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Old 07-28-2009, 10:59 PM
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my front right oem shock was crapped out at 30km.

actually my bilstein and h&r springs are intact, no probs, just the thrust rods are cracked.

Bilstein, Sachs, Koni etc,. have all done oem for BMW/Merc at any one time for all models



Originally Posted by keith84_uk' post='957741' date='Jul 29 2009, 02:43 PM
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But dont forget sachs also do OEM for the BMW and Merc...etc

I am so surprise to hear your bilsteins also collapsed after 1 or 2 years??
Your wife must be driving mad with your beast
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Originally Posted by keith84_uk' post='957744' date='Jul 29 2009, 02:47 PM
Thanks Ricky for funding me the Koni!

btw, can AK order the Koni for me?
Probably i will do it within 2 weeks
I think so, you better call him for detail and ET's should ordered by AK.
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Originally Posted by billhk' post='957712' date='Jul 29 2009, 02:14 PM
KC is the devil in sheep's clothing!!!

Koni were the best in the 80's, now its nice to see them come back
i think Bilstein, Koni etc,. all make special models for special cars oem
as flagship models.

i think we discussed last year that just changing the springs and not the shocks will put pressure on other parts
of the car, but i changed both, but it seems maybe my wife ran at full speed over some speed bumps, mind you my H&R
springs are a bit on the HARD side, she also scraped the whole side against a parking pillar the other day
have to admit am no match to u mod devils la.

ouch, hope she didnt cause too much damage, but now you have good reasons to get the new f10 when it comes out. also apparently, pingy once told me going over speed bumps at speed will shorten the life of some parts in the suspension, think it must be the thrust rods.
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Originally Posted by keith84_uk' post='957744' date='Jul 29 2009, 02:47 PM
Thanks Ricky for funding me the Koni!

btw, can AK order the Koni for me?
Probably i will do it within 2 weeks
can call AK and ask la
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Originally Posted by billhk' post='957753' date='Jul 29 2009, 02:59 PM
my front right oem shock was crapped out at 30km.

actually my bilstein and h&r springs are intact, no probs, just the thrust rods are cracked.

Bilstein, Sachs, Koni etc,. have all done oem for BMW/Merc at any one time for all models
looked at sachs but they don't have shocks for e60, only e90
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I think Wah Leun in Mongkok is the distriubtor of Sachs. You can call them up to check.

I am using Bilstein PSS9 coilover (adjusted to level 7) with 19" wheels & nitrogen in the tires. So far not a complaint from my wife, kid, or my in-laws.
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Originally Posted by deriffic' post='957803' date='Jul 29 2009, 05:11 PM
I think Wah Leun in Mongkok is the distriubtor of Sachs. You can call them up to check.

I am using Bilstein PSS9 coilover (adjusted to level 7) with 19" wheels & nitrogen in the tires. So far not a complaint from my wife, kid, or my in-laws.
pss9 is definitely the grand daddy of coilover. do they come with lifetime warranty in hk? might be a good idea to do a search to see if there is any bargains around 1st.
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Originally Posted by kcleung' post='957879' date='Jul 29 2009, 09:11 PM
pss9 is definitely the grand daddy of coilover. do they come with lifetime warranty in hk? might be a good idea to do a search to see if there is any bargains around 1st.
I bought mine 2nd hand off a E60 owner who barely used it for a month or less. He said his wife can't take it and so must sell and put the original back. His loss became my gain. I am not sure if there is still any warranty on it though. I had to use it cos' my front bumper is rather deep and I have to use coilover to avoid scrapping.
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hey Bill, when's ur now hood arriving?
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i'm itching for it, no news from the guy yet.
got my car back this afternoon, new e water pump, thrust rod, both sides, bushes both sides , manifold cleaned, etc,. reset computer etc,.waxed and washed and touched up scratches etc,.
like NEW
more power, the exhaust sounds f like a 0.5 a ferrari !!!


Originally Posted by etchu' post='958097' date='Jul 30 2009, 12:41 AM
hey Bill, when's ur now hood arriving?


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