whats happened here?

[Gavv8]

When you fit coilovers they don't come with the little domed spring cap fitted, just take them off your old struts, undo the bottom top nut on the piston and put your cap on then the nut on top then the top mount bush that locates under the arch... then the other half of the top mount bush goes on the inside of the car and the big flat washer on top then the topmost nut on the piston.

[aidan2112]

What do you mean by domed spring cap mate?

[Gavv8]

On the rear struts you have a domed washer about the size of a 2p goes under the bottom nut on the piston, the bottom half of the top mount bushes then locate on to that.

[aidan2112]

Oh I see, reckon you could post a pic or diagram at all?

[Gavv8]

This is from a mk2 but they are more or less identical.

[VW BUSH]

This can happen when 7 fails, happened to me a few years back.
Most likely red rusty

[Gavv8]

This is the washer that you need to take off your struts and put on the coilover, they don't usually come with them fitted.

[aidan2112]

I don't think I have a number 21 lol

[Gavv8]

Coilovers won't have that, they will have a small top plate that goes above the top spring, then a small metal tube then a nut.

[aidan2112]

This is the washer that you need to take off your struts and put on the coilover, they don't usually come with them fitted.

Where abouts does this go on coilovers mate?