douper200N/30lbs Gas Struts Heavy Duty Soft Close Lid Support Hinge Safety Pneumatic Gas Spring Lid Stay for Toy Box Chest Bench Pack of 2

Did exactly what it was supposed to do. Used it to support the lid on an ottoman bench. Instruction were good, and product feels well made.

Set out dimensions a little ambiguous but worth persevering!

Well made bought 2 pairs one on each side of lid keeps lid up very well

The struts were relatively straight forward to fit, instructions are pretty poor though and the fact they are imported individually from China made me feel a bit sick, (Transportation/carbon footprint!). They work well overall but do not allow the lid to lift more that 60 degrees and so has limited what i can store or easily place in my storage box.

I made a bin store to accommodate all the wheelie bins and various recycling boxes for a house divided into 3 flats. I used pressure treated wood and was very pleased with the result. Only problem was the lid was too heavy for people to hold in open position while lifting in their sacks of rubbish. These heavy duty gas springs were the perfect answer and are now in regular daily use. Highly recommended.

The media could not be loaded. Firstly, the instructions are awful. Had to read Q&As on amazon to find the installation video, which was slightly better but still confusing. I installed it according to the instructions but the chest lid didn't close properly because the stays were fully compressed. I suggest mounting them about 3mm lower in the chest than the instructions say.Secondly, they are badly made. The end that attaches to the chest sides is too wide for the reversible pivot pin provided. Also, said reversible pivot broke during assembly and now I can never remove the screw that attaches the pivot to the damper.Thirdly and most annoyingly, the stated force for each damper is very misleading. I'm sure the damper itself is actually 200N, but the force it provides in lifting the chest lid is more like 60N by my calculation, or 120N for the pair. This means the lid comes crashing down on tiny fingers. Soft close, my a$$. You also cannot trust that it will lift 30lbs as stated, because this very much depends on the size of the lid and where the centre of gravity lies. My lid is 18kg (40lbs) and as you can see in the video, 2 struts do not come anywhere close to supporting it. I now have to cut huge pockets in the underside of the lid to reduce the weight to a point where the dampers can slow it down enough for the soft close to work.Basically you need a mechanical engineering degree to work these things out. Which I have, and I still got it wrong.

Product well made and does the job

So we bought these to use on a storage bench. We tried several different hinges first and all rubbed or popped out of the screw holes because of the weight of the worktop on top. These ones not only open smoothly they also hold it open so the storage area is easy for me to use. They are slow close too so very safe even with a heavy long worktop. I bought one pack of these and it works perfectly