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quick easy way is when you turn your lights on if you have xenon discharge lights the beam on the floor will visably rise and level off. The xenon discharge lights are a high voltage unit so its not a simple lamp change with halogen. On a different note if the MOT test station picks up on the lamps having been uprated to LED its an automatic fail. If you do go LED make sure you select a lamp that won't screw around with your canbus system and report a failed lamp. Minefield - O yes!

Hi Dave Thanks for the link onto the parts site. Got me baffled. The old part I have is as shown on the diagram on the parts site. Sadly the end I want to see on the diagram is the end I can't see. I'm fresh back from a weeks holiday and the car has stayed pumped up over that time which is a result. Clearly there won't be a lot of air demand through the pipe. I've tried negotiating with the Mrs but after what I did to her tights when an old fan belt snapped she wasn't best receptive. As you suggest I'm going to cobble a small mesh filter and fix it to the pipe. Thanks for your help. cheers Mike

Hi I've just changed the compressor on my 520d estate. The old compressor had what looked to be a bit of gauze covering an inlet adjacent the black rubber pipe. The new compressor has a second connection point but I don't know what for. No gauze on new compressor. Suspension pumps up and holds height. What do I need. Thanks