Engine compartment lid gas strut replacement - aftermarket available?

Can you see any part numbers on your existing ones? Google those part numbers.

Ferrari didn’t make them, or have them made special for their cars.

You should be able to find them for $20ish each.


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Gonna get it for it but autozone has them for 10 each... dosnt come in a ferrari box if that matters. Take off and just match up.

 

SGS- engineering.com in the uk do a big range

 

Might be able to find something suitable here. Gotta do some measuring and then pick the right loading.

https://www.mcmaster.com/products/gas-struts/gas-springs-7/

 

360 or 430? Are they the same?

 

Here’s my thread from when I replaced the struts on my 360. I have not checked if the 430 is the same.

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/diy-front-trunk-gas-strut-replacement.631357/#post-147531416

 

I always just use SGS struts when I need one. They're good.

 

Snap on and off?!

OK, I’ll publicly admit I’m an idiot…

Needed to replace mine, ordered genuine Ferrari parts and then got my wrenches out and… Dang! Those nuts are ON THERE!!!

After nearly rounding one off, I gave up… when I took my F430 in for annual maintenance I left the new ones in the front seat to have the dealership put them on.

So if anybody’s got a video of this, I’d be interested to see how it’s really done!

Kevin

 

If it’s like the 360 you shouldn’t need to take any bolt off. From memory there’s a little circlip that goes around and through the ball joint end of the stut. Just encourage that off with a small flathead screwdriver and the ball joint can easily be popped off by hand.

 

Daaaaaang! That makes sense - I was just too quick to grab my (rarely used) metric wrenches.

Kevin

 

After seeing the eye watering prices Ferrari charges for the struts, I replaced mine with the ones from

https://www.liftsupportsdepot.com/

They look and feel like the OEM, my engine bay lid now goes up as soon as I go past the horizontal point .
40 bucks shipped for the pair.

EDIT: sorry, that was for the trunk, the engine bay were cheap enough at Eurospares uk, so I got OEM"s there.

 

MA - when you do this, please post up a pic or video of how you detach/re-attach them - I'd love to see that!

Kevin

 

Wanted to bump this. I noticed my right hand side engine lid strut gave up the ghost and leaked out fluid. I see several references to varied websites in this thread, but nobody has posted up part numbers and those sites don't list the F430 when searching by vehicle. Does anybody have a part number for reference and maybe up to date review?

Side note, has anybody ponied up for the carbon ones found here with a lifetime warranty? https://exoticcarbonfiber.com/product/ferrari-430-carbon-fiber-hatch-support-struts/

 

SGS engineering in the uk

 

Yes, as was referenced above. However, there is no link or product number for which one we should order.

 

Bumping this. Nobody has reference part numbers?

 

I bought them new from eurospares they were not expensive ...

 

I just checked again and noticed they were only $50 a piece. I swear last time I looked they were over $100 each.