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Cheers for the comments folks! I'm in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Does anyone have an old shock with one of those fittings still in it?

Cheers, C

My near side front flexible hose to the shock absorber failed, probably due to cyclic fatigue caused by the motion of the shock traveling up and down over the ten years of life it has had. The first signs i noticed were: lumpy weight transfer at the back, pitching whilst braking and eventually full ...

In addition to the aforementioned, i have attached a diagram detailing where they can be found. It is the male sections in particular i need, they are connected onto the steel pipes which run to the front shocks. So, if you have DRC removed and think you might still have the pipes in place and fancy...

Picture for reference.

If you decide to go for coilovers, would you consider removing two couplings from the DRC and selling them?

Does anyone have a quick coupling? part number: 4B3 616 891 or old DRC components sitting in a garage/shed that could yield the part?

cheers C