Tailgate Gas Strut (Left) for BYD e2, OE 12581828-00

This one is inquiry only. This part is classed as dangerous goods for transport, and the carriers on our lanes will not fly parts in that class as ordinary parcels. Delivery time is confirmed with your quote. Use the quote route on this page instead, giving OE 12581828-00 along with your vehicle details, and the available routing will be worked out and put to you. Nothing is ordered until you have seen the terms of that movement.

It is the left-hand strut. This strut sits at the rear of the car on the left, mounted on the exterior and working with the tailgate. Left is read from the driver's seat looking forwards, not from standing behind the car looking in, which is where most of the confusion starts. The right-hand item is a separate listing under its own OE number. Since this part has to be enquired about rather than ordered from the page, name the side you need plainly when you send the enquiry.

It is. Both EL-6309111 and 12581828-00 refer to this item, so the second reference is not a sign of a different part. Numbers on parts in this position are exposed to road dirt and wear away, so clean the surface before you decide there is nothing there to read. Whatever you can make out, include it in your enquiry through the quote route on this page together with the vehicle details, because this part is dealt with by enquiry rather than by adding it to a basket.

This strut body is metal. For a part mounted on the exterior at the back of the car, that is what you will be handling: a rigid body rather than a moulding, and one that will leave a mark if it is knocked against a painted panel. Keep it away from the tailgate paintwork while you are lining it up.

No. It comes in black. It sits on the exterior at the rear of the car and is on view when the tailgate is open, so it arrives in its finished colour and no painting or lacquering is needed to get it there. Compare it against the one already on the car before fitting, since the fitted item has spent its life outdoors and this one has not. Any difference in appearance between the two is cosmetic and has no bearing on how the part goes on.

There is one version, the Original/Genuine part, made by BYD. No Aftermarket equivalent has been sourced and priced against OE 12581828-00, so a single option is shown rather than two tiers. That is where supply stands and not a judgement about quality. Because the part is inquiry only in any case, the simplest step is to raise the enquiry through the quote route on this page with the OE number and your vehicle details, and any alternative that exists will be put to you then.