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fitting coilovers
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:45 pm
by Spunge
right guys im ghonna fit my coilover tomorrow. anything you can swing my way as afr as advice goes?
anything that you think may help u guy out
thanks in advance
kenny
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:59 am
by Tris
Hmmm not fitted them before personally
But after fitting them, check how far the top of them stick up, by the top mount...
i've heard about people shutting their bonnet after fitting them, and getting two nice big dents on each side of the bonnet
You gonna get your tracking checked afterwards?
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:26 am
by polopowah
Took my dad and i a whole day to fit mine, with coffee breaks in-between
only thing i would suggest is having a second person help as somethings i could not do on my own without twisting my back in 13 different places.
its a big job and theres no denying it....but when its finished you'll be grinning like a cheshire cat
good luck with it
-Ben-
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:46 pm
by OMEGASUPR3ME
ye u deffo need help fittin any suspention stuff, helps if u have a mate who is a mechanic
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:18 am
by spankone
i've got it down to an art the hardest but is undoing the top caps in the engine bay. vw has a tool for this but i used a mates old school bike crank tool. and make sure you use the can of wax oil that should have come with your coilys as mine rusted shut after 6 months
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:19 pm
by warrmr
Tris wrote:Hmmm not fitted them before personally
But after fitting them, check how far the top of them stick up, by the top mount...
i've heard about people shutting their bonnet after fitting them, and getting two nice big dents on each side of the bonnet
You gonna get your tracking checked afterwards?
you mean me i posted up about a year ago when i did this lol.