Crossfirekat has not been on this site since October 2009. You may want to place that order again.

 

Mine gave out so I had to order one from chryslerpartsdirect.com...look for lift cylinder, crossfire...it's listed at $132.60....installation is a snap!

 

I got it from AutohausAZ for 78 buck shipped.

Arrived today and its fits. Perfect. Installation took about 30 seconds..

Thanks for the great help again!

 

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 64 bucks and free s/h

 

Mine stopped working today. Darnit

Stabilus automotive gas spring
Eject Force [N]: 260
Length [mm]: 875.5
Stroke [mm]: 394
Supplementary Article / Supplementary Info: reuse original thermowell

CHRYSLER 05101653AA
MERCEDES-BENZ 170 880 02 29
MERCEDES-BENZ A 170 880 02 29



Some equivalent part numbers:
MERCEDES-BENZ: 170 880 02 29, 170 880 02 29 S1
BENDIX: 070426B
MAGNETI MARELLI: 430719097900
STABILUS: 9391KY, 935215, 000000, 9186FM, 529393
SWAG: 10 92 4735
TRISCAN: 8710 23108
OPTIMAL: AG-39988
LESJÖFORS: 8056811
KILEN: 338011
AQUAPLUS: 450 0139 10

 

I bought the part produced by MEYLE, it got delivered today and I fitted it, shoul'd have taken 1 minute but it took me 10 minutes due to me messing about with the top plastic cover of the strut when that was completely unnecessary as you only need to pry out the bottom retaining clip from the old strut enough for the strut to be pushable out of it's resting position, after which all you have to do is to pull the old strut right away from the top plastic cover and then fit it the new strut.


The part I bought is, 240 910 0002 MEYLE Hood shock fit MERCEDES BM 170 (SLK) (09/96-04/04), made in Germany.

240 910 0002 MEYLE Hood shock fit MERCEDES BM 170 (SLK) (09/96-04/04) | eBay


Do not bother buying the MEYLE brand, it makes a lot more noise than the Stabilus strut and it doesn't pop up fully when you lift the bonnet until you give it a little nudge so it can go all the way up. The MEYLE part doesn't come with the push button either.

I'd stick with Stabilus as it is the original part that was there and we all know it operates perfectly. Next to that I'd only recommend the Febi Bilstein part, there are two that are compatible with the Crossfire, one for about £10, the other for about £37, buy the more expensive part as it has the push button and is guaranteed to be better than the cheaper one. And then I'd also recommend the Lemforder part.

 

FYI: check out BMA auto parts. Amazon uses this supplier; lots of cool parts.

 

Hood Lift Shock Strut Support for Mercedes SLK 98 04 Chrysler Crossfire 04 8 | eBay


$76.87 incl shipping

 

If it is just the gas charged shock that doesn't work and the sleeve and the extension adapter with a button are OK, then you can buy a replacement shock for about $22.00 on Amazon. 1. Take the hood shock support off the Crossfire. 2. Press the extension button and slide the gas charged shock all the way out. 3. Unscrew the extension adapter. With the new gas charged shock, just reverse the procedure. Takes all of 10 minutes, if that.

 

Thanks for the "heads-up" on replacing only the shock.

 

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I realise the original post is 7 years old but this is great advice. Found the Stabilus part online for £38 and fitting is a breeze !

 

if you live in cold climate usually the rods will not hold up the hood give it till warmer weather an see if it works again , I just bought one even though I live in New England , I opted to replace ghe support rod

 

You have a couple of options:

1) You can purchase only the cartridge for the hood support, disassemble your defective hood support, insert the new cartridge, re-assemble the hood support & re-install on the hood.
2) You can buy the complete hood support. It can be found for a lot less than the $177.30 in your post above. I've attached a copy of the receipt for the complete hood support I bought a few months back.

 

Where can I find the replacement shock? Not the whole strut but just the shock? My strut is in great condition and so "refurbishing" makes sense imo. Thanks for providing a link. If you think the full lift strut assembly is a better value please let me know where to get one. thanks
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I picked one up at my local NAPA for less than $50

 

You can find the insert by doing a search on either Amazon or eBay. I have this one saved on my Crossfire Amazon List:

Be careful to look at the section I highlighted below. Some of the inserts are made with a cap that is slightly larger at this point on the insert. If so, it won't fit into the old strut casing. Make sure you buy an insert from a reputable supplier.

 

Last year I found the entire hood strut assembly on Amazon for a price less than I could buy an insert - so I bought one. You'll have to check to see if that still exists today.

 

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Here is another source, reasonable and varied in price ( 2008 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE 3.2L V6 Lift Support | RockAuto ).


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There were some great prices on RockAuto website! I forget many times about checking out their website only because they add S&H costs which brings the final price up to some of the Amazon sources (that have the S&H costs already buried in the cost). Gotta remember to go look at RockAuto website.

 

Ordered!

Saw Rockauto too late. Otherwise would have probably just went with them. Thanks for the info and links