Frunk lid and trunk lid struts?

Has anyone found suitable aftermarket? I haven't even looked, but given the nature of the Porsche tax I expect ones from Porsche will be silly priced. I'm tired of the frunk lid falling on my head. Figure if I'm doing the front, might as sell do the rear. TIA!

Suncoast carries the rear struts for $100 which ain't bad for genuine OEM. I don't see the fronts listed.

Pelican Parts has OEM supplier versions and Porsche versions. Good prices as well.

As far as I know - the rear only has one strut. $100 for 1 is pretty bad IMHO. I bought a pair from Amazon for the Frunk (which has 2) and will have them Friday. I'll report on the quality. There are quite a few choices on Amazon . (Mostly around $10-15/strut.) BTW - thanks anyway!

The fronk (front) fell on my head Sunday morning. The hood is aluminum - until it hits your noggin.

In my case the latch hook hit my head. That got my attention that maybe it's time..

My wife was standing next to me and didn't stop/catch the hood from wamming me on the head as I was putting our luggage in the car. ... ok, it was a humbling moment.

Stabilus brand via Amazon or Pelican .

what's an Aero kit on a Cayman ?

About 3-1/2 years ago I replaced mine with aftermarket ones I purchased off of eBay. I think the "brand" was called "Koolman", but I really don't recall. Sorry, but I don't recall the price I paid either, but presumably they were less than OEM ones or I wouldn't have purchased them.

The part is 98751255106 and is $50 for each strut, $100 total. Edit: part number is for trunk struts. 2006-2012 Porsche Cayman Support Cylinder 987-512-551-09 | Gaudin Porsche Parts 2006-2012 Porsche Cayman part # 987-512-551-09 - Support Cylinder www.gaudinporscheparts.com

Same happened to me with the frunk latch. This thread convinced me to order a set for the front. Looks like the rear hatch ones are still good (and $111). I took a survey of my struts and they are all Stabilus.

Check Amazon . You can get the struts you need without the Porsche Tax added on. I have some and they work just fine.

Thanks. Ordered the "aero" struts last Sunday.

The pair I brought came from Amazon . Cost was about $26 for the pair. Once I figured out how to remove the old ones, it took minutes to install them. They have plenty of lift power.

The youtube vids suggest the removal and install is quite easy. Will know soon enough.

My new/replacement hood struts will be here soon, I am hoping the will prevent any more noggin-knockers when the hood comes down.

I used a very small flat blade screwdriver to slightly lift/rotate the retaining spring on each end... keeping the retaining spring attached to each end of the strut. Held the hood up with my head for a bit while I took one strut off at a time and replaced with the new one...once in place I pushed the retaining springs back into place. The hood now opens and firmly stay up in place. It feels very strong - I don't see any more head bonks in my future

The clips on my 981 struts pop straight toward you off the ball. Not sure if the 987 is the same? If so, then there is a little flat spot on the ball to get a small screwdriver blade in the to pry it off. A little hint though......hold a towel or something over the ball as you pry it off as they are very strong spring steel and can fly 20 feet across the garage when it lets go. Ask me how I know this! I'm so lucky I was able to find it afterward.

I found it unnecessary to remove the clips - I just moved them toward the end of the ball and the socket released.

Yes in retrospect I could have probably done the same but was the first time I was seeing how it all worked. Its a very fine line between prying them partially off the ball before they snap off completely. Again I cant recall if my 987 was different, but on the 981 the clips pry off the ball toward your face

Yep, and you can't test for this with the strut installed and extended. It can occur when the struts get worn and collapsed. Tapping on the side of them when removed and collapsed can result in a metallic "tink" like sound. Many have reported tracing this sound to the collapsed strut when driving and the sound goes away when temporarily removing it Ive had a similar sound on my 981 drivers side for three years now. It sounded like two coins on top of each other with every bump I hit. I removed the drivers strut on mine and could not reproduce any sound at all when tapping on it collapsed so not the issue in my case. I was cleaning my air filters after doing my annual oil change change last weekend and had the rear strut tower trim popped off for easier access. While working on the driver side I bumped something and made the sound! It turned out to be the large strut tower washer between the top nut and rubber bushing below. The nut was just loose enough that the washer had a .5mm gap between it and the nut above and was the metallic tink I had been hearing all along and could easily be reproduced by tapping on the washer with my finger In retrospect this noise started about the time I had my dealer install my H&R Sport springs, and evidently they did not fully tighten the nut on reassembly. Three years I've dealt with this maddening sound!

^ This in a nutshell

I popped mine on, yesterday. Pretty easy once you get how the circlip releases. Get a strong, small flat blade screwdriver and don't let it go through your hand or your eye. The new units just press on, tool free. I used the $15 kit from Amazon and it was fine. Far stronger than the worn originals after 15 years.

Well, the gas shocks were replaced with quality Stabilus ones and the noise still persists. Not a waste of money to be honest but further investigation must be performed. Maybe there's something loose in or around the storage compartment behind the seat.