Hi our top shock Bush ( the one that the bolt goes through to secure it to chassis) is destroyed, anyhoo don't really want to pay dealer money as the shock is actually fine it is just it's bush that is done.

Is the panda 11 and the 500 the same? As I see many shocks and even Bush kits for them but absolutely nothing for the 2012+

Sorry that didn't read right , I ment are the 500, panda 2 and the panda 3 all the same underneath or have the same rear shocks . As the panda 2. Fiat 500 and even the Ford ka seem to 've grouped together

panda phil said:

Sorry that didn't read right , I ment are the 500, panda 2 and the panda 3 all the same underneath or have the same rear shocks . As the panda 2. Fiat 500 and even the Ford ka seem to 've grouped together

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The panda 2012+ has tweaked rear and front suspension, so while all the variants of shock absorber look fairly similar, they are not in terms of dampening and I think the bush sizes are slightly different.

In short, no, they are different.

Bilstein are the only company so far to make aftermarket ones (B4 B6 sport and B8). According to their website, the code you need is (19-197210 for standard B4 ones) which coincidentally is the same shock absorber they recommend for the MK2 panda 4x4! Check page 242 of the catalogue link below

http://www.bilstein.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pdfs/katalog/2014/Bilstein_Katalog_2014_2015_GB_low.pdf

Regards,
Adam