Parts for your 2009 Honda Accord-Gas struts

2009 Honda Accord gas struts — what’s actually fitted

For the 2009 Honda Accord sold in Australia and New Zealand (both the larger Accord sedan and the Accord Euro sedan), gas struts were not fitted from factory to the bonnet or the boot. Honda’s Owner’s Manual for this model year shows a manual bonnet stay (prop rod) for holding the bonnet open, and the factory Service Manual and Honda genuine parts catalogues (EPC) illustrate gooseneck boot hinges with torsion bars rather than gas-charged lift supports. These technical sources list a bonnet stay and boot torsion springs, with no gas strut part numbers for either opening panel.

Why no gas struts? It’s a design choice. Prop rods and torsion bars are light, inexpensive, simple, and very durable over long service lives. The gooseneck-and-torsion setup also packages neatly around the sedan’s boot aperture, and a prop rod avoids the cost and long-term gas charge fade associated with struts. This approach was common across many mainstream sedans of the era, including the eighth‑generation Accord family, to keep weight and complexity down without compromising everyday usability.

Because the 2009 Accord sedan and Accord Euro sedan don’t use gas struts on the bonnet or boot, there’s no factory gas-strut maintenance called for in scheduled servicing. Owners should instead:

• Ensure the bonnet stay clips securely into its retainer and isn’t bent.
• Keep bonnet and boot hinge pivot points lightly lubricated to prevent squeaks and wear.
• Avoid interfering with the boot torsion bars