Used Mercedes-Benz EQC Bonnet Strut

No — the EQC uses a bonnet that is held open by a mechanical prop rod rather than a gas strut, so a bonnet strut is not a part that was ever fitted to this model. If your bonnet is not staying up, the part you are most likely looking for is the bonnet prop rod and its mounting clip or bracket. Check with a breaker against your registration to confirm the exact prop-rod assembly you need.

Because the EQC relies on a manual prop rod to hold the bonnet open, you should be searching for the bonnet stay rod or bonnet prop, along with any retaining clip or grommet that holds it in place on the bonnet or slam panel. Used examples are available from EQC breakers and should be straightforward to source. Confirm the part number with the breaker against your registration to make sure you get the correct assembly.

The EQC was produced as a single generation running from 2019 onwards with no significant facelift that changed the bonnet or its supporting hardware, so compatibility across those years is plausible. However, you should always confirm with the breaker against your specific registration before purchasing, as minor production changes can affect fitment of smaller components like the prop rod clip or bracket.

Trim level — whether AMG Line, AMG Line Premium, or Edition 1 — does not affect the bonnet prop rod, as this is a functional mechanical component shared across all EQC variants regardless of specification. You may find minor cosmetic differences in underbonnet presentation between trims, but the prop rod itself is the same part. Source any used EQC bonnet prop and it should be compatible regardless of the trim the donor car was built to.

Not all Mercedes-Benz models use gas struts to support the bonnet — the EQC was engineered with a simpler manual prop-rod system instead, which is common across a number of models in the range. Gas struts tend to appear on models where the bonnet geometry or weight makes a prop rod impractical, but the EQC's bonnet design suits the rod arrangement. This means there is no gas strut to source for this vehicle, and searching for one will not return a genuine match.