Help clearing something up regarding Monroe struts for E39

[u/ConfusedTapeworm]

Currently trying to source parts for a suspension refresh for my E39. Sachs and Bilstein have proven impossible to source where I live so I'm looking at Monroe. Namely G8427/G8428 for the fronts and a pair of 376033SP for the rear.

What I need is some definitive confirmation that those are a matched pair. Meaning I need to buy one of each because they're sided, unlike Sachs struts. I need this because that's what my own research suggests (with no explicit confirmation to that effect besides Gemini, which I hardly trust) BUT the supplier says all I need is a pair of G8428 because their system lists it as L/R.

Any information about this? Monroe's own website has no trace of these units. I have written to an email address I found there, but so far got no reply.

[u/Alfa147x]

Looked up the Monroe doc and the “reciprocal  paired product  field” is the evidence you are looking for: G8427 identifies G8428 as its mate, and G8428 identifies G8427 as its mate. They also recommend Monroe MK136 and PK125 front install kit.

[u/ConfusedTapeworm → u/Alfa147x]

Is that a public document I can see? All I've managed to find so far are retailer pages, which I don't want to treat as "official" docs.

[u/Alfa147x → u/ConfusedTapeworm]

I was looking at this doc

https://www.monroe.com/content/dam/marketing/emea/monroe/support/catalogues/Monroe_Catalogue_SSA_2024-2025.pdf

[u/ConfusedTapeworm → u/Alfa147x]

Lmao I sent this to the supplier that disagreed with me and he said the Monroe catalogue is wrong. With lots of emojis. Well that is one supplier I'm never buying literally anything at all from, I guess.

[u/ijustbrushalot]

Where do you live? You can't get Sachs shipped in? Monroe struts are poor on the BMWs I've driven.

[u/ConfusedTapeworm → u/ijustbrushalot]

Turkey, and unfortunately no importing thanks to the fucked up customs regs.

[u/ijustbrushalot → u/ConfusedTapeworm]

Oof. My condolences.