701 Bubble door support

Any ideas on holding the doors up with using gas struts or suction cups?

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Permalink Reply by Ken Ryan on August 28, 2012 at 12:14pm

I was thinking rare earth magnets might do the trick.

Permalink Reply by Allan / Zenair Australia on August 28, 2012 at 3:29pm
750 use gas struts they work great
Permalink Reply by Bob McDonald on August 28, 2012 at 4:58pm

Stainless hatch springs from sailboats / yatch shop. Straight spring holds door ope....tap spring in center and it folds in half to close door. KISS principal.

Permalink Reply by Don Burkholder on August 28, 2012 at 10:29pm

Hi Bob, what size or length of stainless spring did you use?  Thanks, Don

Permalink Reply by Randy Owen on August 28, 2012 at 5:37pm

I used the suction cups that came with the 701 kit. I ended up replacing them for 2 reasons. First, the door would fall down with a loud bang after a few minutes, especially in cold weather, and second, the suction cups were starting to leave an abrasion mark on the doors. I ordered the gas strut kit from Zenith, and they work like a charm. Took a little aircraft plastic window polish and polished out the scuff marks, everything's fine now.

Permalink Reply by DANIEL G REID on August 30, 2012 at 11:52pm

I have the first generation doors and the gas structs seem to twist the door. Seem to have to much force on window frame. Iam taking them off. Looking for something else. Maybe an RV door catch.

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