If you’ve noticed the front bonnet struts on your Porsche are starting to fail, we recommend you replace them sooner rather than later to avoid the trunk lid descending unexpectedly. Unfortunately, we have a customer with a couple of stitches in the back of his head, who is a huge advocate for early replacement…
The good news is that replacing the 2 bonnet/trunk struts is not an expensive exercise. Depending on the 911 model the genuine Porsche struts range from $75-$90 each. However, good quality Aftermarket struts are also widely available at a substantially reduced price. For example, the cost to replace the front bonnet struts on a 996 using Aftermarket struts including the associated labour cost is $135 including GST. A relatively small price to pay to avoid a sore noggin!