W3RKD 0 Posted April 20, 2006 Removed from a corrado this Morning - Guess the age of these.. :roll: These are silverlines too. (At least the threads were not siezed) :roll: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iow_corrado_g60 0 Posted April 20, 2006 with a clean they'd look minty again at a guess 3.5 years dazza! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billinjah 0 Posted April 20, 2006 6 months old? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iow_corrado_g60 0 Posted April 20, 2006 yeah bill they dont look old do they! just oh i better shut up i havent got a clue Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billinjah 0 Posted April 20, 2006 andy you nutter! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
double-6s 0 Posted April 20, 2006 they just look fekin filthy to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaz the geezer 0 Posted April 20, 2006 1 month mr g-man ........... total quess Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
double-6s 0 Posted April 20, 2006 so is all the black sh*t oil from the dampers or just road sh*t??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 20, 2006 I doubt the threads would sieze with that much oil on them anyway!! I reckon they're about 8 months old? Why can't the Germans make decent suspension? It's always either rock hard or cr@p build qualiy. What you need is some Leda in your life.... they certainly wouldn't do that! Proper UK suspension company producing suspension for UK roads.....you just need about £2K to get Leda'd up though :-( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 20, 2006 Doubles, the thread title says it all mate..... but he was being sarcastic.....it's full on massive leak central!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
double-6s 0 Posted April 20, 2006 i thought as much. he must drive like me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3RKD 0 Posted April 20, 2006 Look at all the perished bush's and Bump Stops i have not seen any this bad hence the photo's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3RKD 0 Posted April 20, 2006 I doubt the threads would sieze with that much oil on them anyway!! I reckon they're about 8 months old? Why can't the Germans make decent suspension? It's always either rock hard or cr@p build qualiy. What you need is some Leda in your life.... they certainly wouldn't do that! Proper UK suspension company producing suspension for UK roads.....you just need about £2K to get Leda'd up though :-( Kev - You knows that not exactlly true as you have first hand info on the H&R's and you are yet to sample some of the KW's these are a completly Differant ball game to the fk's ride-quailty Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iow_corrado_g60 0 Posted April 20, 2006 dazza did whoever just have it on as hard setting as possible! so there were no damping in the springs thus meaning the bump stops felt a large percentage of any uk pot hole or likewise! there not off dub_nuts car are they his car wasnt to healthy on the suspension side on way to stealth! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dub_nut_g60 0 Posted April 20, 2006 They look a little familiar!!! would those of been mine by chance darren???? Gotta admit i have no idea how old they were, they have only died over the last month or so though!! Andy - you beat me to it!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 20, 2006 Yeah but my front H&R dampers also leaked, not as bad as your FKs though admittedley. I've had 3 or 4 Koni replacements prior to H&R ownership due to leaking, too. I don't hold out much hope on KWs lasting especially long either..... as I say, they're just not man enough for UK roads. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolrado 0 Posted April 20, 2006 had they been bottomed out heavily? it looks like the bump stops have split open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iow_corrado_g60 0 Posted April 20, 2006 coolrado you should of seen it on the motorway looked like cut springs it was funny thou! dub nut i just remebered when i looked at them that u said you were getting some new suspension at Dazza's im glad you got it sorted now thou! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dub_nut_g60 0 Posted April 20, 2006 coolrado you should of seen it on the motorway looked like cut springs it was funny thou! dub nut i just remebered when i looked at them that u said you were getting some new suspension at Dazza's im glad you got it sorted now thou! not from where i was sitting it wasnt!!! its been nausiating for the last month with them!! at leat they are off now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dub_nut_g60 0 Posted April 20, 2006 Just spoken to darren and yup they are mine!! Apparantly they arent too old! a good clean and could sell them as new - any want a set of silverlines??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yandards 0 Posted April 20, 2006 They only started making the silverlines a couple of years ago so I am guessing they are still under warranty(18 months). Not a pretty site though, I firmly believe that most of the damping adjustable suspension set-ups need to be a good half turn from bottom or top to help them last a bit longer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted April 20, 2006 Surely as Yan says, if they're only 18months or so old you can get them replaced under warranty?? I don't hold out much hope on KWs lasting especially long either..... as I say, they're just not man enough for UK roads. Might be something to do with your warp-speed driving Kev ;) :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 20, 2006 Or the awful roads I have to drive on! That back road route we took to Audioscape being a classic example..... I can't take that rail road crossing at any more than 15mph or so, and those two nasty bumps further on....hmmmm. It's no wonder my suspension doesn't last long. I get through a set of top mounts every year, LOL! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Furkz 0 Posted April 20, 2006 I don't hold out much hope on KWs lasting especially long either..... as I say, they're just not man enough for UK roads. Might be something to do with your warp-speed driving Kev ;) :lol: :lol: but on a serious note, i have inspected the KW range in close range and they are very impressive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 20, 2006 They have earned a good reputation for sure. I might try some when the H&Rs pop again....and I say WHEN, rather than IF! I rather like the look of the KW V3.....price isn't quite so nice though. Do they have a decent warranty? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
