I have changed the shock absorbers on my seat leon st 2019,the originals looked the same as this,from sachs.On top of the new shocks ,on the piston there was not a steel ring to prevent that it goes through the aluminium mount,so i re used the old one,hope that i won't get in trouble.
Thanks for watching anyway really appreciate it. I have been doing it like that for past 25 years its been ok so far. But yes having the right tool will make your life easier