Thanks you getting back me on this! Much appreciated.
@Andy_Muxlow I assume they are needed to pass an MOT/safe to drive! Have you removed yours in the past or suggested this from experience?
@Coz@TORQEN I’ve scoured the internet and this has to be the hardest part of the car to source quickly lol.
The aftermarket braces that I’ve found replace the OEM brackets: 544C4 and 544C5 in that (very useful!) diagram. I’ve attached an image where the OEM parts are gone.
Spoke to garage and they said it’s fine to do a straight swap to these aftermarket ones.
Looks like I will have to put in an order and wait till January to get it on the road. Bit of a shame, good things come to those who wait 😂