Re: Bilstein Inserts

["dale witt" <dalewitt@express-news.net>]

Sorry for the confusion.  I had Bilstein Sports on the car, the complete
assembly.
I ordered the inserts because the Sachs on my 82 need to be replaced...so I
would need new shocks on both cars.  I sent in the broken and worn Bilsteins
and the factory has sent new ones.  It was my intention to put the
replacement shocks on my 82 and keep the inserts on my daily driver.  I will
probially put the inserts on the 82 and put the entire assembled struts on
the 86.  The point I was trying to make was....I am sorry that I bothered
with the inserts at all.  The difference in cost does not justify inserts.
That is my opinion.

Dale Witt
86 2.0 16v Scirocco
82 2.1 16v Scirocco (Zender 400 w/NOS)
85 1.8 8v GTI

----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Overholt <ioverholt@hotmail.com>
To: <dalewitt@express-news.net>; <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: Bilstein Inserts


> Wait, I'm confused.  You already had Bilsteins and you replaced them with
> Bilsteins.  First question is: I thought Bilsteins were lifetime warranty.
> So you should just have to get them rebuilt (for free), right?  Second
> question is if you were already using Bilsteins, did you buy just inserts
> the first time?  Were you using the stock strut housings with the first
set?
>   If you've been using the stock strut housings all along with both sets
of
> Bilstein inserts, why do you notice a difference now?  Shouldn't you have
> felt the flimsyness of the stock strut housings all along?
>
> Hopefully you can clear up my confusion because I will be going down the
> suspension update road next year!
>
> Ian Overholt
> '88 16v
> '78 Champagne Edition
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "dale witt" <dalewitt@express-news.net>
> To: "Scirocco List" <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: Bilstein Inserts
> Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 13:41:49 -0600
>
> A couple of months ago I replaced my front struts (seven year old Bilstein
> sports) because one was broken and they were seven years old.  I made the
> mistake of going cheap and I bought the sport inserts instead of the
> complete assembly.  As someone stated before, the sleeves on the Bilstein
is
> thicker than the stock and you do give up some firmness when you do not
> spend the extra bucks and go with the entire Bilstein strut/shock
assembly.
> For street use, the inserts are fine....very roadable.  On the AutoX is
> where you can tell the difference.  If you are thinking about going to
> Bilsteins....Buy the entire assembly.
>
> Dale Witt
> 86 2.0 16v Scirocco
> 82 2.1 16v Scirocco
> 85 1.8 8v GTI
>
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