Dan_Storm 0 Posted November 8, 2003 A bit of background.....I bought a Storm last week. As far as I could tell it was 100% standard (including original Sony radio/CD player). The car has a full VW service history. While checking the tyre pressures tonight I noticed that underneath the dirt the rear shocks were red! I then checked the fronts and could not see any red shocks - but obviously things get dirtier at the front. The ride height is standard and the ride quality does not feel too harsh... So my question is have the rear shocks been replaced with something non-standard? I'm sure the original shocks were not red, would VW have replaced them with red shocks? Anyone know what they could be? I'm going to investigate further tomorrow to try and find any part numbers/manufacturers. And also clean the front shocks to see if there is any red underneath. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted November 8, 2003 Rear VW shocks on late VRs were red, mine are too. Don't worry about it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan_Storm 0 Posted November 8, 2003 dr_mat - Cheers for the quick reply. I was beginning to get a bit worried as it didn't quite add up - full VW service history and red rear shocks :? I can sleep in peace now (i'm sure the 6 pints will help aswell) :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted November 8, 2003 Yep, they're made by SACHs and mine were red too. The fronts are black, also SACHs. Kev Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
