Bilstein struts n shocks?

[sharpshooter33 at roadrunner.com (David Brown)]

Ok this looks like fun!!! (NOT)
Looks like a need a wrench that goes 2.25" or so to twist the rusty ass cap 
off the strut tower.

They came off so easy from the car. I was thinking wow maybe this will be a 
repair that that's "easy"(never had one before, but I was hopefull) 8-)
Anyway I get the spring off and now I'm at the strut cap.  Now it's a A2 
Jetta the cap has a square looking top so I'm out to buy a large adjustable 
or pipe wrench to pull it off.  Stop me if I'm missing something.

Hopefully they will twist off.  The square flange on top of the round cap 
looks like it will help with removing it.

Wish me luck
David
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
To: " David Brown " <sharpshooter33@roadrunner.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: Bilstein struts n shocks?


> My Konis had inserts for the fronts only, and these Bilsteins may be the
> same deal, though I don't think my bug's Bilsteins were inserts (I paid
> someone to install them, gasp). But the front housings have a cap that
> unscrews (in my case, with some, ummm, hesitancy, as in, heat and the
> bigass pipewrench wouldn't undo the one, so I had to find a second donor
> housing). If your front housing is in decent shape and comes apart, it's
> not that big a deal. If it doesn't, that's another story. The crappy rusty
> looking ones came apart easier than the better looking ones in my case.
> Cathy
>
> On 9:03 pm 02/23/07 "David Brown" <sharpshooter33@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>>
>> >  Gordy,
>> >  when they you reuse your existing shock tubes I'm confused. When
>> >  they say the housing are they talking about the portion that the
>> >  spring butts up in? It's not the actual tubes right?  It's the
>> >  towers? I'm going to pull up my Bentley's. I've never done shocks
>> >  or struts on any vehicle. this will be my 1st. 8-)
>> >  I've got a guy that will sell me the HD Bilstein's for $400
>> >  shipped to the house and $500 for the compete front assembly
>> >  towers. I'm leaning going this way because of $$$ since I'm into
>> >  my Megasquirt conversion and short shift projects and the money is
>> >  running out. My other option was the one you had except for the A2
>> >  version. http://www.parts4vws.com/catalog/product_detail.asp?PartNu
>> mber=54711%2FBLFS
>> >  Whatta ya think?
>> >
>> >  Thanks
>> >  David
>> >  ----- Original Message -----
>> >  From: "Gordy Stedman" <ydrogs@gmail.com>
>> >  To: "David Brown" <sharpshooter33@roadrunner.com>;
>> >  <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> >  Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 10:45 AM
>> >  Subject: Re: Bilstein struts n shocks?
>> >
>> >
>> >>  It has to be for all 4 but I do not know for sure.  The fronts
>> >>  being inserts
>> >>  that you reuse your existing shock tubes.  I do not see why you
>> >>  would pay the extra money for the entire front housings unless
>> >>  you wanted them for the
>> >>  looks.
>> >>
>> >>  On 2/23/07, David Brown <sharpshooter33@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>  Yea Gordy I've been looking at that also. 8-) is that a price
>> >>>  for complete
>> >>>  set of 4?  It really doesn't say, but I'm ASSUMING it is.
>> >>>
>> >>>  Thanks
>> >>>  David
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>  --
>> >>  Gordy
>> >>  MK1 x 4
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