I install the Genuine Ford Parts bonnet struts on my Ford Focus RS!

Made from quality materials, coated and painted black, they are very light weight, really look cool, and look very OEM complete with a Ford logo!

This mod, which I purchased from SiCo Developments, looks OEM because it is OEM! A genuine Ford Parts item that was made specifically for the MK3 Focus and indeed looks like it was made in the same fashion as the rear hatch / trunk / boot struts so matches well and very much fits into the engine bay like it belongs!

Some say these were meant to or at least should have came from factory, and that may be the case but still - a relatively inexpensive and very cool mod to do that really spruces up the engine bay on the RS (or ST)!

There are variants of this mod available for the Ford Focus RS MK3 (and other Ford models) from other manufacturers as well that will do the same job of course, but none others look so OEM so in my book I say if you can get an original Ford part then go for it!

As always as well, purchasing them from SiCo Developments was spot on and I have always had good service from them!

The stock setup uses a simple post to prop up the bonnet which works of course but doesn't look so good if you want to show off your sweet engine bay at a meet or at a car show which these Ford bonnet struts do as they are completely unobtrusive being located at the rear sides of the bonnet. Also the bonnet struts make the stock setup obsolete so it can be removed (weight reduction bro!) and also you make other gains in the form of easier / quicker opening of the bonnet and you may have noticed that the stock prop tends to rub off the paint where it hooks into the bonnet so now you can do what I did (off camera) and paint in the area where it had flaked off and make my bonnet look nice and fresh again!

The installation is fairly easy and fast to get done with minimal tools and some thread locker blue for the bolt threads (Loctite is an obvious good option). One thing that ford do recommend is using a part number to protect some of the now exposed cavities. I don't know where to get this easily so I used some of my Hammerite Under Body Seal with added Waxoyl which will do the perfect job in its place and of course I already had this from the recent under body rust protection that I have been doing!

Check out how to install the part, from start to finish in this video and see what you think of the improvement!

Link to the Genuine Ford Parts bonnet struts:
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What SiCo Developments and Ford say about the Ford bonnet struts:

Genuine Ford OE products - no cheap aftermarket solution.
Ford have acknowledged that the cars should have come with them from the factory and produced their own upgrade for all mk3's including the ST and RS.

Lifts and keeps the hood (bonnet) open securely using gas struts. Made from lightweight steel and aluminium with a durable black powder coated finish. Kit Including two struts and installation brackets.
The bonnet hood lift system helps open the bonnet and keep it in place, for easy access to the engine area.

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