[s-cars] Trunk Shock/Strut (Meistersatz or Stabilus-Boge)

[Mike Claire]

Got mine used from Chis at Force 5.  Cheap, and work 100%.  Actually, one of
them failed almost immediately, and the second one failed within the first
month (bad luck).  I emailed him and he replaced them both with no hassle,
didn't even ask for the old ones back.  That was over a year ago and they
both are still 100% fine.




On 2/9/06, James Murray (QA/EMC) <james.murray at ericsson.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks again for the input guys, I guess it wasn't a long shot asking
> after all :-) Although I'm convinced to go with the "Stabilus-Boge" they
> are backordered for some time :-( what a bummer, but I will wait until
> they are re-stocked rather than get the Meistercrap... When they are
> back on the shelves I'll let the list know in case anyone else wants a
> set.
>
> /J.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Munro [mailto:munrof at sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 7:58 PM
> To: James Murray (QA/EMC); s-car-list
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Trunk Shock/Strut (Meistersatz or Stabilus-Boge)
>
> James;
>
> I replaced my trunk shocks with aftermarket units I bought from the
> dealer.
> I can't say which brand they were, but they do not work as well as the
> OEM struts. On cold days (-20 or so) they are very stiff and it's hard
> to open the trunk. They also have a dead spot at the end of the travel
> with significantly reduced damping. They did not look OEM - the ball
> joint ends are different than the OEM units.
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces+munrof=sympatico.ca at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces+munrof=sympatico.ca at audifans.com]On Behalf Of
> James Murray (QA/EMC)
> Sent: February 8, 2006 2:00 PM
> To: s-car-list
> Subject: [s-cars] Trunk Shock/Strut (Meistersatz or Stabilus-Boge)
>
>
> I figure this might be a long shot in asking... but anyone have
> experience with replacing sedan trunk stuts with Meistersatz or
> Stabilus-Boge and if so which would you recommend? I want to replace my
> trunk struts (shock), and there are two brands available: Meistersatz
> and Stabilus-Boge. I think the Stabilus-Boge is OEM, it sure looks it.
>
> Cheers, /Jamu.
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