Hi all, I bought new HD Bilstein shock inserts for my `91 318is. I've replaced the struts on my former `84 318i without any notable problems, but these look like different beasts. With respect to instructions, a picture speaks 1000 words, and these shocks came with neither the picture, nor the words. I assume that I bolt the top nut to the upper mount without any additional or different parts. Any opinions on reusing the old upper mounts? How would I attach the blue bellows-style dust boots to the strut tube? There's an add looking polyethylene collar with lugs pointed toward the inside diameter - is that somehow related? I had to make a spanner for the collar since none was provided nor available anywhere and I can't measure torque with a compass-style adjustable spanner.
Any help would be appreciated. I spend about an hour looking on the `net for install blogs, but found nothing that addressed these questions. If you can point me to an online procedure, that would be great.
Thanks,
Scott