Apexstone 100N/22.5lb Gas Struts 10 Inch Gas Struts Lift Supports Gas Spring Lid Support Gas Props/Shocks, Set of 4

Exactly what was expected

These are great! My Husband and I are working on converting a cargo trailer to a camper. We have two cabinets that have top mount doors. For over a month we struggled to keep the doors open while we were putting things in, and taking things out. Nothing worked! Finally I decided to "bite the bullet" so to speak and ordered these to try. Wow! I'm so glad I did! These came beautifully packaged with clear directions and all the necessary hardware for install. They feel hefty too, so I feel we got our money's worth. My Husband didn't have any issues installing these at all. The end result was a clean install with hinges that actually do their job! Now I no longer have to hold the doors open with my head or have to have my Husband hold the door open while I get stuff out because once we open the doors with these struts on, they stay open until we physically close them. If I was to have a single negative thing to say, it's that the directions for placement are in metric, so you have to do some configuring if you're an American and use the Imperial System. No biggie though. The conversions and easy to do and I didn't find this to be that big of an issue at all. I highly recommend these! I included a photo so you can see these in "action".

Hasta ahora muy bien, recién instalado hoy 03/19/25 esperemos un tiempo y daremos una apreciación más precisa...por eso doy 4 estrellas

Originally bought and installed these in 2017 on the overhead cabinet doors of our Promaster self-build camper van. They have worked great until 3/24 where two no longer seem to have a gas seal and don't support the doors. Started with 10 of them mounted singly on 10 doors. I had two spares and used those today 3/17/24. For the original price of $12/4 (now$15/4) I think this is probably as good as can be expected considering the temp fluctuations they experience from summer to sub zero in winter. I'll probably be getting more.

I build giant wooden shoe boxes that can hold up to 18 pairs of shoes. The hinge lids on these can become very heavy and these are the only gas struts I've found so far that hold the lid up, and close the lid softly. Highly recommended for upscale hinged projects.

I want to think that these things will be great once I can actually get one installed but right now I’m super frustrated… The instructions do not state anything about needing to remove the metal clip on the struts to get them to attach to the ball bearing plate… It seems obvious, on any other version of this item it’s usually something you just tap into place and the clips engage with pressure. Not these ones. They are really hard to get off (stabbed myself in the finger with a small screwdriver in the process ) and while gently prying one out I broke the plastic on the strut, rendering it totally useless. Thank goodness this comes in a two pack but I’m still super irritated by it and a little bit nervous to attempt the same thing on the second one. Would be good if they sent the clips separately I see no reason why they attach it to the item itself, when it could be included in the bag with the screws and the mounts.

Used as replacement for Stabilus Lift-o-Mat 8851SQ left supports. Apex 100N/22 10" gas struts have similar dimensions compared to Stabilus but still fit easily and worked perfectly. While none of the doors weighed more than 15 lbs. a single Apex 100N gas strut easily lifted the door and held it in place until lowered by hand and released. A "soft close" plunger kept the door from slamming shut. A single gas strut vs. two is a great savings. Not only that, Stabilus struts cost up to $40 apiece on-line! Another great installation note is that if you have existing mounting hardware (such as my case) you do not need to install the supplied Apex hardware. Apex struts fit perfectly on the existing mounts. Very happy with this purchase and heartily recommend their use.

I was looking for a way to support the awning windows on a big chicken house I'm building. The windows are high enough off the ground to make them difficult to reach. I used an eyebolt on the window that can be hooked with a short handle and the gas shocks work perfectly to open the windows to a 45° angle. When you push the windows close, the shock keeps the window down firmly against the stops.