Damn Failed MOT

[Southerneruk]

I think the Dutch are refurbished, they are asking you to send the old one to them, and you will get the €80 deposit back

[Dieselman]

Every thing is the same, apart from the height, when you measure the depth of the strut hole, this is where the problem is, normal drive is OK, but when you put the height adjuster up to high the strut piston is very close to popping out, this is why the longer strut is needed,

I don't really follow you. The strut rod will dictate the maximum height the car can lift to. Even if the strut top was a few mm higher it would just limit the maximum height by that much.

Can you please post images of the strut top at normal and maximum ride height.

I find it odd that anyone would go to the trouble of having brand new strut tops manufactured and not have the height set correctly. The height is set by the lower section being peened into the upper section at the correct depth.
That is a production issue, which if incorrect could easily be sorted, by setting the lower tube a bit further into the upper casting before peening.

[Southerneruk]

Under the bottom of the bell to the baseplate on the original one it is 25 mm, the replacement one is 35 mm