My front passenger side shock absorber has failed completely (oil everywhere in front arch) and lots of knocking and banging.

Bought a new Sachs Shock for my mechanic to fit but he's had to put the old one back on as its missing a bracket that goes up to what we've identified is the levelling sensor for the Xenon HID headlights.

The bracketv s welded on to the side of the shock so cannot be transferred, and the new one has this pointy but that locates it in the hub fork which is welded on so would be in thexway if we tried to cut off the one on the old shock, and my mechanic is unwilling to do any modification.

Rang the supplier who says all the different Honda part nos just all cross reference to the same part no. Which as we see doesn't have the bracket.....

Spent whole afternoon ringing parts factors but none can supply it.

Rang several Honda dealers parts Depts all say it's out of production and unobtainable.

Does anyone e know of a supplier ? And or an aftermarket supplier part no ?

I assume it will fit without the bracket but without the working Headlight levelling I've been told it won't pass the MOT without that working if its got HID Xenons.

I have seen a 2nd hand one on Ebay which has the bracket but they want £70 plus postage which is twice the price of a new one ! And i ve no idea what mileage it's done

And given the huge mileage i do (about 20k a year) I'd rather have a new one.

I have a 2006 face-lift estate. 2.4 petrol automatic executive with ADAS. Currently on 271,000 miles.

And have just recently serviced it and done a wheelbearing and some bodywork so would rather not sc*** it for sake of a shock absorber. Car is exceptionally sound everywhere else bar this despite the mileage, no rust uses barely any oil etc.

Do i have any work arounds?

My mechanic is mobile so does it in my drive so is not setup for welding on or making brackets or other fiddling around.

And i need it on the road ASAP is a have zn elderly disabled mother with cancer whonhas several hospital appointments a week that patient transport are refusing to carry any more on the basis she can climb into a car "unaided "

Thanks in advance guys

Edited by Surrey_Scientist on 28/03/2025 at 21:11