These fairing kits consist of four wing strut fairings that slip over the lift struts. These fairings are better than those manufactured by Cessna because they are made of fiberglass rather than a royalite type material, that bends and cracks after a short time on the aircraft. Fiberglass has the following advantages over a royalite type material, it is approximately six times stronger and 12 times stiffer, it resists ultra violet light and weathers better, and it keeps its chemical composition intact much longer.
The 118H hardware kit is required when lift strut fairings are being installed on an aircraft that was originally manufactured without lift strut fairings