Hi all,

Only my second thread in a matter of days and looking like it's certainly not going to be the last.

Anyway my rear air springs failed on my E55 and I managed to pick up a replacement pair for not bank breaking money.

My question is the part that I have bought includes what looks like a metal resevoiur attached to the air spring, do I need to replace this part with it or can I just detach it and install the air springs by itself.

The reason I ask is because I will be fitting this myself and it looks more complicated to replace the whole piece and less complex the replace just the spring.

See the photo of the part and please let me know what you think.