My 2024 S2S Seat has no strut - did BRP discontinue them?

[Grouchy]

Those with a 2024 Sea to Sky, did BRP just delete/discontinue the struts that hold the seats up for fueling?
The dealer was as helpful as usual when I asked the question.

 

[Sagebrush]

Mine had one but it is so weak that I had to replace it with a stronger one from show chrome not long after I purchased the bike. OEM just stopped holding the seat up while refueling. Same problem with the trunk lid strut. Very weak and it will fail soon if it hasn't already. I replaced that one with an upgrade as well. Its an easy replacement, show chrome sends instructions with the strut.

 

[racoon]

I just checked and I don't see a separate "strut" that holds up the driver's seat on my 2024 Sea2Sky, although I may be misunderstanding what you mean by "strut".

I have found that the driver's seat doesn't like to stay up, but also found a work around.

Before turning the key to unlatch the driver's seat, lift the front "horns" of the passenger seat. If you have the driver's backrest installed the passenger seat won't lift up much, but it will come up a little.

Then when you unlatch the driver's seat to add fuel the driver's seat will stay up by itself.

Just remember to push down on the front of the passenger seat when you're done fueling.

 

[troop]

Wouldn't it be part #350?

https://www.partshark.com/oemparts/a/cam/673f979b0b09f6d83cd6d23b/body-seat


Get one of these. Works awesome!!

https://spyderextras.com/shop/details/SPYDER-EXTRAS-2020-RT-DRIVER-SEAT-LIFT-KIT-SRT-SLK

 

[racoon]

I'll go look again, but I didn't see anything like that on my 2024 Spyder.

Oh, and that strut is used on a lot of 2020+ Spyder RTs:

https://www.canampartshouse.com/oemparts/partsearch/can_am?partsearch=708003221

 

[troop]

I'll go look again, but I didn't see anything like that on my 2024 Spyder.

Oh, and that strut is used on a lot of 2020+ Spyder RTs:

https://www.canampartshouse.com/oemparts/partsearch/can_am?partsearch=708003221

So, you had/have nothing holding your seat up when you fuel???

 

[racoon]

So, you had/have nothing holding your seat up when you fuel???

Just the seat brackets where it's attached to the Spyder.
Here's a picture I just took. I lifted the front of the passenger seat, then unlatched and lifted the driver's seat:



You can see the slightly lifted "horns" of the rear seat on each side of the picture, but no support strut anywhere in sight.
It's not a great picture, as I was holding my cell phone sideways up by the tank, pointing it backwards and took several pictures.
This was the best of the lot, as the others either didn't show both sides, or were out of focus.

 

[Peter Aawen]

Your 2024 S2S DOES have a strut @racoon, just like everybody else's - it's just not readily visible!

As shown on @troop's linked parts fiche display by part #350 it's there, but low, and it connects to the bottom of the hinge arm! If you look carefully under the hinge arm in the middle right of your pic above, you can juuust see the strut shaft and where it connects to the bottom of the hinge arm - it's basically hidden underneath everything down there, right underneath the bottom arc of the hinge arm; and as noted by many, they don't really work too well down there, but they ARE there.

 

[Snowbelt Spyder]

 

[racoon]

Okay, I went out and looked again, and yes there is a very tiny thing on the outside of the left side of the driver's seat arm.
Left side of the Spyder, and the far right in the picture I posted.

But it's very thin, much less than the thickness of a pencil.

And I pulled the seat up about 1/2 way and let go and it fell back. It apparently only works if the driver's seat is fully up.
I'm not even sure how I'd get to the lower bolt, without removing some of the body panels.

 

[troop]

Okay, I went out and looked again, and yes there is a very tiny thing on the outside of the driver's side seat arm.
Left side of the Spyder, and the far right in the picture I posted.

But it's very thin, much less than the thickness of a pencil.

And I pulled the seat up about 1/2 way and let go and it fell back. It apparently only works if the driver's seat is fully up.
I'm not even sure how I'd get to the lower bolt, without removing some of the body panels.

You can. Best and easiest solution is to get the SE seat lift. Less than a minute to install. Slingmods has free shipping through today. FYI:

https://www.slingmods.com/canam-spyder-rt-flip-up-seat-support-bracket-spyder-extras?vehicle=1

 

[Mikey]

Troop beat me to the punch!!! Buy an aftermarket strut, not BRP, unless you want another weak noodle!

 

[JayBros]

https://store.valueaccessories.net/SeatShockCan-AmSpyderRT2020.aspx

 

[Grouchy]

So, you had/have nothing holding your seat up when you fuel???

Correct

 

[troop]

Yup ... I have BOTH the Show Chrome strut and the SE seat lift installed. I installed the SE seat lift after I had a seat redone by RDL. The Show Chrome strut was working too hard (sagging) trying to hold up both the RDL seat and an Alaska Leather sheepskin seat cover. The Show Chrome strut works fine with the OEM seat, but the SE seat lift will work for RDL/Laam seats, and is much less of a PIA to install.

 

[Dusterdude]

It may be there but not attached, like mine wasn't!

 

[racoon]

You can. Best and easiest is to get the SE seat lift. Less than a minute to install. Slingmods has free shipping through today. FYI ..

Thanks, but I'm good.

 

[BajaRon]

It's right here.

 

[racoon]

It's right here.
View attachment 252079

Thanks, I did find it.

 

[baxter]

If you own a Spyder for a little while, you will be changing the seat and rear storage lid struts real soon. The OEM struts are very much not performing parts.