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Lar_s
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Aug 07, 2015

Add lift arms to front compartment

Anyone add lift arms to the front compartment? I have them on both side ones and the front, though pretty easy, always needs to be held up so I can dig out what I want. Lifts can't be that hard I'd think.

Anyone have experience?
  • My new RV had lift arms on one side of the pass through storage and not on the other side. The side that had them is under the bedroom slide so a holding hook was not possible. I looked at the arms on the one side which was 2 each 40 lb, 20 inch arms. I found them at the local RV store for $19 each and brackets for $12 for 4. Now both doors work the same.
  • I had no idea what I needed so I bought the kit from PPL Motorhomes: Lift kit . That should give you a place to start anyway.
  • The front does have a lift clasp, but just looking for another way with lifts, like the side doors.

    Any recommendations on length or lift weight.
  • I added a lift arm to one of the small ones on the side, and it was no big deal. Drill a couple holes, glue on a plate, and that's pretty much it.

    Doesn't the front one have some kind of catch to hold it up? Or are the lifts just worn out?

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