QUOTE(spare time toys @ Aug 16 2004, 08:58 AM)
piston rod on the lower end with the coil, and the cylinder on the top.
that -sounds- like a Bilstein (they're famous for the inverted reservoir implementation that gas-pressure makes possible...) but i've never seen an inverted damper for a 914, and i've never seen a chromed Bilstein. if the manufacturer's name isn't on the damper body somewhere, you probably don't want it in your car ...