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teddodd
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Oct 17, 2013

compartment door struts

could anyone advise how to get the compartment doors to open
wider? this is a 32' 2011 allegro open road. I already have 23"
struts that only open halfway.

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  • You might try this site for help on size of struts and placement of anchor points to get the opening you need. They have all lengths in 1 inch increments and different strengths. Give it a try.
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  • what was your reason for replacing your struts? how much longer were they? did you just replace the struts or did you move the brackets up or down? I have discussed this with bob tiffin who called me back as he does everyone that calls him. He has offered to pay part of the cost if I could find anyone here in texas to solve the problem. I just looked at a 2012 and all of the doors open from left to right.
  • I found generic struts on the internet that were offered in a number of different lengths. I would suspect you'd only need struts about two inches longer.

    Sorry I don't recall the name of the firm. I do remember I bought a box of 12 and they were cheaper than buying just three or four from an auto parts store.

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