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Poptop shocks for Vanagon Westy top! Price: $95 shipped
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You have found the fabled jackbombay pop top shocks, this is the original pop top assist kit for easy pop top popping :-)
This ad is also copied to my website which has a paypal link set up for easy payment, http://poptopshocks.blogspot.com/ :-)
For anyone in North American (including Canada :-) ) my kit costs $95 and shipping is free!
Installation instructions are sent via e-mail to your paypal e-mail address once payment is received, I do not send hard copies of the instructions.
I have 3 different kits available, standard, medium, and heavy duty. The only difference is the shocks, the heavy duty shocks are more powerful and make it easier to lift the roof if you have a canoe, kayak, solar panel, etc... on the roof.
The medium shocks are not standard shocks and heavy duty shocks all in one. If you have nothing on the roof %80 of the time and a loaded rocket box on the roof %20 of the time the medium shocks will be too strong %80 of the time and not strong enough %20 of the time. The medium shocks work best with a light load, like a surfboard or 2.
If you either have nothing or a loaded rocket box on your roof a dual shock kit will be best for you, standard and HD shocks so you can swap them out as needed, the shocks swap out easily with a small flat blade screwdriver. A kit with 2 sets of shocks costs $130 and shipping is free!
For the HD kit you should have something on the roof at all times. With nothing on the roof and the HD shocks the roof won't stay down so it is a hassle to get the tent gathered in before you latch the roof down.
My kit is very easy to install, you only need to drill 2 holes, both in the fiberglass, one on each side of the pop top. The detailed instructions make it easy to find the right location for the holes. Other kits require 8 holes to be drilled in your van, half of them have to be drilled into the metal roof structure and you need to buy a special tool for the install, my kit on the other hand requires only common hand tools for the installation. My kit also costs ~%60 less than other kits when you figure the cost of shipping and the special tool needed for installation.
If you need more lift assist due to increased roof loads all you need to do is swap out the shocks for some more powerful ones, $40 shipped to your door, quick and easy.
I have been selling these kits for ~4 years now and have hundreds of satisfied customers all over North America, the UK, France, Italy, Norway, Switzerland and Spain!
Shipping takes 2-4 days in the US, 6-10 days to Canada, and 10-14 days to Europe.
The cost of a kit to Europe is $110 USD and shipping is free!
If you have any questions about which kit will work best for you feel free to e-mail me :-)
For those that have "artificial rain gutters" to mount roof racks on. Once you receive my kit you will need to determine if there will be interference with the shock, any interference can typically be avoided by replacing one/all of your ARG mounting hardware bolts with carriage bolts with the nuts on the outside. Note, there is zero chance that any of the existing bolt holes for your ARGs will work as a shock mounting point, you will need to drill another hole in your roof to install my kit.
Attached is a picture of the parts that come with the kit, and also a pic of them installed on my Westy.
All exterior hardware is stainless steel.
I also stress tested the fiberglass pop top with the mounting system used to over 250 pounds of force and the fiberglass was fine, the shocks don't exert any where near 250 pounds of force.
You will need a few common hand tools and a drill with a 5/16" bit for the install, installation instructions are e-mailed out after purchase which include plenty of pictures and text.
I prefer paypal, but check or money order works as well.
Use the "Email this advertiser" button at the bottom of this page to send me any questions or to get my paypal address for payment.
Thanks for looking!
Here are some comments about the kit from a few of my customers,
> I installed the kit just before Syncro Safari '08 in
> Moab and have used it for a total of 8 nights so far, and
> it is wonderful. Now, you just stand back and the top goes
> up! The "work" is closing--you have to pull steadily to
> compress the shocks, but then when you get just above
> the latch, it will just hang there while you pull the canvas
> in on the sides and front--where before I carried the weight
> of the top on my head or one arm. So it is wonderful both
> directions! And now popping the top at lunch is easy, when
> before I didn't want the bother.
"I have to say..... I've gone out to the driveway 2 times now just to pop my top - just to see if I was dreaming. It works so good.
The kit is so elegantly simple; and so easy to install, and you can't even tell it's there except for 2 nice stainless cap nuts."
"If I had to grade Mark's kit, it would be an "A+". Well thought out, quality parts and directions, great customer service and follow up... many of our vendors could take a lesson from him. ""
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