Is rhere a trick to getting that upper back running light out? It is hard to reach and harder to see.

The upper shock must be bolted to the top cap, which precludes installing the cap in the car body first. Pictures attached.

Thanks for the much needed assistance.

Side question - is there a difference between V70 XC AWD and XC70?

The AWD version has the shock absorber inside the spring. The old one came out in pieces, and the cap took some work to get out. The new one needs to go back in as a unit after compressing the spring and attaching the shock absorber to the cap, but the upper cap does not fit into the hole. The instr...