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Budget Coilovers
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:49 pm
by jay_666
Which budget coilovers would you recomend for about £250?
In the back of PVW there's a shop called perfomance solutions with some for £239, called speedbox suspension.
There's also the venom ones for £245, but it think there all the same, just branded different
Any others i should look at?
Cheers
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:40 pm
by mbh69
i just ordered philj's kit
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:21 pm
by DanDiesel
big boys toys sell v-maxx coilovers for about £300, my mate has just put some on his car and hes quite impressed with them!
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:01 am
by R1CH
Yeah the phil j ones are reccomended,,,failing that,,fk do a budget AK setup.
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:49 am
by jay_666
Also, i plan on fitting them myself, as i dont have £150 spare for a garage to do them.
Anything i should watch out for or replace while im messing with suspension?
Has anyone ever fitted coilies themselves on here?
Basically, tell me everything i should know
Cheers
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:48 pm
by mk4_bandit
Get the Philj ones their awsome, but u have to wind them all the way down though
Fitting them is easy, its pritty self explanitrey, their are two bolts at the bottom of the strut (suspension) undo them, then under the bonnet you have your top cap things, you'll prob need a 21mm spanner and a 17mm allen key to undo it, then the strut should drop out, on the strut you might need to take the thrust bearing off, so you'll need spring clamps.
It's not a hard job at all very easy, just make sure when you take the bearing from the strut clamp down the suspension properly beacuse if not it will fire miles as i found out, and it hurts!! specially when it just misses your b*******s.
hope that helps mate
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:06 pm
by GTILass
jamax
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:12 pm
by Robi mk4
get philj ones i have them aswell cant complain i have them basically all the way down aswell. mk4 bandit n a guy with the gti off here sumwhere did mine for me!
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:09 pm
by Dee-vub
GTILass wrote:jamax
Jamax??
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:27 pm
by jay_666
Dee-vub wrote:GTILass wrote:jamax
Jamax??
Jamex perhaps
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 8:40 am
by GTILass
does it matter how its spelt - google will correct it
u asked for cheap budget coilies
thats the reply
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 2:53 pm
by Dee-vub
GTILass wrote:does it matter how its spelt - google will correct it
u asked for cheap budget coilies
thats the reply
chill out, i didnt even know you meant jamex! Just thought you were foreighn or somethin eh
