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Cabinet strut sticker shock!

Spending a few days here at FOT and picking up some parts. On our first trip here 5 1/2 years ago, I bought 30 some cabinet struts and they were about nine dollars apiece and then a motorcade discount on top of that. I went to the parts counter here the other day and was shocked to find that they were  $12.85 apiece! Saved a buck and a quarter with a motorcade discount, but still pricey  considering  our coach has 30 something of them.  So I just bought a dozen... Yesterday, remembering that I needed some compartment struts I went into parts with some trepidation and inquired as to the price of these much larger units. I was almost as equally shocked to discover that they were only a couple dollars more!
Don
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Don & Tys
1999 U270 3602 WTFE #5402
Xtreme Stage 1 w/Headlight, Step Conversion, etc.
2009 Honda Fit Sport with Navi
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Re: Cabinet strut sticker shock!

Reply #1 –
It is a bit of a strange curve. Double or more oil and metal bits in a large strut and price only increases a bit.

Yet in the world of incredibly overpriced nitnoid minor bits that makes up a coach. (like 1K for a shift pad with 6 soft touch switches) $12 for a strut is actually pretty reasonable. Esp. given they are easy to R&R and last a while and won't have you at the side of the road should they cease working.
Jerry & Nona and Kimeru the cat that thinks she's a dog
1998 36' WTFE U320  #5314 Motorcade #17711
USAF 1975-1995
2019 Subaru Crosstrek 'toad'
2003 Subaru Legacy touring car
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Re: Cabinet strut sticker shock!

Reply #2 –
Hooray for tambour doors!  LOL  ;)

We DO have a few doors with struts, however.  I think I paid about $9 for them back in 2012 from Encore on sale.  That price didn't work out to well for them, I guess.  $12 sounds reasonable, but yes, ouch.

Chris
1996 U295 36' WTBI

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Reply #3 –
If you do a search, GleamB found a contact with the best pricing available.
2000 U270 36' build #5595
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Reply #4 –
Harco Group is the lowest price I've found.
Eric, Mary and Carl the jack russel terrorist
1997 U320, #5143, w/450 hp, 6.9 on the richter scale
Sammie the toad
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Reply #5 –
I bought struts a month ago while at FT.Bought them right after pricing the engine bay insulation @ 12.00 per sq ft so the struts seemed to hurt less. I passed on the insulation.. just more than I wanted to invest. I'm putting up some material that I paid 12.00 a sq yard for. May regret it but I bet I've had greater regrets in my life. I'm used to sticker shock being in the trucking business for decades but there are times I just back up especially when an option presents itself.
Dub McBride 1996 270
 

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Reply #6 –
They must have went up recently due to cost of oil lol, I bought 36 or so in October 2018 and they we just under $10 ea with the motorcade discount.
J.R.
99 U320 40' WTFE
Build # 5388