Goldstream poptop

See the link in my post further down the page...i assume they are what you mean

Hi qldcamper

Won't work, I think brother in-law needs it lifted on a regular basis, a one off wouldn't be suitable.

Regards,
Dave

Thank you Erad.
Unfortunately the van only has scissor lift on each side and I doubt if we could fit gas struts. We have them in our Jayco and I certainly know when they need replacing by the increase in weight.

We'll get him to look into having a strut placed in each corner.

Thanks

John

Gas struts are no more effective than scissor lifts. Neither provide any lift when the top is in the travelling position. Both only start to provide lift after you lifted the top a little. If either did provide lift from the closed position then the top would pop up when you released the hold down clips.

The only way you are going to get any lift force from the closed position is to provide some mechanical device or the air lift type of system mentioned elsewhere in the thread.

Depends on where the gas strut mounting points are located.
If the ones on the pop top are exactly level with the ones on the body then the weight to be initially lifted will be the weight of the pop top only.
With mountings higher or lower, the initial lift weight can be adjusted quite finely either one way or the other.
Go too far and it will either be too heavy or it will go up on its own accord. You just need to get it right with the right strength gas struts
No different to a heavy car boot lid or tailgate.
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome.

The problem with a pop top van is that the design of the lid does not give much wiggle room to alter the mounting positions of the gas struts. You can not get very much angle of the closed struts from the horizontal. You need a considerable angle before the struts (or scissor lift arms) start to exert any meaningful lift to the top. If you also replace the struts with stronger ones then you may find the top very difficult to pull down.

Thanks Rob.

Any idea where to access these? Are they the same as the lifters in our Jayco pop top?

John

These are the Jayco ones - Canopy Lifters JAYCO Easy Lifter, 890mm (pair). We have some different ones in our van but I can not source them quickly. Perhaps you could ask a good repair sho about them.

Hi John,
Yes I think they will be similar to what you have in your van, and look the same as shown in the link Peter refers to.
Rob