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AndyCorsaSport

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20th Jun 12 at 22:13

Love how you blame your dad

Some cars are a fucking pain to bleed, just fit a water pump on gf's Corsa C, absolute pain to bleed. Water wouldnt drop, ended up sticking my mouth over the bottle and blowing down it and then it dropped

Ben G

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21st Jun 12 at 13:38

bit of an impulse buy here. there was a thread on a z4 forum about cheap fk springs on amazon and the fk site.

everyone thought it was just a pricing error so i ignored it. but then one guy bought them and posted pics, so i thought i'd buy some too.

mine:

his:

it's a very subtle drop but you can see it sits so much better just above the tyres.

also for £16.76 + £9.99 delivery it's a bargain

BeetleGav

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21st Jun 12 at 16:00

loads better

saw another identical one to yours today.....silver wheels NOYYYCEEEE

Tomnova16

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21st Jun 12 at 16:06

bargain

i just went on there and there is quite a few really cheap, including corsas
was tempted to buy a few sets and sell on but not really worth it

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter

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22nd Jun 12 at 12:57

Lovely car, enjoy reading the updates, nicer tan anything ill own etc etc

but millions developing the "ultimate driving machine" and your going to put some FK springs on it, genius

Ben G

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22nd Jun 12 at 13:09

nothing wrong with fk springs

i only use it for commuting to work and then the odd blast at weekends (if sunny) so i figured i may aswell take a punt as they're cheap.

the standard springs snapping is commonplace (the ones on mine were changed in 2009 due to this) so they can't be that good anyway

also it's more a cruiser with a bit of poke than a driving machine. handles well, but you can feel yourself being dragged towards the outside of the corner due to the heavy lump up front.

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22nd Jun 12 at 13:11

FK is abosultly rubbish shit stuff, ive had a set on my 172 cup the previous owner fitted and removed them as they were made from old trollys

at least go with a reputable brand such as eibach etc

Ben G

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22nd Jun 12 at 13:13

i'll fit them and then remove them if i don't like them.

eibachs are £160 odd and atm i'm too tight to pay that much for springs

Fad

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22nd Jun 12 at 15:29

Ben FK is total trash honestly you cant be that tight you cant buy Eibachs. Jesus wept.

Jambo

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22nd Jun 12 at 16:45

I'm fucking loving how Essex this thread has become. Excellent.

Those csl reps are horrid!

Ben G

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22nd Jun 12 at 16:45

What do you mean by trash? Firm ride? Crap quality?

The owner of the silver car above said they're fine, even his other half doesnt mind the ride.

Ben G

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22nd Jun 12 at 18:01

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
I'm fucking loving how Essex this thread has become. Excellent.

Those csl reps are horrid!

WTF they look exactly like genuine csl's only an inch less.

Nath

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22nd Jun 12 at 18:03

I'm with Jambo, for some reason that inch seems to make a difference. Dunno how though! The tyres on the CSL's don't do it justice either.

Ben G

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22nd Jun 12 at 18:23

alright calm down, i'm not buying the wheels

it's just a pic to show how the car sits with the springs on 18'' wheels.

if i ever got CSL's they would be 19's. i prefer the e46 m3 19's though.

Jambo

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22nd Jun 12 at 19:26

Chill out Ben, they look crap. Wrong shade, too small, not staggered properly, look naff!

3CorsaMeal

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22nd Jun 12 at 20:33

Can't believe your going to fit £4.19 worth of spring to each corner.

They must be old swingball coils or made by madmike for them to be making a profit on that

Nath

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22nd Jun 12 at 21:24

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
alright calm down, i'm not buying the wheels it's just a pic to show how the car sits with the springs on 18'' wheels.

if i ever got CSL's they would be 19's. i prefer the e46 m3 19's though.

I am calm

Ben G

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22nd Jun 12 at 22:23

quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Can't believe your going to fit £4.19 worth of spring to each corner.

They must be old swingball coils or made by madmike for them to be making a profit on that

on the site they are selling all old stock. Its no different to buying 2nd hand springs cheap except mine are brand new. http://www.carparts-tuning.co.uk/

I understand your concerns. I had the same thoughts initially and only after a week of worrying, bought them.

As said, of they're naff I will replace them with eibachs and sell them to some other guy.

[Edited on 22-06-2012 by Ben G]

willay

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22nd Jun 12 at 22:32

what does your dad think mate

Ben G

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22nd Jun 12 at 23:04

haven't told him mate. worried he'll smack my bum.

Ben G

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23rd Jun 12 at 13:32

got a parcel today from bmminiparts.

my gearstick surround was all scratched and had a crack in it. it was £35 to replace it from a dealer or £12 through the place above for genuine parts.

also got some screws i had been missing.

heres the one currently in my car:

running fine now. had to put 500ml of 5w30 in yesterday though.

SetH

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24th Jun 12 at 12:54

quote:
Originally posted by Ben Galso it's more a cruiser with a bit of poke than a driving machine. handles well, but you can feel yourself being dragged towards the outside of the corner due to the heavy lump up front.

I have not driven a Z4 but am surprised to hear that yours appears to drive like a big engined Audi. I would have thought they had the same balance as a 3 series ie the 50:50 (or very close) balance as you have the drive train, rear diff, battery in back etc to balance that big lump up front.

I hardly have any understeer in my 330 and certainly does not have that heavy lump pull feeling that you are describing.

Ben G

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24th Jun 12 at 15:43

maybe i'm just not used to it yet. it seems to be very compliant when pushing on but when driving normally, it just feels a bit front heavy.

done a mental traffic light gp pull away today and i was thoroughly impressed

Jambo

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24th Jun 12 at 16:19

Bmwmini parts is value tastic

Steve

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24th Jun 12 at 16:25

used to proper handling cars, eg puma

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