Front Strut Replacement

[stephenw]

I need to change a leaking front strut on my L reg Tourer with vented discs & ABS , I was looking on ebay & there seem to be 2 types for 51mm struts or 45mm front struts, mine seem to be 51mm but not sure,

Any advice or an Ebay link to correct type or a Boge correct part number so I can search using that, I would prefer German, Boge, Bilstein, Meyle etc
Hard to send back Ebay buys so I need to get it right first time.
Euro Car Parts are not listing this part using my reg.

Prices seem to vary wildly on ebay from £21 to £100 each & there are lots of different brands & types, hydraulic & Gas, I just want the closest match to OEm & at the best price, I think mine are Boge.

Thanks in advance & yes, I intend to change both even though only 1's leaking

[Brianmoooore]

All tourings* use 51mm struts. Only small engined saloons had the smaller ones.
Bilstein B4 would be my choice for UK roads
Be very careful when ordering anything from ECP, CP4L, or GSF for any E30 that was built after E36 production had started. You'll almost certainly receive an E36 part. Always check the same part for an earlier E30, predating the E36, and see if it gives the same part number as what comes up for your car.

*IIRC, diesels and a very few early 1.8 tourings had the smaller struts.

[M3KUK]

Brian is right, ECP can't get their head round the fact that E30's carried on production alongside the E36!
I have the same problem with my Convertible, which is a 1992 K.