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 Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
lowbrow
 30th Apr 2022 7:57 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 26 · Views: 8126 · Subject: Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
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| Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
lowbrow
30th Apr 2022 7:39 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 26 · Views: 8126 · Subject: Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
| The pics I’ve taken aren’t very clear unfortunately.. I contacted the seller and they offered me £46 credit to spend on their site, now I know they’re based in Germany I won’t be using them a ... |
| Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
lowbrow
30th Apr 2022 1:11 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 26 · Views: 8126 · Subject: Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
I doubt a second difference will make any noticeable difference to 99.9% of drivers!
That’s a second difference with me (11st wet through) pushing down on it on my driveway, it’s the idea of a ... |
| Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
lowbrow
30th Apr 2022 1:03 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 26 · Views: 8126 · Subject: Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
Maybe German? The good Doctor of Autos.... Ok prices, questionable customer service, dire delivery
Coincidentally, German, begins with A, sounds like sock..Arschloch, vielleicht?
vielleicht ... |
| Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
lowbrow
30th Apr 2022 12:58 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 26 · Views: 8126 · Subject: Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
I suppose the reason I posted is I’m trying to figure out if I’m being unduly concerned by the issues I’ve described with the struts, are they Non-issues / within reasonable tolerances?
I don ... |
| Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
lowbrow
30th Apr 2022 12:50 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 26 · Views: 8126 · Subject: Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
Not just you SYFL2, if it started with R and rhymed with sock then I'd know - I imagine it may well be blindingly obvious but the "A" has me at as loss 
Ok fair enough, it rh ... |
| Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
lowbrow
30th Apr 2022 12:41 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 26 · Views: 8126 · Subject: Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
The shaft (piston) should be a nice shiny chrome finish.
It is, but there are some light scratches to the finish also.. I know that can make a difference on mtb shocks and destroy the much smaller ... |
| Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
lowbrow
30th Apr 2022 7:53 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 26 · Views: 8126 · Subject: Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
Need to prime them both by compressing them several times. After doing that do they feel the same?
I’ll give this a go, I’ve already done it a fair few times, what I’m finding is that when pu ... |
| Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
lowbrow
30th Apr 2022 7:48 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 26 · Views: 8126 · Subject: Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
I would be worried about any physical damage (not paint scratched off) and also the fact one seems different to the other in terms of resistance
When testing the shocks are you holding them upright ... |
| Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
lowbrow
29th Apr 2022 11:40 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 26 · Views: 8126 · Subject: Front struts and springs DIY replacement, newbie questions†|
Hi gents, I had the offside front coil spring break recently so figured what the hey, may as well replace the struts while I’m at it.
I put in an order for full front end KYB shocks and springs w ... |
| What did you do in your FL2 today? |
lowbrow
26th Oct 2021 12:35 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 2100 · Views: 960533 · Subject: What did you do in your FL2 today? |
Yikes!!  |
| What did you do in your FL2 today? |
lowbrow
25th Oct 2021 2:26 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 2100 · Views: 960533 · Subject: What did you do in your FL2 today? |
Took off the intake manifold, cleaned out years of sooty buildup and performed a swirlflapectomy.
New glow plugs (all completely dead on testing, looked to be originals).
Changed fuel/air filte ... |
| What did you do in your FL2 today? |
lowbrow
27th May 2021 11:45 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 2100 · Views: 960533 · Subject: What did you do in your FL2 today? |
Yeah it’s pretty straightforward, the interiors are built pretty well and things come apart fairly intuitively:
for the glovebox trim you open it, pull the sides of the inside inward to release i ... |
| What did you do in your FL2 today? |
lowbrow
26th May 2021 11:09 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 2100 · Views: 960533 · Subject: What did you do in your FL2 today? |
| Today I removed the slightly acky looking ‘wood grain’ trim pieces on my dash and wrapped them in gloss black vinyl, I’ve never been a fan of pretend wood in a car, I’m quite pleased with the ... |
| TD4 engine mounts, same as 3.2? |
lowbrow
24th May 2021 8:37 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 3 · Views: 1608 · Subject: TD4 engine mounts, same as 3.2? |
| Hmm.. so I popped the bonnet earlier and had a look with the engine idling, there’s no excessive movement. The torque mount seems pretty solid and the RH engine mount doesn’t seem to be sagging a ... |
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