How to Install Gas Struts | Gas Strut Standard Installation Tutorial Guide

Find out how to select and install at gas strut

Step 1: Calculate what size gas strut you need
Step 2: Install the gas strut
Step 3: Adjust the pressure (kg) to suit your door.
Step 4: (Optional) Gas strut Calculation
This video is a general guide on how to install a gas strut.

Gas struts can be used on windows, doors, cabinets, toy boxes, ute canopies and much more

Gas struts are also know as gas stays or gas springs.

Warning: Gas struts can be dangerous. Please install with caution and take all health and safety measures.

[davesherry]

Wouldn't you believe it? I was looking all over YT for gas strut help and here it is in NZ! Very helpful video AND links on where to buy them!

[karlalton]

Guy's you are an absolute life saver, ive built my own truck Topper and cannot for the life of me get the tailgate to work properly .
Ive welded on more brackets and ground them off again, then i found your video 😁 i measured my strut looked at your chart and hey presto works perfect its all down to that P measurement that half of us did not know how to find it thanks guys 😁😁🙏🙏🙏

[MrRobinski]

Does all this apply the same to a horizontal opening lid?

[gemaco]

Thank you this was very helpful. Is there a calculation if you do not want a 90 degree open? Also the door that i'm opening is a 20kg lid for a large storage chest, does that change the strut pressure Kg at all?

[supremamarine]

What if the approx. extended length did not match with the numbers in the chart, should i take nearest value ? Like in my case the Approx. Extended length is coming 443mm which is not in the chart, what should i do?