Walking up to my car this morning I noticed something shiny in the rear wheel arch, upon closer inspection it appears the rubber cover thing that protects the shaft of the shock absorber is split.

I assume this means a new shock?

Is it an easy DIY job?

Can someone please give me a part number for a 51 plate elegance 2WD estate rear shock? (OK that last point is a long shot I know)

Thanks.

The protective pipe is listed as a separate part at

tis easy to do really, a couple bolts a re tight but it won't take too long.

there are a few screw things that hold the rear innner arch in place that you need to remove, then if i remember right its pretty much a case of a bolt top and a bolt bottom, don't hold me to that though as mine is a 4x4 that has a slightly different setup but thats how most i have looked at seem to attach

hope this helps

If it's that easy then it should be a cheap and cheerful repair. Give it a try.

i know the rear shocks was the easy part of KW install, the bloody springs were harder, maybe i should invest in some better clamps

cheers guys.