Well, the seals on your shocks are not perfect. They will allow some small bits of debris and dust to enter and mix with the oil of your shocks. I agree that this is not the end of the world, and you're obviously not off-roading with it. But if I were you, I'd order some dust boots from Tire Rack. I got these for my Konis and they were only $10 each (cut the top half of the bump stop off...and make sure you put the FRONT on the front and the REAR on the rear...ask Steve for clarification <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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Strut Boots
Eric