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gez bay
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8th Sep 11 at 00:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Question is, What does everyone do to keep they're coilovers from going all shitty and rusty??

I want to look after this set.

Any suggestions?

[Edited on 08-09-2011 by gez bay]
davieslim
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8th Sep 11 at 00:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i had avos on mines but they came in black so was just a case of keeping copper slip on the threads and everyone once in a while cover a few stonechips to stop them going rusty, fuckers where £1k at the time so wanted to keep them mint for as long as possible
gez bay
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Iv'e read about using copper grease on the threads. Thought it would make a bit of a mess under the arches
Rob B
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8th Sep 11 at 00:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What coilovers are the new ones?

Decent coilovers now come with a chromium coating to prevent corrosion and rust. Those new ones look like bare steel though...
John G
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8th Sep 11 at 06:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Gas Coilovers - out

Ebay specials - in
c16-jake
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Would of kept the gaz's in tbh mate
gez bay
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The Gaz were shit tbh. they were leaking and all sorts. seems a common problem with them. they've got a 2 year anti rust guarantee, so im guessing they're anodised. but i still want to protect the threads from getting ruined
they're vmaxx coilovers, not the best i know. its a stop gap until i can afford a better set up.

[Edited on 08-09-2011 by gez bay]
Gary
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Vmaxx are alright to behonest. Can't complain for the money. I get 30% off too
gez bay
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i had a bargain aswel. under half price so if i dont like them, i can sell them for more than what i paid
one-mr-t
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I've got a set of these on my car there pretty good, I put copper grease around the thread, seems to have done the trick they haven't seized up or anything and had them on for over a year now
John G
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I had them on my Astra and they were very comfortable, cant imagine they compare to Gaz though.
gez bay
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the GAZ started leaking badly, so what it would have cost me to get them repaired i bought these instead. cut my losses on the Gaz and sold those cheap.
Seany
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8th Sep 11 at 08:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Vmaxx are alright to behonest. Can't complain for the money. I get 30% off too


how do you get a discount? im after a cheap set atm so could do with this
AlexW
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8th Sep 11 at 14:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
GAZ would of been under £100 to get them sorted, for a better ride, more adjust ability and don't have the SHIT slotted hole on the fronts.
gez bay
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seems to be a common problem with them leaking. couldn't be botherd getting them repaired for them to leak again in the future, cut my loss with those. bought these for a baragin. im happier with these tbh.

[Edited on 08-09-2011 by gez bay]

 
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