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11-24-2018, 04:12 PM
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Rivet Master 
2016 28' International
Trois-Rivieres
, Quebec
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 699
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Medicine cabinet door won’t stay open
Our International has a ceiling attached medicine cabinet (1st picture, opened) with an external pivot hinge (2nd picture) on both ends for the cabinet door which has a mirror.
It is annoying that the medicine cabinet door cannot be made to stay open, as is the case for the galley storage bins in a Flying Cloud for example (which have a different hinge mechanism).
Has anyone “upgraded” their medicine cabinet and its unique pivot hinge with some kind of mechanism to keep it open? I have wrapped a cord around the door to keep it open as temporary solution—not very pretty.
If you have found a solution it would be much appreciated!
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2016 International Signature CCD, RBQ, Dual A/C, 28'
2018 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD, 4x4, Crew Cab, Duramax Diesel, Leer cap
Lift kit, 16" wheels, Michelin Agilis CC LT
DIY Solar: 500W Renogy panels, AM Solar hdw, Blue Sky MPPT controller, 470ah Rolls battery bank, 2000W Renogy inverter.
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11-24-2018, 04:58 PM
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Rivet Master
1991 25' Excella
2011 19' Flying Cloud
Santa Ynez
, California
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 1,185
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Alan
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11-24-2018, 05:01 PM
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Senior Member
2012 27' FB Eddie Bauer
Sparks
, Nevada
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,116
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 Attachment 1
Here’s the fix.
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11-24-2018, 05:06 PM
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Rivet Master
1991 25' Excella
2011 19' Flying Cloud
Santa Ynez
, California
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 1,185
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Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
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Alan
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11-24-2018, 05:40 PM
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Senior Member
2012 27' FB Eddie Bauer
Sparks
, Nevada
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,116
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Same fix works over fridge 
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11-24-2018, 05:41 PM
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Overkill Specialist
Commercial Member
2020 30’ Globetrotter
2014 23' International
Dadeville
, Alabama
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 4,516
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Yep easy to do and works great.
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11-24-2018, 08:54 PM
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Wheels Itch)(Must Travel
2014 25' FB Flying Cloud
- east coastal area -
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 683
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Single strut works great - keeps mirror up and out of the way. Only one needed and easy to install. There a a few threads on this on the forums.
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11-25-2018, 05:50 AM
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3 Rivet Member 
2017 25' Flying Cloud
Lawn Guyland
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 144
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Quote:
Originally Posted by az-streamer
Attachment 328490
Single strut works great - keeps mirror up and out of the way. Only one needed and easy to install. There a a few threads on this on the forums.
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Can you link to that strut so we can find it - thanks!
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11-25-2018, 06:10 AM
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Site Team
2009 25' FB International
2018 27' Globetrotter
Tavares
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,717
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Looks like a great fix to an annoying problem.
Thanks for sharing!
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11-25-2018, 06:13 AM
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Rivet Master
2017 27' Flying Cloud
Fort Worth
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 773
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Correct me if I am wrong, but when I looked at the strut solution, it is made to get the cabinet door to 99 degrees from the base cabinet. The problem is that the base cabinet is tilted so that opening the cabinet door to 99 degrees does not get it to horizontal with the floor. If you are tall, it puts the open door right in the middle of my forehead.
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11-25-2018, 06:21 AM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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Quote:
Originally Posted by D44
Can you link to that strut so we can find it - thanks!
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The new search function in the blue box above works great! Here are the results for "medicine cabinet door strut" --
https://www.google.com/search?q=medi...=airforums.com
. . . with many products linked in those threads, like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Lift-Supports...p_4%3AStabilus
Good luck,
Peter
PS -- billrector, by choosing the correct strut length, and mounting it in a good location, you should be able to get the door into any position you want, when it is open.
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11-25-2018, 09:36 AM
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Rivet Master
2018 25' Flying Cloud
Portland
, Oregon
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 1,320
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Has anyone converted that cabinet to a pair of sliding, mirrored, doors? If so how did you do it?
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11-25-2018, 09:48 AM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 20,000
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Also consider...cheep plastic will turn to dust. 😂👎
Bob
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11-25-2018, 12:00 PM
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Rivet Puller
2003 28' Safari S/O
Atlanta Burbs
, Georgia
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,006
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"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."
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Air #48582, S/SO #003, WBCCI #4584
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11-25-2018, 12:16 PM
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Rivet Master
2016 28' International
Trois-Rivieres
, Quebec
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 699
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Thanks to all!!
Once again, Air Forums comes to the rescue!
I will look up the strut solution-- and as mentioned by OTRA15, it is a matter of finding the right strut length.
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2016 International Signature CCD, RBQ, Dual A/C, 28'
2018 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD, 4x4, Crew Cab, Duramax Diesel, Leer cap
Lift kit, 16" wheels, Michelin Agilis CC LT
DIY Solar: 500W Renogy panels, AM Solar hdw, Blue Sky MPPT controller, 470ah Rolls battery bank, 2000W Renogy inverter.
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08-18-2019, 02:07 PM
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The Aluminum Tent 3
2014 23' Flying Cloud
Park City
, Utah
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,157
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After researching, I bought and just received a pair of these struts. Tired of holding the cabinet door open with my head. On the Amazon Review, someone even said these are the ones that they used for their Airstream medicine door cabinet. they are 22 lb force, which is what everyone seems to use.
I have to say...it seems to take a lot of force to compress them...maybe once installed the leverage of the door will make it much easier...but when compressed and under load...the door latch will actually stay closed? Seems to me there is a LOT of force wanting to spring it back open!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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08-18-2019, 03:12 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pcskier
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. . . they are 22 lb force . . .
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That seems high for the application IMO. Did you check all the threads reveled in the search results in Post #11?
For instance:
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f38/...et-168142.html
Similar thread just updated: http://www.airforums.com/forums/f42/...errerid=103283
Are you using one or two struts for the one door? If two ["them"], then the force is more like 44 pounds. If you lift the medicine cabinet door [without any strut] does it weigh anything close to 44 pounds?
Doubt it. Try just one strut maybe?
How about 2 of these?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CMHCJRS...NsaWNrPXRydWU=
One of the Answers on that page says one will support a lid [in that application] of 2-3 pounds . . . doubled would be about 5 pounds . . . closer to your needs IMO.
No matter which strut(s) you choose, adherence to the manufacturer's layout instructions is crucial.
Good luck,
Peter
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08-18-2019, 03:20 PM
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The Aluminum Tent 3
2014 23' Flying Cloud
Park City
, Utah
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,157
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OTRA15
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Thanks. The ones mentioned in that thread are 22.5 lbs. I've seen that number a lot on my searches. So it must work. People just use one. It just seems hard to believe one of those wouldn't pop the lid with the spring pressure they seem to carry when compressed! I have replace most of my latches with adjustable brass ball bearing latches, so I'll probably go that route here as well.
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08-18-2019, 03:27 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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FWIW you quoted my post before I was done.
FWIW
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08-18-2019, 03:33 PM
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The Aluminum Tent 3
2014 23' Flying Cloud
Park City
, Utah
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,157
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OTRA15
FWIW you quoted my post before I was done.
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Whoops, sorry about that. Thanks again for being the resident airforums 'researcher', always helpful and appreciated for you to take the time to do that 
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