pablo Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 be fine for a day or two mate just give the shock a clean up when you pop it out. my trigger finger is itching here to buy a set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Any chance of a photo when you do to help a dunce (me) out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEN139 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Im going for these i think.....for the money they seem a really good compromise and if a group buy could be sorted with larkspeed even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly330 Posted February 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Any chance of a photo when you do to help a dunce (me) out? No worries mate. I'm sure if I managed to figure it out, then most people would be able to fit these themselves....so long as they've got access to all the necessary tools that I mentioned above. WD40 and the power bar were definately two things that made it a lot, lot easier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly330 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) Initial post edited to include dust covers and bump stops on rear shock absorbers!!! Edited February 14, 2011 by pauly330 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Nice one Pauly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 How do they feel a week in mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly330 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 They are a lot stiffer than standard, but you only really notice it on the pot hole ridden little back roads around my street. Once I'm into the town, I don't notice the ride being any harsher than before. It handles well around some empty-ish roundabouts on my run to work / gym. My only problem is that all I've got to compare it to is springs / shocks in my old Golfs. I've never fitted coilovers to my car before or ridden / driven in a e46 that's on coils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly330 Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Just noticed someone's posted a 20% discount code for ECP too. Makes these a nice little buy from them now if the code works for everything. Might as well get your top mounts from them while you're at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly330 Posted March 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Can anyone else who has bought a set of these scan a copy of the A4 fitting/adjusting instructions supplied? I've lost mine and think I might have done one of my fronts wrong........... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autosri Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 What do you thin you have done wrong mate the design is Similar to most coilovers so someone else may be able to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly330 Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Winding up the lower plate (that the front spring sits on). Like I said - I lost th instructions, but I'm sure I remember reading something like "wind it up until against bottom of spring, then once more for luck!" (not word for word). I did this on one side and wound it up until the spring didn't mangle about on the other side. The second one bounces loads more over small bumps etc - thought th spring might be under too much impression to start with?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autosri Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 If one bounces it sounds like a duff shock As long as the spring doesn't get loose when you jack the car up you should be fine to wind the adjuster up as It shouldn't make much difference Are both adjusters set at the same height Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCS Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Holy thread resurrection Batman! Has anyone fitted a set of these recently? Can you advise whether spacers are required or do these actually fit unlike all the cheapo stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das_flo Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 I didn't need spacers with these, I had 8.5 x 19 ET40 wheels on the front, rears no problem anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCS Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Okay, cheers. I wonder whether OEM 18's would fit okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das_flo Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 The best thing to do is go on 'willtheyfit' and see how much more inner poke an MV1 or MV2 would be compared to the spec I called up there. I would do it but I'm in the office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCS Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 What size tyre did you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das_flo Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 225/35 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCS Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 It says my setup will be 0.7mm closer to the strut than yours. Was there enough clearance for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das_flo Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Mine were really tight, I would probably get a pair of 5mm non-hubcentrics just incase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
