[s-cars] FK automotive Coilovers

[mlp]

Nic - FK's "regional" distributor is (or at least was) I believe, located in
Canada (866-673-3735)  I looked into trying to get a set of front coilovers
from them way back in the spring of 2003.  Problem #1, the UrS4 isn't (or
wasn't in '03) high on the mother company's priority list.  I was told a kit
would have to be ordered, and would depend on Germany finding a suitable set
of front struts to modify.  They would take my request and forward it to
Germany for processing.  Problem #2 What then followed was an endless series
of calls to Canada.  I spoke to a Daniel and a Chris, and was endlessly told
"We have a crate coming in today, tomorrow, next week, next month....."  "I
will call you back tomorrow (never did)"  I'll call you back next week"...
(never did).  This went on and on and on.  I tried emailing Germany directly
to see if I could get a straight answer from FK itself.  I complained about
their North American distributor etc., etc. etc.  

So, ever seen these?  No.  I tried for something like 10+ months to secure a
set.  It finally dawned on me, what would happen if I ever did get a set and
ran into a problem?  Thanks, but no thanks.

Unless something has changed drastically in FK's operations, I'd stay away
from them... at least in the North American market.

I am BTW, just for yucks and fun, copy and pasting this into FK's "Kontact"
form to see if anyone does ever respond.

Michael Pederson


>-----Original Message-----
>From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
>[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Nic Bode
>Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 7:52 AM
>To: S- Car List
>Subject: [s-cars] FK automotive Coilovers
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>
>Anybody ever seen these? Heard from someone who used them? 
>Don't know the spring rates but the Koenigsport system comes 
>with adj Konis. Don't know the price, just wondering if 
>anybody knows anything at all about these. Just thinking about 
>another winter project, along with a HRSB if I can find one.
>
>Nic
>aka spedrcr
>spedrcr at comcast.net
>
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