A-Premium Tailgate Rear Liftgate Lift Supports Shock Struts Gas Springs

...and that is just waaaaay too much. $249.04 for the hatch struts, $70.06 for the window struts, $304.50 for 2.1 hours of labor. Plus $35 for two pieces of "trim". This is about 10% of the value of the vehicle! Always change out all four struts since they all contribute to holding the hatch open (and you might as well while you're in there for an extra $15). Found videos of how to change them on YouTube, it's pretty easy if you take your time. They work very well initially; as soon as I pop the hatch, it opens itself. No need to lift the door at all. Vehicle is a 2004 Cayenne. Have owned it since new. The original four struts lasted until April 2014, and the second set of four struts installed by the dealer (Porsche parts made in Germany) lasted until now (Nov. 2020). Somehow, the original hood strut still works perfectly. I've installed these A-Premium hatch struts along with the A-Premium window struts. Total cost: $84.98 So I figure I'm nearly $600 ahead already. Lets see how long these Chinese ones last! They cost about 25% of the German parts so if they last 3 years, I'm satisfied. I wouldn't want to change them any more often than that. Will definitely update if they start to weaken at all. UPDATE: These are still working great after 4+ years!

This is the 2nd time I have had to conduct this replacement to my Cayenne. Bought hoping they last longer then the last ones I bought. Fit great and are very strong. Watch out for getting your chin hit when you open the hatch as it swings up so fast now and requires an effort to close. That makes me happy.

Good fit, worked well.

Works great, just remember to add the struts for the glass hatch. If you only add the tailgate struts they will act very weak and only lift the gate slowly.

Painstakingly installed them, opened and closed the tailgate a few times within an hour and they slowly failed. Perfect the 1st 2 times, then half mass the 3rd time, then dead the 4th. Thankfully I did not put everything back together. This is my second strut set purchase, I thought paying more would mean they were better quality. That wasn't the true in my case. I am purchasing another pair from a reputable auto parts store on ebay, that has a 1 year warranty. Wish me luck...

Arrived very quickly and had to sit on the shelf before I got around to installing. Exact fitment, a little difficult to install but that falls on the vehicle manufacturer not the struts. Once installed completely fixed my droopy tail gate, no noticeable difference in resistance with temperature changes which surprises me. Been in the vehicle for about a month and still feels like new.

Easy install, however was way to powerful and would launch the tailgate up fast enough to knock you out if you don’t move out of its way.

Great quality part for worn out door hatch.easy to install after removing necessary components

The struts weren't an easy fit but got him in with some work and now they work very well

This is probably better than the factory. The price was excellent and is a perfect fit, with solid struts. Perfect. Highly recommend

The hatch shocks work perfectly

I am writing this review with a serious warning: DO NOT BUY THESE TRUNK STRUTS UNLESS YOU WANT TO RISK SERIOUS INJURY! I had these struts replaced just about a week ago, and for that short period, they seemed to work fine. However, today, about a week after installation, both struts completely failed without warning. I opened my trunk and leaned in to retrieve an item when, suddenly, both struts snapped or gave way. The heavy trunk lid came crashing down on my lower back, causing significant injury. I am now dealing with back pain and the aftermath of this completely unexpected and dangerous failure. The fact that these struts worked for only about a week before failing so catastrophically is completely unacceptable and frankly, terrifying. A trunk strut's primary function is to safely hold the trunk lid open. The failure of both struts simultaneously poses a serious safety hazard.

To strong when opening