ARANA Gas Struts 15" 67lb for RV Bed Hatch & Storage Box Lid, 2 Pack

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!

Works well! Be aware that mounting screws are NOT included. Definitely need to consider the weight limits and length before buying. May need to try a few times to find the right spot/angle for mounting. Mount with the black part on top (I see a lot of people did it backwards).

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.

Good product. Need better installation instructions. Seems like good quality, fairly easy to install, did a great job for what I needed. Can’t beat for price. Would recommend, and I will be buying another set for a new project.

I needed replacement struts to hold up the rear deck on my boat. There are lots of options on Amazon, but selected the Arana and I’m glad I did. I was replacing 40lb struts, but could only find 45lb. Bought them thinking it would be fine. Arrived quickly, but I got caught up in other projects so didn’t get around to installing for a few weeks. When I finally did, one of the struts bent. I guess it was too much for my application. I tried to return through Amazons standard returns, but was about a week outside of the return window. I contacted Arana and they were super helpful. They offered to either refund or replace the struts and even agreed to send me the 25lb struts. Like the original order, they arrived in a couple days. I installed them and they worked perfectly. Arana even followed up with me to make sure I was happy. In these days when it’s hard to find good help and we’re told to expect less, Arana provided more. If you’re trying to decide which Amazon vendor for your strut needs, go with Arana!

Less than a year on the hatch of a C4 Corvette and one has already started leaking all over the trunk area. Originals lasted 31 years. Ugh.

I did not know what kind of force I needed for my homemade tin door, so I guessed and I guessed a bit low. I cannot fault the product for that as the seller is very clear on how difficult it is to figure out which amount of force you need for your unique project. So for your reference, I have this tin door on the back of this homemade trailer, its about 3 feet tall and 3.5 feet wide, with a very lightweight wood frame on big hinges. These 22 pound struts only hold the door open when its pretty much nearly vertical. Any breeze that puts pressure on the door and its coming down (fairly hard). That is purely 100% because I did not order strong enough struts. I felt both struts before installation and they seemed quite strong, but that door has a lot of leverage on those little guys too. So I ordered the next level up in strength and may swap these out at some point. I haven't yet, they do hold this door but just barely. The seller reached out to see if they worked for me and I did not respond because I will keep this set as spares if I put the stronger ones in, but I got the impression they would swap them out for me if I wanted. For this reasonable price I will just keep both sets.

Works brilliantly! I've had so many compliments on the upgrade to the basement wine cellar door and how easy it is to use.

The gas struts themselves seem okay. However, the end ball joints have about 4mm of play in them. Additionally, the hole in the mounting brackets to accept the ball joints threaded part have the hole drilled way too big, or I had the wrong mounting brackets in the pack. Either way, not recommended at all.

Very easy to deal with. You fill out a form they send struts. Perfect and cheap

Excelente producto

Todo muy bien, me resultaron muy útiles para una cama baúl. Tienen mucha fuerza.

Muy buen amortiguador, funciona excelente en la tapa de la caseta de mi pick up. La levanta sin problema. Solo seguir las instrucciones que trae y listo.