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hi there everyone

hope someone on here can point me in the right way
i'm looking to fit some gas struts on to my t25 westy pop top not sure where the best place is to get hold of them hence why i'm asking you guys
cart see anything on brickwerks and jk well there just off it lol
anyway seen this http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... ?id=798951" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
dose anyone do them over here ?

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http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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brickwerks seems only to do struts for the tailgate.

i am working on gas struts for my westy at the moment .. will keep you posted.

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hi
was just going to make some but for what this guy wonts its not worth it
must say tho he sort the job out if u have a westy well worth it dose 3 type as well check it out

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... ?id=798951
got mine in the post today once i have fitted them i'll tell how good they are

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Hi
budice83 just ordered mine for a devon caravett hard sided pop top from SGS Engineering
Unit A6
Cranmer Road
West Meadows Estate
Derby
DE21 6JL
Tel: 01332 226 290
Fax: 01332 290 514
£ 128.00 for 4 delivered I think they do westy struts to.

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Hi,

I got my struts from the Samba guy and fitted them last week. Very easy fix (had to drill two holes in roof though :( , but that's nothing compared to the 16 I had to drill for the roof bar brackets :shock: ). The work very well, I had a 2.4m x .9m roof box with awning, chairs & various other camping kit in it, all weighing in at approx 35kgs! I could still lift the roof (just), but I would reccommend maybe emptying a little before doing so again.

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been looking at these, i can see that they are 105usd delivered, but did you have to pay any uk duties on top of that?
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I had mine delivered to an address in NY then collected them when I was over there :D .

I am over in NY again on the 29th June, so if you want to order some I can give you a delivery address & bring them back for you :lol:

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how many can you fit in your bag ?

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Ha ha!! That's a difficult one as I wouldn't want to get stopped at customs. I go over there for work relatively regularly (once a month), so I suspect a couple of sets at a time maybe. I would have to repackage them so it looks like part of the kit that I take over there with me :D. I wouldn't want to make too much of a habit of it though.

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pm'd :ok
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just looked up customs charges, should only be the VAT to pay, which is about £15. So not to bad really, works out £77 to your door
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When I get a chance I will post some pics of mine on this thread.

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just thought i'd report back. I ended up ordering direct to me. Arrived today, with no interference from customs :D
nice and easy instructions to follow too. Thanks for the offer mwheatley
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lloydy wrote:just looked up customs charges, should only be the VAT to pay, which is about £15. So not to bad really, works out £77 to your door


Make sure of that! I often import spares for my other hobby, from the US and not only get clobbered by HMRC but also Parcelfarce's 'handling' fee -I've already paid the postage, mind, and their charge is now around 12 quid :shock:

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