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Given up on the jubilee clip idea as their size ranges are quite limited from what I can see online and there's a fair discrepancy between the damper diameter (~50mm) and gaiter diameter (~80mm). Going to go with cable ties and hope for the best.

My thoughts also so I've given up on the idea. The new OEM items have arrived from France so I'll see if I can secure the bottom of the gaiterto the shock. One thing I hadn't realised was how tight the bump stops are in these from new, my old ones have always slipped in very easily so I had no...

Have I definitely got the right thing? How on earth does this get over the shock?? I just played about with the gaiter and it has some stretch but not much. Look at the difference in diameters.

Cheers, my original gaiters have definitely seen better days and it'll be good to have 2 sets of stops. Have you tried securing the bottom of the gaiter to the shock at all?

And looking at this...is this link for the gaiter only or the complete thing pictured including the bump stop? Assuming they don't come in pairs? Might be easier to just use all original parts and use a jubilee clip to secure the bottom of the rubber.

Can anyone explain if I'm being a twat here...at a glance these will neither fit the original bump stop or even fit over the dampers. Don't even look like they'd stretch.

Cheers, something a bodyshop should be able to do whilst getting the front bumper painted do you think?

I'll be buying two new headlights and I've noticed the Hella ones (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/163585924099?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=gt2bXHAaQNG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=cyMunfjgTbG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY) are described as 'without motor for headlamp levelling'. Is...

10 grand for a project car?! What kind of 'project' are they thinking?!

Cheers all. This is what I'm going to do. Not sure of a better alternative, short of getting a scraper/wiper seal modification.

That’s the exact kit I was meaning. Anyone have decent feedback on it?

Yeah they're the originals which don't do a huge amount to stop the ingress of dirt but there's an aftermarket kit available that's been mentioned in the past. Will need to have a dig and see what it was.

What are people currently doing with theirs over and above the crap rubber boots that came as standard? As I've mentioned in the main Sachs rebuild thread, a scraper/wiper seal mod is what I was wanting but Cornering Force are currently unable to offer this so my freshly refurbed dampers are...

It appears the penny has started to drop. After many relists it's bidding starting at £1250 and a buy it now of £1850.

If I was after a set I'd be wanting to get them refurbed and factor that in to the price, assuming it's been a few years. Suspect they'd get snapped up at mid-high hundreds but that's just my take.

I was just meaning generally so I can give me 2 pence, I'm not after a set. i.e. freshly refurbed/used and not refurbed for a few years/refurbed but sat around for 5 years etc.

What condition are the front shocks in? There's a set on ebay up at an absolutely radio rental price, been relisted twice and mentioned in the other thread- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156031622074

Relisted a second time. Zero bids. When does the penny drop? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156031622074

I remember some people on the cliosport forum thinking the ~£720 I paid for a spare new set was steep in 2020. That's cloud cuckoo land asking prices though, would need to be utterly desperate. I sold my late dad's Jaguar XJ for £3000 last year to put value in perspective.

No idea and I'd probably be as well asking my dead grandparents.

My dampers are now complete at Cornering Force, they've been away since June. The main reason for this has been the fact that they no longer have their own machine shop and had trouble sourcing one to machine two new valve bodies. Fair enough, I've not been in a desperate rush to get them...

Update... Keith Michaels never did bother getting back to me which is just bizarre. Now have an agreed value policy in place through Adrian Flux for £12,000 with the car coming up to 135k miles. Like to think there's recognition of having both quarter panels replaced etc.

For sure, a bit depressing really. For reference, I sold the M5 for £6850 on 158k miles in 2016. A painful decision but the right one at the time- they are not cheap to keep in top condition as a daily driver doing 12k a year. Suspect the same sale today would be in the high teens easily...

I suspect I'm one of the lucky few who had this very 'two car garage' of Clio Trophy and e39 M5 between 2014 and 2016. Can confirm it was an absolutely stonking pairing and were a combined purchase price of £12,200.

Tried again on the main number and was told I'd get a call back yesterday, fuck all. Getting mightily pissed off with insurance companies in general, XKR is due the day after the Trophy and trying to tweak things with the renewal is way harder than it needs to be. Always spend 30 minutes on the...

Anyone tried getting in touch with Keith Michaels? I'll try their generic number but after getting an email response from my online quote request from a specific employee I've not had any replies to my emails or been able to get through on the phone.

No complaints from them. My fear in going for the Continentals would be the side walls turning out to be softer. Just a pity we don't get some of the newer Michelin efforts in 16".

Mixed up with Footman James perhaps??

No I papped it, we need another canary down the mine...

I can't find anything on Keith James- are you meaning Keith Michaels? https://www.keithmichaels.co.uk/