Hi, just wondered if anybody had fitted these in the boot for auto opening and if any good please?

I was going to get some for my older fiesta a long time ago, looked ace too, but then started to hear that the brackets which are welded to the body started to bend and also the bolted on brackets started to bend as well, damaging the angled support brackets, hearing that I declined to buy any, last time I looked they did upgraded bolt on support brackets, one thing they don't mention is it makes pulling the hatch back down that bit harder and forcing it shut, not closing it fully it shoots back up in the air, in one case the hatch edge hit a woman in the face on it's return back up 😦 again another reason for me not buying.

 Had another look on the Emerald Strut site and there's two advisory warnings right there 🙈🙉🙊 and holy they have gone up in price since I last looked 🤨

Reinforced brackets
***If you decide to purchase the struts without the reinforced brackets and your OEM brackets bend, we will not be liable***

Close boot & open
***There will be added pressure***

If you do get some use a long sweeping brush stale to keep the boot up and have someone close by holding one side, just in case the hatch comes down whilst you remove the old struts, hatch is really heavy so becareful what you do, knew of a few folk who have fitted the struts to their cars [none ford] but later removing them and putting the originals back on, ebaying the emerald struts.

I had them on my MK8 Fiesta, they opened great, no bending anywhere on the car for me, the closing did get better over time but it does take a bit of force.

I had them for over 3 years.

4 hours ago, Ian Lanc said:

 Had another look on the Emerald Strut site and there's two advisory warnings right there 🙈🙉🙊 and holy they have gone up in price since I last looked 🤨

Reinforced brackets
***If you decide to purchase the struts without the reinforced brackets and your OEM brackets bend, we will not be liable***

Close boot & open
***There will be added pressure***

If you do get some use a long sweeping brush stale to keep the boot up and have someone close by holding one side, just in case the hatch comes down whilst you remove the old struts, hatch is really heavy so becareful what you do, knew of a few folk who have fitted the struts to their cars [none ford] but later removing them and putting the originals back on, ebaying the emerald struts.

Thanks, that was my concern. I'm going to leave it 👍🏻

18 hours ago, Chris9181 said:

Thanks, that was my concern. I'm going to leave it 👍🏻

Not trying to put you off buying any, just know of a few who thought they was great at first, then realising how such a pain they are! Most funniest one was one bloke buying them, but couldn't work out how to make the hatch close by itself, like on some factory fitted hatches/boots that open & close at the touch of a button 🤣

Hi ive got them on my fiesta mk7.5 ecoboost very good just make sure to get the brackets as there a lot stronger. 

13 hours ago, Dazzler22 said:

Hi ive got them on my fiesta mk7.5 ecoboost very good just make sure to get the brackets as there a lot stronger. 

I think my issue would be if the Mrs wasn't happy if it's tougher for her to close the boot.

4 minutes ago, Chris9181 said:

I think my issue would be if the Mrs wasn't happy if it's tougher for her to close the boot.

Be a gentleman, and wait until she gets in and close the boot for her 😂 

2 hours ago, unofix said:

Be a gentleman, and wait until she gets in and close the boot for her 😂 

You make it sound like she's not allowed out on her own fella 🤣

On 3/2/2025 at 2:16 PM, Ian Lanc said:

If you do get some use a long sweeping brush stale to keep the boot up and have someone close by holding one side, just in case the hatch comes down whilst you remove the old struts...

Very sound advice, which I wish I'd have known before simply replacing my struts with new 'standard' ones. The boot did indeed fall on my head, and the old strut twisted on removal getting jammed between the boot, & hitting the rear light cluster breaking it - oh, how I laughed 🤣

(I too rejected Emerald at the time choosing to get new standard ones instead)

4 hours ago, StephenFord said:

Very sound advice, which I wish I'd have known before simply replacing my struts with new 'standard' ones. The boot did indeed fall on my head, and the old strut twisted on removal getting jammed between the boot, & hitting the rear light cluster breaking it - oh, how I laughed 🤣

I usually mention the brush advice after my brother in law used his mams brush whilst removing his struts off his MKIII Escort, his mam came out and said she wanted to use the brush, he said ''you can have it in half hour mam'', his mam having none of it and wants the brush now! she went to his car and fumbled about getting the brush out, the hatch came down on her shoulder, then trapping her hand, like a scene from ''The Marx Brothers'' 🙄 😁 😇 🤣