Air struts(rear) s211/w211- need solenoid or old air strut to repair mine

[Nod]

Just had some serious 'fun and games'(not!) replacing some airstruts on both my s211's E320's. Been using Aerosus as replacements.

After complications and swapping out valves into the old strut, I am now left with a brand new airstrut but without its solenoid/air valve and am needing a replacement.
There are a couple of different types of solenoids, a circular solenoid and a smaller type. The circular type solenoids seem pretty difficult to extract but the smaller type ones lever out very easily, just having a rubber O ring.
Anyone got an old damaged airstrut but with a working valve and solenoid? I am after the smaller type press in ones, rather than the circular bigger ones.

If I can get another solenoid then will pair it to the new strut and get it working again. Reason this one needs another solenoid is that it was originally not working and I cannibalised it to get the metal threaded sleeve out to fit to the old strut that had only the plastic thread on the valve and had stripped its thread.
Seems a weak spot on the solenoid/ air valves only having the plastic thread, so easy to strip when tightening the air hose (or accidentality over tightening).

Dumb having just a plastic thread, the newer Aerosus valves have a metal threaded sleeve insert, which seems far better. Even a damaged plastic threaded valve would be okay, as I can press a metal m8 sleeve into it to make the thread good again.
Anyone got any old unwanted airstruts laying about?

 

[ItsAPU]

Hi Nod. I replaced my w219 2006 CLS rear airbags with Arnott, thus have the originals (albeit cut from the air reservoir no longer needed with the replacement). I was going to sell them both on ebay. One works perfectly fine, whilst the other is functioning however leaks slowly hence the replacement. Would the latter be what you're after?

 

[Nod]

Hi Nod. I replaced my w219 2006 CLS rear airbags with Arnott, thus have the originals (albeit cut from the air reservoir no longer needed with the replacement). I was going to sell them both on ebay. One works perfectly fine, whilst the other is functioning however leaks slowly hence the replacement. Would the latter be what you're after?

Good day ItsAPU! Not sure if the fitment is the same on the w219 but after looking at Youtube vids they do look pretty similar, may well be okay.
I am mainly after the solenoid valve inside so I have a spare one, as the design on these struts, as explained above is prone for problems on the valve input/ thread etc. I got some struts laying about that are fine but the solenoid valve part has got dethreaded etc and suchlike problems. Also I possibly could use the whole damaged strut as spares, thinking about it- as I also have another strut that has a damaged plastic lower ring that possibly could be repaired using another. Is the faulty one going cheap? Send me a private message if you like (assuming you can do this on this forum, I'm not very tech savvy).