Weber Igniter Kit, Black – Replacement Ignition System for Spirit & Genesis (Pre‑2002), Genesis 1000–5500, Silver/Gold & Platinum Grills, Push-Button Igniter

The device works as designed. Over time, the electrical push connections have required pulling on and off motion to clean any built up corrosion. Sometimes it doesn’t spark and you have to go under and push-pull on the connectors, then it works again.

Great price. Easy to install. The correct part for my 30+ year old Weber grill. This completed a full rebuild of the inside of grill, and I'm looking forward to another 30 years of using it.

I picked up an older Weber Summit 450, made sometime between 1997 and 2001 by my estimate (serial # is long gone from the sticker, so I'm going by photos in old owner's manuals found online). The grill has held up pretty well over the last 20ish years but the crossover burner tubes and the igniters were completely shot and needed to be replaced. Weber usually stands behind their products and sells replacement parts, but since the Summits from this time period never sold nearly as well as the cheaper Genesis and Spirit grills, information and parts are a little more scarce. I had to take a bit of a gamble on these igniters because while some sources claimed they would fit, the Weber literature would not come out and say so. But the good news is they do fit perfectly, without modification. And the quality is very good, as expected for a Weber product. Good installation instructions too. I hope to get 10-20 years out of these. Incidentally I found the crossover burner tubes too... under 20 bucks for those, so all told I spent less than $50 to restore two decades' worth of wear and tear on this well-built grill. Gotta love Weber!

I have a Weber Spirit E-210 grill, and this ignitor is not the correct one! There is some very ambiguous information on the internet regarding which ignitor I needed; the one with the black button or the one with the red. I made an informed decision and went with the one with the black button. It is too big to fit in the slot it is supposed to fit in! That's okay, I really just needed the fire catcher box that came with this, so I installed that and re-used my old ignitor. It works great, so for $10 I'm happy. I just wanted to get it out there that if you have a Weber Spirit E-210 grill, order the ignitor with the red button, not the black one!

Your first clue you need this part is that your igniter becomes unreliable under humid conditions. It may work on dry sunny days but not on a rainy day. It is also a given that this item wears out in several years. After all, it is essentially an spark generator exposed to its enemies: grease, heat, and unlimited outdoor humidity. Consider this a wear item that is very reliable and inexpensive during its lifetime. In brief, very high quality for a reasonable price ($10) and it only takes a few minutes to replace. The only tool you will want to complete the installation is a screwdriver or pliers to remove and reinstall the tab which holds the ignition chamber in position. I bought two because I know in two or three summers the grill will be hard to start again and I'll have one conveniently available. Go Weber!

This is a genuine Weber part. Good quality at a very reasonable price. This igniter fits older style Weber grills (my Genesis grill was manufactured circa 2002), as there is a threaded retention nut on the ingiter body. This kit takes about 15 minutes to install. The top metal deck on the grill must be removed first, in order to remove the old igniter, and to install the new igniter. The hardest part of this task was removing the retention nut on the old igniter, as it was corroded and difficult to grasp with a wrench or pliers. Otherwise, replacing the ingiter assembly is a fairly simple procedure. While you're doing this project, be sure to replace the old stainless steel flame box inside your grill (a new one is included with this replacement igniter kit), as if you need to replace the ingiter, your old flame box has probably begun to deteriorate as well.

This igniter kit fits my Spirit 500 LX from 1999. It works perfectly. Not much else I can say.

I used this as a replacement on a 10+ year old weber that I just got. It works perfect. I have no idea how long they last but I assume it will be years, I'm a little dissapointed weber doesn't make a electronic model as an upgrade for the older grills, I mean they make stainless grates, stainless flavorizer bars...why not an updated electronic ignition....This is extremely easy to install and seems to light the grill instantly. I was a little surprised that it has always started on the first press...maybe it's the box design to hold the gas but I remember on other grills (non weber brand) they never started on the first push. Just when you buy this make sure your buying the correct one as weber makes 2 models, the black button and red button model

Great product. Works like a charm on my genesis 1000

Easy to install and works great the first click

Very easy changeover (re and re) works as described. Not really sure how much different this is that a universal one. But it works as promised and lighting the BBQ is a lot better not that its installed.

I felt lost and without meaning in life until the 7509 igniter Kit showed up in the mail... What a change. No more crawling around looking for old matches and lighters to get my steaks going on the grill... If only everything in life worked like this weber 7509 igniter kit. Thanks Weber.

So great to have that 'instant spark' again. This igniter is of the same Weber quality we all have come to both expect and appreciate. I coupled this with new burners on my 23 year old Genesis Silver B and it truly is like having a new BBQ. Nothing beats a Weber!