so it would clip in to the original attachments. Anyway, very happy with the results. Took about 15-20 minutes to install, and I can easily lift the top up the first 6 inches - before it virtually lifts itself naturally with the strut extending itself. And with the strut providing support, bringing it down is also very controlled, and feels much safer. Thanks EuroCampers, Stan Solomon

2 heavy duty pop top struts - Yes, they are a bit too long, I had watched the video suggesting using a strap around the ends of the struts to make them shorter to fit, but my straps were too weak to do that. So - I attached the one end of strut to underside of top, removed the bracket attaching the other end to the vehicle, made a loop of rope going from the top latch handle, around the end of the lower bracket, which was attached to the strut. The rope had a loop to put the other end through, then mechanical advantage made it possible to pull the length of assembly shorter, then put the big bolts into the bottom bracket, snug all down. Viola!

Ths replacement gas spring is slightly longer than the original one. It seems very strong and provide great support for the heavy roof, but it is very hard to install. I had to unmount hald of the canvas to gain about an extra inch in height for the installation before I could pop the strut in and lower the roof.