Apexstone Soft Close Lid Support: Keep Your Lid Safe and Secure with a Smooth, Slow Close Hinge

Debbie ODebbie O: The media could not be loaded.  My husband made a toy box for our grandson and these hinges were just what he needed to keep his little fingers from getting smashed in the lid. The work great! They close the lid very softly.

United States on Oct 15, 2023

S. Obeius: Works as described. Installed as per instruction manual and no issues. It drops a bit fast at first but the dampener catches it and then it slowly closes. Just what I wanted to avoid any injury to my kids when they’re closing their toy box.

United States on Oct 07, 2023

wayne lockman: Took 2 for a toy box lid but does soft close

Canada on Aug 01, 2021

wayne: They are very good my son know longer has to worry about getting his fingers caught

United Kingdom on Jun 28, 2021

Amazon Customer: Used this on on lid of a toy box I built
Instructions were pretty straight forward and easy to follow
Simple to fit and works perfectly
Holds the lid upright and soft closes right down to the finished closed position

United Kingdom on Jan 03, 2021

Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer: Very easy to install and very good results. I used these on a relatively heavy lid (25 lbs) and the lid takes about 15 seconds to close. It closes very softly. I have seen a lot of negative reviews for this product saying they are flimsy and difficult to install. This is not correct. The most important thing to note is to make sure that the struts are vertical when the lid closes, we want the forces to be applied to the strong axis. If you have the struts angled or horizontal like some of the pictures on these reviews then they will likely underperform and break because the forces are being applied along the weak axis. Also, dont attach the struts directly next to the hinges on the lid. Ever tried to open a heavy door by pushing right next to the hinges? Doesn't work well. When attaching the struts, attach to the lid first, then extend the strut fully and mark the location to attach the bottom of the strut about an inch short of the full length of the strut. Last thing...make sure the black casing is up and the smaller, chrome portion is down.

United States on Dec 27, 2020

BrianBrian: We installed this on a wooden trunk to keep the lid from slamming closed. It comes with 2 different attachment points: one end has a ball on a round plate, the other end is on a right angle bracket. The end with the right angle bracket is a little flimsy and bends easily. For example, when the lid is closing, if someone were to push the lid down to force it to close faster, the angle bracket bends over. The opposite is true: if someone were to open the lid of the box too fast the bracket bends the other direction. Over time, this slight bending back and forth is eventually going to cause that little bracket to break off. You can see the bending in the photo. Minus one start for the low quality bracket. If the bracket metal were twice as thick then this item would be perfect. I installed two of these; one on each side of the trunk. That way, if one of them breaks, the other one serves as a backup. I also agree with what others have said: most of the 1 star reviews are people who are bad at math, measuring, and angles. If you read the instructions and install accordingly, these work great.

United States on Dec 13, 2020

Cruz Yong: this Apexstone Soft Close Lid Support,Safety Lid Support,Soft Down Lid Support,Soft Close Lid Hinge soft close perfectly BUT IT DOES NOT KEEPS THE LID OPEN AT ALL

it just comes back down once I opened the lid.. which states 150N... but I could open n close the hinge/strut with my hands.. but I couldnt even close my other shorter 100N strut with my hands at all..
so I assumed my product is faulty!!

what a disappointment

Singapore on Nov 17, 2020

Pharmboy: The media could not be loaded.  A video is worth a 100 words on this product. I purchased these struts for an old wooden chest. The lid is nailed/ glued pieces of pine that broke apart partly because it slammed down. After repairing the lid, I thought these soft close struts would reduce wear and tear. It was a partial success, but as illustrated in the accompanying video, the lid slams down from about 30 degrees. This definitely would not be a good choice for a toy chest with a heavy lid. The directions are confusing, but by reviewing the diagrams in the instructions and experimenting before drilling it was not that difficult to figure out the right set up. However, I did end up drilling 2 sets of holes for the first strut because my chest had supports on the underside of the lid and with the suggested bracket placement the lid would not close all the way.

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United States on Jun 27, 2020

Brian B. : These items were perfect for the job. Much better then the first I tried, which had to be returned.

Canada on Jul 24, 2019