justdriftin Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Anyone replace the hinges on the large front dry storage of their Pathfinder with the gemlux friction hinges? It would be nice to get rid of the gas shock, and last time out with my kids, it kept getting knocked off and the catch on the end is wearing, so need to do something about it anyway. Just concerned with the size of the hatch lid and whether or not the friction hinges will hold it. Also, which hinge did your order. Size looks to be a direct replacement but hard to tell if its top mount or flush mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 I think the front hatch might be way to large for friction hinge. I spoke with Jerry at gemlux before buying my replacements for the lids on the back. He said the friction hinges are good but have there limatations. The most direct replacement hinge is the SD version of the friction hinge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEM Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 1 hour ago, justdriftin said: Anyone replace the hinges on the large front dry storage of their Pathfinder with the gemlux friction hinges? It would be nice to get rid of the gas shock, and last time out with my kids, it kept getting knocked off and the catch on the end is wearing, so need to do something about it anyway. Just concerned with the size of the hatch lid and whether or not the friction hinges will hold it. Also, which hinge did your order. Size looks to be a direct replacement but hard to tell if its top mount or flush mount. If the friction hinges won't work, you can replace the ball sockets on the end of the gas shocks with stainless steel balls. They are a nice upgrade and real cheap and easy to do. I don't think you will see them wear out! LOL Just sayin'..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernieNC Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 They are not direct replacements. Different hole pattern/placements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdriftin Posted June 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 18 minutes ago, bernieNC said: They are not direct replacements. Different hole pattern/placements. They claim now that they are direct replacements for their products. Haven't ordered them yet, so don't know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdriftin Posted June 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 3 hours ago, JEM said: If the friction hinges won't work, you can replace the ball sockets on the end of the gas shocks with stainless steel balls. They are a nice upgrade and real cheap and easy to do. I don't think you will see them wear out! LOL Just sayin'..... Any idea where to find the replacement SS socket, that sounds like a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEM Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 1 hour ago, justdriftin said: Any idea where to find the replacement SS socket, that sounds like a great idea. Maxum Hardware is the distributor for the Ameratool gas shocks. I ordered them straight from them. The SS ends look a lot better than the black plastic ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 17 hours ago, bernieNC said: They are not direct replacements. Different hole pattern/placements. This is a true statement. Some filling and drilling required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernieNC Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 1 hour ago, HoneyB said: This is a true statement. Some filling and drilling required and tapping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodWorks Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 I put the friction hinges on my live well and they just barely slow down that small lid. They would have no chance on a large hatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 3 hours ago, RodWorks said: I put the friction hinges on my live well and they just barely slow down that small lid. They would have no chance on a large hatch. Wow , I would call gemlux back about that. Mine have to be pushed down to close and will stay up at almost any position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodWorks Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 On 7/2/2018 at 8:56 PM, HoneyB said: Wow , I would call gemlux back about that. Mine have to be pushed down to close and will stay up at almost any position. I think I have the first generation of them and they are improved now. Might have to call if they get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstPriority Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 I replaced them. They are not direct fit. I had the lid backing and edge done cause of a crack so drilling the lid side was going to happen. The boat side drilled and tapped just fine. They hold the lid at 90 +/-. It works well and i get more clearance than with the gas shock. I also installed the ones on the anchor locker and the side dry storage lockers. What a genious move!!! Love them all and they work incredibly well. The side lockers had to go installed on the outside of the lid and box instead of in the recess. None of them are direct fit but work well for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmorales Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 On 7/22/2018 at 8:56 AM, FirstPriority said: I replaced them. They are not direct fit. I had the lid backing and edge done cause of a crack so drilling the lid side was going to happen. The boat side drilled and tapped just fine. They hold the lid at 90 +/-. It works well and i get more clearance than with the gas shock. I also installed the ones on the anchor locker and the side dry storage lockers. What a genious move!!! Love them all and they work incredibly well. The side lockers had to go installed on the outside of the lid and box instead of in the recess. None of them are direct fit but work well for me. What model of hinge did you use to replace the anchor locker hinges with? I'd love to do that for mine, as the anchor locker stresses itself when fully open. Mine is a 2004 2200 TE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstPriority Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 8:43 AM, cmorales said: What model of hinge did you use to replace the anchor locker hinges with? I'd love to do that for mine, as the anchor locker stresses itself when fully open. Mine is a 2004 2200 TE. FH-3669-TM. Note that these will need to mount on the outside of the lid instead of inside. However, it’s the best thing I’ve done for all the front hatches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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